Confirmed with Link: Leafs sign Simon Benoit to 3 year extension -- 1.35M AAV

[TMLife17]

Depends on price. Z will probably cost twice as much as Edmundson.

Yup probably. Zaddy wants to be here and Tre wants him. I'm mostly curious who Tre will go after for that first pairing with Riles. I'm hoping Pesce but expecting Tanev.

 

[MarMarSab3]

Great effing deal

 

[Gabriel426]

I think this is a good signing for the Leafs but things are still going to be tight for them next season. The cap is going up a little over 4M and they have already committed over 7M in raises to Matthews, Nylander, McMann, and Benoit.

Well, the rise of 4mil plus Kling’s money is pretty much the raises from AM, Willie, MCMann and Benoit.

 

[ULF_55]

Great deal. Now sign Edmundson. lol.

Really love this deal as he is a very solid no nonsense Dman.

Edmundson is currently at $3.5mm.
Zadorov is currently at $3.75mm.

If you can replace Brodie with a $3.5mm player it would help.

Maybe Brodie's game is replaced, with some growing pains, with Niemela? 2024 Brodie has warts, which are unlikely to go away, Niemela would have warts that hopefully go away with experience.

But Benoit's growth perhaps will bridge the gap between 2024-Brodie and 2024-Niemela.

 

[Avilaj07]

Sign zadorov and Pesce this off season

Rielly-Pesce
Zadorov-Liljegren
Benoit-Mccabe

 

[Optimist]

Love this kid!!!

 

[Leafsfan74]

Good signing.

 

[AvroArrow]

Steal, guys been a rock on the blue line. Physical D man, plays with an edge and good near the crease, love it.

 

[Stephen]

Good housekeeping move and cheap enough you can do whatever.

 

[Skullz]

Love it. Buys prime years. Heart and soul guy. Be interested to see a pairing of Benoit - Timmins down the stretch here. Stylistically they seem to fit together well.

 

[IrishInOntario]

I love solidifying part of that third pairing, without an obvious overpay. I also like the type of player Treliving targeted. A third pairing of Benoit and McCabe at a combined cap hit of $3.35 million is a tidy piece of business.

Morgan Rielly: $7.5 million
Brett Pesce: $6.0 million
Nikita Zadorov: $5.0 million
Timothy Liljegren: $3.75 million
Jake McCabe: $2.0 million
Simon Benoit: $1.35 million

In the world where the salary cap on this team is re-balanced some, something like the above would be a fantasric scenario, IMO.

 

[LeafSteel]

Well done by Treliving find him and bring him in, and then to extend him at a very reasonable contract.

Well earned by Benoit to get out of dumpster fire in Anaheim and earn his keep with the opportunity here. He’s brought a lot of tangible skills we desperately needed.

Win-Win all around.

 

[JEI]

Good depth signing. Adds a physical element they don't have a ton of and he's young enough to still round out.

 

[yubbers]

Tre doing good things

 

[Nylander88]

Love this deal. Been one of our best all around D-men all season imo

 

[al secord]

Nice piece of business.

Unless he's benched at the start of the playoffs.

 

[Al14]

Great acquisition and re-signing by Treliving !!!

I'm surprised, and pleased, that Benoit signed for 3 years after being healthy scratched by our brain dead head coach !!!

Being from Laval, I thought Benoit might have had aspirations to play for the Habs. A 3 year contract with our Leafs proves otherwise IMHO.

 

[Budz]

I’m not great using CapFriendy, I would love to see a list of all players under contract (with dollars) and slotted in their spots vs. the next years expected cap max.

It’s pretty obvious Brodie is not returning.

 

[DarkKnight]

Fantastic deal and term! Beauty.

HF first as well, not one negative comment!

 

[Mess]

Good Signing ..

BT likes his Dmen Big, Mean and Mobile and that is great by me !!!!

 

[Zybalto]

Hes earned it.

Should be a mainstay with the big club the next 3 years.

Interested to see him in the playoffs.

 

[Menzinger]

Great deal. Aav maybe a tad slightly higher than I predicted but was expecting only a 1-2 year extension, 3 years of a term is fantastic

 

[Griffin76]

Can't wait for people to say they wanted him at 1.1 or 1.25 at max

1.325 would've been perfect. Slight over payment.

 

[Deebo]

I’m not great using CapFriendy, I would love to see a list of all players under contract (with dollars) and slotted in their spots vs. the next years expected cap max.

It’s pretty obvious Brodie is not returning.

Something like this:

Auston Matthews	13,250,000
William Nylander	11,500,000
John Tavares	11,000,000
Mitchell Marner	10,903,000
David Kampf	2,400,000
Calle Jarnkrok	2,100,000
Bobby McCann	1,350,000
Ryan Reaves	1,350,000
Matthew Knies	925,000
Pontus Holmberg	800,000
Morgan Rielly	7,500,000
Jake McCabe	2,000,000
Simon Benoit	1,350,000
Connor Timmins	1,100,000
Joseph Woll	766,667
Total	68,294,667

Robertson and Liljegren RFAs

 

[lipstickjunkie]

Love it.

McMann - check
Benoit - check

Domi next please.