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

[AlmightyPO]

This deal looks a lot less tilted to the Leafs in light of this. Johnsson is banking, that with that stacked Leafs forward corps he will be able to produce enough to be able to get an arbitrator to give him a big pay-raise next season... or get UFA status. This was a smart deal from his perspective; short term loss but he is in a much stronger position next season.

My question is, how good a season would he need to get that 'big' pay raise?

I think even now he could have got $1-2M on a short term deal. Is $3M really a 'big' jump? If Brown gets $2.1M after 20 goals and nearly 40 points, what does Johnsson need to do to bring his number up?

 

[biotk]

How is Nylander worth more than Pastrnak at 6.666?

Nylander for 6x7M would be less of a percentage of the cap than Pastrnak received. Nylander for 7x7 would be a significantly better deal than Pastrnak got.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

How is Nylander worth more than Pastrnak at 6.666?

% of cap.

6.66 = 8.8% of cap
7 = 8.88% of cap in 2018

 

[Once]

Nylander for 6x7M would be less of a percentage of the cap than Pastrnak received. Nylander for 7x7 would be a significantly better deal than Pastrnak got.

% of cap.

6.66 = 8.8% of cap
7 = 8.88% of cap in 2018

Thanks.

 

[biotk]

% of cap.

6.66 = 8.8% of cap
7 = 8.88% of cap in 2018

Pastrnak was signed for 8.89% of the cap in 2017. As far as I know the cap for 2018/19 is 79.5 in which case 7M would be 8.805%

 

[Raymoondo]

“That’s the price of winning”.

What have they won?

“I didn’t say that”.

Lol

Edit. Wrong person I replied to.

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He said the price of winning would be losing AJ/Kapanen as cap casualties, which we haven't done yet. Not sure why you'd be focused on the fact that we haven't won anything yet when the first clause hasn't even been satisfied

 

[IBeL34f]

What have the leafs won exactly?

Who have the Leafs lost exactly?

If the Leafs need to win something before we can celebrate being good, why do you get to be all doom and gloom before we actually have any cap casualties to speak of?

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Pastrnak was signed for 8.89% of the cap in 2017. As far as I know the cap for 2018/19 is 79.5 in which case 7M would be 8.805%

Yes, you can add 60k to the number.

 

[HandshakeLineRespect]

Who have the Leafs lost exactly?

If the Leafs need to win something before we can celebrate being good, why do you get to be all doom and gloom before we actually have any cap casualties to speak of?

Dude I just wanted Johnsson locked into a Brown/Hyman type deal. I’m a big believer in him, he’s gonna have a monster year and it’s gonna cost the leafs big time next year.

 

[Marshy]

I'll reserve judgement until I see what the opening night roster looks like and how the remaining cap space is used. We don't know what is in store between now and October 3.

If AJ wins the bet on himself that is ultimately a great thing for the Leafs anyway.

 

[IBeL34f]

Dude I just wanted Johnsson locked into a Brown/Hyman type deal. I’m a big believer in him, he’s gonna have a monster year and it’s gonna cost the leafs big time next year.

I did, too. I took no issue with that stance, only that you were calling people out for doing the exact same thing you were doing.

 

[NoName]

% of cap.

6.66 = 8.8% of cap
7 = 8.88% of cap in 2018

Pastrnak was signed for 8.89% of the cap in 2017. As far as I know the cap for 2018/19 is 79.5 in which case 7M would be 8.805%

The counter argument to all this would be that Pasternak was more productive in the last year of his ELC than Nylander has been this year. Add to that, the gap just widened even further this year in terms of production (particularly goals) and the Leafs have a good case that Nylander doesn't deserve the %cap that Pastrnak gets.

 

[diceman934]

I do not get why people are in a hurry to lock up a player long term who has proved nothing. He took his qualifying offer and if he thinks he is on his way to some huge payday he is wrong. He will be playing on the 3/4line this year and possibly some pp time on a 2nd unit that is not going to get much more then 30 seconds of a Pp. he willl be on the PK as well so may play 10 -12 minutes max a night. Likely less.

He is also a player they may have to move if they go shopping for a D man as part of a trade the contract makes him attractive as there is no additional term and he still will be a RFA after this year.

 

[Menzinger]

I’m a big Johnsson fan, But would agree there is zero incentive for the leafs to lock him up long-term right now. Even if he has a great season and puts up like 40 points, he’s not going to get much more on a second deal than Brown did.

 

[JadedLeaf]

I do not get why people are in a hurry to lock up a player long term who has proved nothing. He took his qualifying offer and if he thinks he is on his way to some huge payday he is wrong. He will be playing on the 3/4line this year and possibly some pp time on a 2nd unit that is not going to get much more then 30 seconds of a Pp. he willl be on the PK as well so may play 10 -12 minutes max a night. Likely less.

He is also a player they may have to move if they go shopping for a D man as part of a trade the contract makes him attractive as there is no additional term and he still will be a RFA after this year.

Yeah I really like Johnsson but I think a lot of people are putting the cart before the horse by penciling him in for 40+ like it's a sure thing.

 

[SteadyFreddie]

It would have been great to get him on a Hyman/Brown type of deal but after this year, maybe Dubas will be able to convince Johnsson to take a deal like that if he gets 40-50 points.
Who knows how great of a year he will have, he will likely be playing with Kadri, so that should boost his point total up fairly high.

 

[CanadasTeam]

What a steal. And he bumped Leo (LOl @ 4 years) out of the lineup.

If it we'rent for Komarov's injury time we wouldn't have been seen Johnsson up with the club -- funny how things work out.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Good deal for the Leafs. Although maybe he'll end up competing with Ennis for ice time. Makes more sense than Ennis competing with Leivo for ice time if Johnsson is not playing on the PK.

 

[EXTRAS]

This is a bad deal. Leafs should have tried to pay him 1.5 for 4 years, or something. He is gonna be a very good player. Now he may demand as much as 5m on a longer contract next year.

 

[Mr Hockey]

good job! hope he has a huge upcoming season.

 

[Liminality]

This is a bad deal. Leafs should have tried to pay him 1.5 for 4 years, or something. He is gonna be a very good player. Now he may demand as much as 5m on a longer contract next year.

If he's good enough to ask for 5m a year, we can always trade him for something pretty substantial.

 

[jaric1862]

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.

Bingo! My guess is they only offered him long term deals and thats why Johnsson took his qualifying offer, which really isnt a good deal

 

[crump]

Still an RFA after this contract, although he can have arbitration rights after one more pro season. If he has a monstrous year I will worry then, but I’ll probably be happy as well. It’ll mean we have a trading chip later.

 

[Kelly]

Pastrnak was signed for 8.89% of the cap in 2017. As far as I know the cap for 2018/19 is 79.5 in which case 7M would be 8.805%

Pasta also had a 30+ goal and 70 point season under his belt, think we see lower side of 8.00-9.00% for Nylander, ala Ehlers and Forsberg.

 

[CanadasTeam]

This lights a fire in his butt to produce good numbers this year (think contract year), ultimately could be the reason of low cost/term.