But the cap hit is still the cap hit, which is still what it would have been in our imaginary summertime deal. In the end, one of the most talented young forwards in the NHL returns to a team that is 19-8-0 this season and has designs on winning its first Stanley Cup since 1967. Bourne Mailbag: Discussing William Nylander’s contract, a helmet prank, the Penguins and a mouth guard breakdown By Justin Bourne Nov 9, 2018 53 In a period of escalating salary cap upper limits, which we should expect to continue as the league expands, that’s just how it is. However, with this Nylander deal we need to ask: Easier than what?Once Matthews and Marner have their deals done, then the picture will be clearer. William Nylander signed a 6 year / $45,000,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, including $45,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $7,500,000.
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That means it has a current season average annual value of $10.2 million. They are apportioned out like this:Let’s flash forward to the trade deadline. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. However, there is an extra person included on the roster, and with a cut necessary, that space will increase by at least $650,000. The "out years" of the contract after this season carry a cap hit of $6.9 million.Per the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement, Nylander had until 5 p.m. "We're all really excited about it,'' said Marner, who had two assists in Saturday's win. Nylander held out the Maple Leafs' first 26 games of the season as he sought a new contract. TORONTO, ON - APRIL 23: William Nylander #29 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates with the puck against the Boston Bruins in Game Six of the Eastern Conference First … The bigger numbers are as follows:Without being privy to how this deal was negotiated, it appears that it was set at the $45 million in salary (although some of that will never be paid as mentioned above), which is $7.5 million per year, and then the arrangement of salary year by year and the amount of the signing bonuses was sorted out to keep the total cap hit decently close to that number.If your mind is already bent towards the idea that the Leafs now don’t “like” William Nylander because they had a tough contract negotiation with him, that’s going to affect how you prognosticate on the future.This contract is heavily front loaded. Or points per game if you want to be fancy.Given roster changes over the season, that available space will move up and down a bit, but at the deadline, if they wish to, the Leafs can add some very expensive players and not do anything to harm their cap situation next year.Forget Nylander for a bit, and let’s look at the Leafs as a whole. Until then, it’s speculating in the advance of too much needed evidence to say anything much useful beyond, “Well, it’s harder now then when tanking to fit everyone in under the cap.”In case you missed it, William Nylander signed his new six-year deal on Saturday.