Confirmed with Link: Maple Leafs re-sign Andreas Johnsson to 1 year, $787k two-way contract

[MapleLeafs9]

Per Leafs PR



I had honestly thought he'd get at least $1M even though he was unproven. Might be in for a big contract if he plays really well this year in the top 9.

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[TheOtherSide]

Would have liked to have signed him to a Brown/Hyman type of contract. But this is fine too! Highly doubt he has to worry about how much he would be making in the minors.

 

[DowntownConnorBrown]

good job dubas!

 

[Deebo]

good job dubas!

Dubas didn't really do anything here, he made the qualifying offer which is an amount set out by the CBA and Johnsson accepted it.

 

[djdev]

even if he puts up connor brown rookie year numbers he wont be getting a giant raise, no point signing him to a longer deal with higher salary until he puts up the numbers. show us what you can do kid!!!

 

[Schenn]

Thought he'd get a couple hundred K more. Unreal, Dubas.

 

[inthe6ix]

He will be the biggest steal in the league at 787k - can't see him being sent down on the two-way.

 

[WillNy29]

Hopefully he has a good year and takes a connor brown type deal eventually

 

[93LEAFS]

Good deal. Unlikely he gets sent down, as he would have to clear waivers at this point.

 

[Morgs]

Was hoping for at least another year for the cap crunch in 2019-20, but I'm just glad nobody offer sheeted him.

 

[TheDoldrums]

There is no need to praise Dubas on this one. Frankly I'm disappointed they couldn't agree on a two year deal. It would be nice to have him locked in at a low salary for the 19-20 season when the cap challenge begins.

 

[MJ65]

Not surprised at all

 

[Paneerboy]

He will be the biggest steal in the league at 787k - can't see him being sent down on the two-way.

He is waiver eligible this year so yeah, he won't be sent down.

 

[IBeL34f]

Would have liked to have signed him to a Brown/Hyman type of contract. But this is fine too! Highly doubt he has to worry about how much he would be making in the minors.

Yeah, I wanted to get him locked up long-term early, before he has a chance to maximize his potential - Fine with players betting on themselves, though. Looking forward to seeing what he can do with a full year to prove himself.

 

[Guy Boucher]

This is not a good thing for Dubas. I'm sure Dubas would have wanted to sign him to a long-term cheap deal like Arvidsson. Instead, Johnsson bet on himself and took the shorter term.

 

[FlareKnight]

It does make sense for him since he'll have more room to argue for a bigger deal after a full NHL season. Although I was hoping they could get him signed to a multi-year deal this summer to ease the cap crunch next season a bit. But makes sense for him to bet on himself a bit here and just take the qualifying offer.

I'm not sure you can say it's a positive development or good on Dubas. Getting him signed to a multi-year deal at a cheap cap hit would have been a win for Dubas. Instead may have a tougher job next summer. Looks as if Johnsson didn't want to patiently negotiate during the summer.

 

[Aintboutdatlyfe]

Either he's good but affordable next season or he's great and not affordable but still an RFA worth big assets at a position we are deep at.

Whatever happens, happens.

 

[Liferleafer]

I really like this kid...thrilled with this signing.

 

[Hockey Talker29]

Really don't like this. Would have liked to lock him in for around $1.5m for 2 years. His usage will factor in heavily, but he could have an absolutely massive year.

 

[as Pure as Evil]

if he has a successful year, somewhere between hyman and brown you can see him getting about the same as those 2. guess we will have to have that 20 goal countdown for AJ

 

[TheDoldrums]

This is not a good thing for Dubas. I'm sure Dubas would have wanted to sign him to a long-term cheap deal like Arvidsson. Instead, Johnsson bet on himself and took the shorter term.

Arvidsson had already played almost two full seasons when he signed his deal. So they're not really comparable.

I didn't want to go 5-7 years on AJ yet. Still not proven enough to warrant it. But a 2-3 year deal would have been sweet.

 

[Erndog]

Was really hoping for a 2 or 3 year deal but I see why Johnsson bet on himself.

 

[Magic Man]

He'll be the best bang for your buck signing in the league this year outside of the top end ELC contracts.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I wish it was a longer deal but oh well. It's nice to have him back

 

[SprDaVE]

He accepted his QO so not much the Leafs could do. If he didn't sign his QO, they could have negotiated a longer contract.

Smart from Johnsson though since he'll surely get a bump in production if he plays to his potential, and he can a decent contract next off-season.