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

[TMLAM34]

Benoit - McCabe third pair for a combined total of 3.35… Can’t get much better than that.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Good signing and good term.

I would wait on Domi and Bert to see what happens in the playoffs but guys like Benoit at this price are always useful.

He deserves it.

 

[Mr_Fun]

At 29? No he's not that's extremely unrealistic

28/29 is where defenceman generally start to peak (especially in their own end). Getting a 29 y/o for three years would be ideal. After age 33, it gets kind of dicey, but before that, you "should" be ok. Of course all of this is my years of personal observations, YMMV

 

[thewave]

Worth every penny.

BT better than the Dube.

 

[34]

I like this deal. He is only 25. He is a good bottom pairing D man.

 

[LeafEgo]

Same as Reavo, wonder if they are expecting that to be the buriable amount soon.

At any rate what a great signing, both Benny and McMann. Seems small but these are so important for us. Feels like we are patiently building a team the right way.

 

[Brown Dog]

Love this deal. Great depth guy who plays an important role and does it well.

 

[TMLAM34]

Same as Reavo, wonder if they are expecting that to be the buriable amount soon.

At any rate what a great signing, both Benny and McMann. Seems small but these are so important for us. Feels like we are patiently building a team the right way.

100%. Under Dubass we saw the bottom six CONSTANTLY have major turnover every summer. It’s like he didn’t realize how important it is to actually have some consistency throughout the entire lineup and not just the core four + Rielly…

 

[Leafidelity]

Hard to dislike anything about this deal

 

[Ports]

But he is currently at 875k, and that’s 50% from the Caps

His actual cap hit is $3.5M. Montreal retained 50% when they traded him to Washington who retained 50% of his remaining $1.75M in the trade to the Leafs.

 

[arso40]

Benoit - McCabe third pair for a combined total of 3.35… Can’t get much better than that.

Though I'd take a good look at mccabe with rielly for a spell

 

[Ports]

Though I'd take a good look at mccabe with rielly for a spell

I like the idea of playing a physical defenseman with Rielly but McCabe is not exactly a stay at home defenseman. He likes to step up and gambles a lot which I’m not sure is the ideal partner for the team’s best rushing Dman. The truth is Rielly shouldn’t be playing on a shutdown pair and needs to be matched against second or third lines.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Solid deal. Good price for 3 years. Limited player, but he's done well in his role and showed growth this year.

 

[arso40]

I like the idea of playing a physical defenseman with Rielly but McCabe is not exactly a stay at home defenseman. He likes to step up and gambles a lot which I’m not sure is the ideal partner for the team’s best rushing Dman. The truth is Rielly shouldn’t be playing on a shutdown pair and needs to be matched against second or third lines.

We need him to tilt the ice no matter who he plays against he's our number 1 d so I find it hard to agree with that...would be different if we had a muzzin but we don't and I think him and mccabe can do just that it also changes the mindset of the additions we need since we're tight to the cap next year

 

[TMLAM34]

Though I'd take a good look at mccabe with rielly for a spell

Definitely not against that. I thought they looked really good together a few games ago. Both can pinch in on their off sides when needed and that flexibility allowed them to really work off one another. With more playing time together, their chemistry would only get better.

Before we acquired McCabe, I was really pushing for him in the trades thread to pair with Rielly. If he can focus more on defence, his playing style would fit what we’d want next to Rielly.

 

[AuraSphere]

Rielly (7M) - XXX
Edmundson (1M) - Liljegren (1.5M)
Benoit (1.3M) - McCabe (2M)

That's a pretty decent D core at a very cheap price. Gives a lot of money to acquire a true top pairing RD this off season...

 

[TMLAM34]

Rielly (7M) - XXX
Edmundson (1M) - Liljegren (1.5M)
Benoit (1.3M) - McCabe (2M)

That's a pretty decent D core at a very cheap price. Gives a lot of money to acquire a true top pairing RD this off season...

You’re not re-signing Edmundson for only 1 million.

 

[AuraSphere]

You’re not re-signing Edmundson for only 1 million.

yeah whoops, even if you assume upto 2M - still a lot of money to spend on 2D

 

[kb]

yeah whoops, even if you assume upto 2M - still a lot of money to spend on 2D

He's currently at $3.5 million AAV. Someone will pay him that (or more) with the cap jumping up.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Very happy for Simon. He earned this deal.

 

[kb]

At 29? No he's not that's extremely unrealistic



I'd MUCH rather have Zadorov over Demelo any day, I've always felt Demelo was over rated.

This is a failpost from A to Z.

Pesce has been declining - lowest point total of his career, and second lowest TOI. Perhaps looking into players performances before posting might be the smart play here before doubling down on showing your lack of knowledge?

Tripling down by adding Zadorov -whose claim to fame is looking for the big hits while hanging his partner out to dry every time - even worse than the Pesce take.

 

[Gabriel426]

His actual cap hit is $3.5M. Montreal retained 50% when they traded him to Washington who retained 50% of his remaining $1.75M in the trade to the Leafs.

I see I see. Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[Havoc]

McMann followed up with Benoit are amazing signings for our cap structure. The type of depth guys we were severely missing.

Good job new guy.

 

[rojac]

Nice piece of business.

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

Whether he is benched or not for he start of this year's playoffs should have no effect on whether a deal that starts next season is a good piece of business.

 

[ACC1224]

Whether he is benched or not for he start of this year's playoffs should have no effect on whether a deal that starts next season is a good piece of business.

Interesting point that I’ve thought of before. For myself, once a contract is signed that is the value I assign to a player. Nylander, for example, is now a 11 m player and will be judged as such.