Waived: Alexey Marchenko on waivers

[cwede]

Leafs have been up against contract limit all along, guessing this isn't about this player at all, it's about thinning that overage

 

[Wingsfan 4 life]

Could it be for mutual contract termination so he can sign in the KHL?

Only thing I can think of.

Edit: just saw the Mirtle tweet. Wonder if its CSKA Moscow.

 

[Henkka]

Russia is gonna be strong on Olympics.

Markov, Voynov, Marchenko, Nesterov + other domestic veterans.

 

[Skippy73]

Does this mean Connor Brown will be signing soon?

 

[Henkka]

Does this mean Connor Brown will be signing soon?

If Connor Brown is gonna sign for under 4 million, this move doesn't have any effect on it.

Leafs aren't against the contract limit either (49/50).

 

[Slyfox]

This guy is so slow mentally and physically.

 

[rent free]

i was getting tired of ambushing every thread by offering marchenko for future considerations; hopefully he signs with a khl team and the leafs get much needed cap space

 

[Skippy73]

If Connor Brown is gonna sign for under 4 million, this move doesn't have any effect on it.

Leafs aren't against the contract limit either (49/50).

Oh okay, I was under the impression it was the contract limit that was the issue. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[JVRbot]

I hope this means JVR gets his deserved $8mill pr year.

 

[Kamiccolo]

I hope this means JVR gets his deserved $8mill pr year.

And I wish him the best of luck with whatever franchise signs him to that as it will not be the Leafs unless he signs for his current salary, and even then he might get moved in a few years.

 

[JVRbot]

And I wish him the best of luck with whatever franchise signs him to that as it will not be the Leafs unless he signs for his current salary, and even then he might get moved in a few years.

The Leafs would be stupid not to sign him for that money.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I am sad about this because in my view he looked good in his games but never really got an extended look.

we need the cap space and the contract spot

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I hope this means JVR gets his deserved $8mill pr year.

8 million for JVR, I love JVR but on what basis does he deserve 8 million? because if he does deserve 8 Marner and Nylander are both worth 12 and they aren't worth 12

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Does this mean Connor Brown will be signing soon?

This is a step in that driection but I suspect that there is another similar move to come first.

My bet is either Marincin or Fehr is on the chopping block

 

[Pyrophorus]

Leafs really needed to open up a spot for prospects. Marincin should be moved too

Absolutely

 

[Pyrophorus]

The Leafs would be stupid not to sign him for that money.

...and Matthews, Marner, Nylander?

JVR should take half that amount, (which would be a cut), if wants to stay here and win.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Leafs have been up against contract limit all along, guessing this isn't about this player at all, it's about thinning that overage

Incorrect.
They have been at 49/50 for this entire time.

They will eventually sign Brown, but then they would be over a barrel with other GMs-Lou doesn't want that.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

so if the contract is mutually terminated then how much of the cap hit is wiped clear? because I know in a buyout you pay, in most cases 2/3 of the contract spread over twice the length

but this doesn't sound like a buy out this sounds like they both want nothing to do with each other and so they terminate the contract.

if the Leafs just saved 1.45 million that is HUGE

 

[The Thin White Duke]

The Leafs would be stupid not to sign him for that money.

Someone actually took time out of their day to register a JVR-posting novelty account

 

[mcpw]

so if the contract is mutually terminated then how much of the cap hit is wiped clear? because I know in a buyout you pay, in most cases 2/3 of the contract spread over twice the length

but this doesn't sound like a buy out this sounds like they both want nothing to do with each other and so they terminate the contract.

if the Leafs just saved 1.45 million that is HUGE

Mutual termination means the cap hit is removed.
It's not really a 1.45M save, it's effectively a save of 425k (which would be Marchenko's cap hit if he were to be buried in the AHL).

 

[Milos Krasic]

Put up a lot of points playing in the MHL with Nikita Kucherov and Nikita Gusev.

Never translated beyond that.

 

[LeafChief]

Mutual termination means the cap hit is removed.
It's not really a 1.45M save, it's effectively a save of 425k (which would be Marchenko's cap hit if he were to be buried in the AHL).

This is assuming they were going to send him down. It's 1.45 million off of the cap no matter how you look at it.

Hopefully Fehr and Marincin are next.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

This is assuming they were going to send him down. It's 1.45 million off of the cap no matter how you look at it.

Hopefully Fehr and Marincin are next.

Plus the contract spot, which is probably bigger.

Cap is 'meh' to them, since he was likely going to stick around anyways.

 

[TML1967]

I dont think Fehr would agree to this.

Speculation with Marchenko is the KHL deal is going to be very close in value to what he is getting paid now, and he is still young enough where not playing seriously hurts his long term earning capacity.

Where would Fehr go that would make sense? Maybe a team who sees him as a 13th F at 1 million would be interested, but at 31 with his best days behind him is it worth the risk?

 

[LeafChief]

I dont think Fehr would agree to this.

Speculation with Marchenko is the KHL deal is going to be very close in value to what he is getting paid now, and he is still young enough where not playing seriously hurts his long term earning capacity.

Where would Fehr go that would make sense? Maybe a team who sees him as a 13th F at 1 million would be interested, but at 31 with his best days behind him is it worth the risk?

My bad - when I said Fehr I didn't mean in this same way they appear to be getting rid of Marchenko. I was talking in terms of some sort of trade.