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Auston Matthews signs Entry Level Contract

By Jeff Veillette

Jul 21, 2016, 13:40 EDTUpdated:

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It looks like the speculation was much ado about nothing. The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Auston Matthews to a three-year entry Level contract this afternoon.

According to Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston, the deal involves max salary and max bonuses, contrary to all of the speculation that had gone about across town about Lou Lamoriello’s reluctance to do so. With that in mind, time to update the chart!

Year	Player	Date	Salary	Bonuses	%Max
2016	Auston Matthews	July 21st, 2016	925000	2850000	100
2015	Connor McDavid	July 3rd, 2014	925000	2850000	100
2014	Aaron Ekblad	Setember 3rd, 2014	925000	2850000	100
2013	Nathan Mackinnon	July 9th, 2013	925000	2850000	100
2012	Nail Yakupov	July 23rd, 2012	925000	2850000	100
2011	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	July 2nd, 2011	925000	2850000	100
2010	Taylor Hall	July 5th, 2010	900000	2850000	100
2009	John Tavares	July 15th, 2009	900000	2850000	100
2008	Steven Stamkos	July 30th, 2008	875000	2850000	100
2007	Patrick Kane	July 25th, 2007	875000	2850000	100
2006	Erik Johnson	May 14th, 2007	850000	2850000	100
2005	Sidney Crosby	September 9th, 2005	850000	2850000	100
2004	Alex Ovechkin	August 6th, 2005	984200	2850000	100

Matthews, as we all know, was Toronto’s first overall selection in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and is the bringer of sunshine and happiness to this fine city. The Scottsdale native scored 46 points in 36 games for Zurich of the NLA this year and will play his next competitive hockey as a member of Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey this fall.