Pierre Engvall has signed a one-year extension with the Leafs
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Mere moments before the salary arbitration deadline, @Pierre Engvall has signed an extension with the Leafs.
The new contract pays him $2.25 million for the 2022-23 season, a nice pay raise given he is coming off a two-year deal that had a $1.25 million AAV.
Today was the deadline for RFAs with the option to file for arbitration could apply for one. Had Engvall decided to go this route, it would have established a hearing date for when he and the Leafs would debate over what the player should be paid and have that decided by a third-party arbitrator.
Avoiding this route entirely rids the team and Engvall of the pressure, meaning now the Leafs only have to worry about getting @Rasmus Sandin’s contract sorted out since he is the last RFA they need to sign.
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PLAYER | CF% | FF% | SF% | GF% | XGF% | SCF% | HDCF% | HDGF% | PDO |
PIERRE ENGVALL | 54.44 | 53.70 | 54.03 | 56.90 | 54.92 | 56.03 | 53.66 | 45.95 | 1.007 |
It was an impressive season that catapulted him to become one of the Leafs’ most important secondary scoring options and an integral part of the team’s future. Given that two-thirds of what made up a dominant third line made their departure in free agency, (@Ilya Mikheyev and @Ondrej Kase) getting Engvall to an extension was of the utmost importance and getting it done right at the deadline was a close call. Now the question remains who will be joining him and @David Kampf to make up for the revamped third line.
As a result of Engvall’s contract, the Leafs are now $1.5 million over the salary cap heading into the 2022-23 season with 13 forwards, seven defencemen, and two goalies. A trade is almost certainly going to come in the weeks ahead that will clear up the necessary cap space to get Sandin’s contract done and add a top-six forward to the mix since improving the @John Tavares line remains a top priority. (perhaps @Nino Niederreiter or @Sonny Milano)
Related:
Kyle Dubas’ summer is far from over, but he got a key piece under contract for next season. Now the focus shifts to their 2018 first-round pick and his new extension.
Stats from Hockey-Reference.com and Natural Stat Trick.
Salary information from PuckPedia.com.
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