“The one thing I did hear is potentially a Jake McCabe extension coming, maybe before the season starts,” Kypreos told co-hosts, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee. “I heard talks were real good.
October 3, 2024
“The one thing I did hear is potentially a Jake McCabe extension coming, maybe before the season starts,” Kypreos told co-hosts, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee. “I heard talks were real good.
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That’s a lot of term for a guy turning 31 next week.
Can’t imagine anything more than say $21 million over 4 years making sense here.
WHY?! What has he done to deserve that?
If true that would mean that in 2027-28 the Leafs would have
34 year old Morgan Rielly @7.5m
35 year old Jake McCabe @5m
39 year old Chris Tanev @4.5m
38 year old OEL @3.5m
I see no possible way this can go poorly or affect the Matthews contract negotiations that offseason.
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Seems high/long initially, but with the cap going up I don’t think it’s bad.
For comparison Brodie just signed a 2 year deal for 3.75M until he’s 36. By the time McCabe turns 36 the cap should be well over 100M.
That’s fine. Little long, but manageable.
Basically a 3 year window with this D core, and a possibility of JT taking a lower hit going forward or moving on along with Mitch if the playoffs don’t work out this year, could add a number 1 D man to go along with a young Benoît and Liljegren. Plus the big Finn coming up as well
While I like McCabe, I don’t think he’s someone you pay over the odds for to keep on your team. Lower the AAV or the years and I don’t really mind.
But at this price, let him walk, find the next McCabe at a cheaper price and let Edmonton give him his $30M contract.
I am getting so tired of the “but with the cap going up, the contract is fine” comments.
The end cap going up doesn’t excuse using tons of money on old players. We could have $20m more room in 5 years if the cap goes up by $4m annually, but we could have even more cap space in 5 years, + the $20m, if we didn’t give out stupid contracts
We are going to have a wild LTIR group in 5 years lol
We are going to have a very old D-core.
The alternative would be letting McCabe walk, and having to replace his physicality and game (offensivly and defensivly) as a top 4 Dman who can play both sides. How expensive would that contract be as a UFA signing, or how many assets out the door in a trade? Pretty high for either. Keeping McCabe makes a lot of sense.
*Edit – The original trade to acquire McCabe + Lafferty was to CHI a 2025 1st, a 2026 2nd, Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev. That’s already a lot of assets spent. Keep the player.
What are they talking about, is it good stuff?
I think, they should try to sign him to less than 5. I don’t mind the term. It’s a future problem. Goal is to keep the cap hits low for Matthews next few years and compete.
This is another too much money, too much term contract from Treliving. This guy is fucking awful. Like how did he get this job so quickly and so easily?!?!
Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Kampf, Nylander, Domi, Tanev, OEL, Woll, McCabe. Before that Troy Brouwer, James Neal, Blake Coleman….
All this guy does is pay guys too much money for too long. Almost every single contract. Literally anybody can overpay everyone, there’s no skill in that.
Brad sure seems to like the idea of old and expensive.
The team is one of the oldest in the league already. We don’t need to lock ourselves into a 38yo D core.
“Cap going up” is a horrible argument, because so does everyone else’s, and maybe those teams didn’t blow the extra million that the leafs did. The cap going up in the future helps a whole lot more when you make good deals now.
You pay McCabe so he can play his game without reservation. If you want him to battle, you pay him. If during the contract he gets injured, that’s the insurance. Robidas Island is a win-win. Let the GM and Co. Worry about the math. Enjoy the Game!
McCabe was great for us last year but this contract is going to suck major ass.
We’ll be locked into 4 D past their prime for the rest of Matthews contract. Are these really the guys that will win us a cup?
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That’s a lot of term for a guy turning 31 next week.
Can’t imagine anything more than say $21 million over 4 years making sense here.
WHY?! What has he done to deserve that?
If true that would mean that in 2027-28 the Leafs would have
34 year old Morgan Rielly @7.5m
35 year old Jake McCabe @5m
39 year old Chris Tanev @4.5m
38 year old OEL @3.5m
I see no possible way this can go poorly or affect the Matthews contract negotiations that offseason.
E-34
Seems high/long initially, but with the cap going up I don’t think it’s bad.
For comparison Brodie just signed a 2 year deal for 3.75M until he’s 36. By the time McCabe turns 36 the cap should be well over 100M.
That’s fine. Little long, but manageable.
Basically a 3 year window with this D core, and a possibility of JT taking a lower hit going forward or moving on along with Mitch if the playoffs don’t work out this year, could add a number 1 D man to go along with a young Benoît and Liljegren. Plus the big Finn coming up as well
While I like McCabe, I don’t think he’s someone you pay over the odds for to keep on your team. Lower the AAV or the years and I don’t really mind.
But at this price, let him walk, find the next McCabe at a cheaper price and let Edmonton give him his $30M contract.
I am getting so tired of the “but with the cap going up, the contract is fine” comments.
The end cap going up doesn’t excuse using tons of money on old players. We could have $20m more room in 5 years if the cap goes up by $4m annually, but we could have even more cap space in 5 years, + the $20m, if we didn’t give out stupid contracts
We are going to have a wild LTIR group in 5 years lol
We are going to have a very old D-core.
The alternative would be letting McCabe walk, and having to replace his physicality and game (offensivly and defensivly) as a top 4 Dman who can play both sides. How expensive would that contract be as a UFA signing, or how many assets out the door in a trade? Pretty high for either. Keeping McCabe makes a lot of sense.
*Edit – The original trade to acquire McCabe + Lafferty was to CHI a 2025 1st, a 2026 2nd, Joey Anderson and Pavel Gogolev. That’s already a lot of assets spent. Keep the player.
What are they talking about, is it good stuff?
I think, they should try to sign him to less than 5. I don’t mind the term. It’s a future problem. Goal is to keep the cap hits low for Matthews next few years and compete.
This is another too much money, too much term contract from Treliving. This guy is fucking awful. Like how did he get this job so quickly and so easily?!?!
Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Kampf, Nylander, Domi, Tanev, OEL, Woll, McCabe. Before that Troy Brouwer, James Neal, Blake Coleman….
All this guy does is pay guys too much money for too long. Almost every single contract. Literally anybody can overpay everyone, there’s no skill in that.
Brad sure seems to like the idea of old and expensive.
The team is one of the oldest in the league already. We don’t need to lock ourselves into a 38yo D core.
“Cap going up” is a horrible argument, because so does everyone else’s, and maybe those teams didn’t blow the extra million that the leafs did. The cap going up in the future helps a whole lot more when you make good deals now.
You pay McCabe so he can play his game without reservation. If you want him to battle, you pay him. If during the contract he gets injured, that’s the insurance. Robidas Island is a win-win. Let the GM and Co. Worry about the math. Enjoy the Game!
McCabe was great for us last year but this contract is going to suck major ass.
We’ll be locked into 4 D past their prime for the rest of Matthews contract. Are these really the guys that will win us a cup?