Mikheyev, 27, is coming from the best season of his career, in which he scored 21 goals and 32 points. He added two goals and four points in seven playoff games.
The Leafs have informed the teams that they are open to exchanging rights with the pending UFA Ilya Mikheyev. – Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 30, 2022 The cover-up Maple Leafs have a budget of $ 6.4 million per CapFriendly, with 18 players on contract for next season. Along with Mikheyev, goalkeeper Jack Campbell is also scheduled for unlimited free service. TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston reported last week that the Maple Leafs had not made an offer to any player. “What stands out to me is that the Leafs do not seem to have come in contact to make another offer,” Johnston said of talks with Campbell and Mikheyev. “There is a constant dialogue and they have had discussions with these men ‘s camps, but no numbers have been exchanged, no real negotiation has taken place and this is starting to look like some of the guys we’ve seen coming out of the door when you look at Jacques Hayman and Frederick Andersen recent years. “Keep in mind that Mikheyev wants to make $ 4 million to $ 5 million in the open market, and Campbell could even go north of that, depending on where the goalkeeping market goes at 13.” Mikheyev comes from a two-year, $ 3.29 million deal with an average annual value of $ 1.6 million. The Russian omsk native has 36 goals and 72 points in 146 NHL career games, all with Toronto. Maple Leafs CEO Kyle Dubas was in discussions with the Edmonton Oilers over Zach Hyman’s rights last summer, but eventually chose not to trade. “We know the value of the eighth year with the savings ceiling and therefore, if there is a fair agreement to do so, we will do it,” Dubas said last summer ahead of the free delegation. “But we have been in this situation in the past [too], and the other GMs are not helping you out there. they pull the pin from the grenade and throw it at you. “I know there’s a saying we just have to get something, but you save a lot of dollars on a team from the payroll ceiling and that comes at a cost, and we’re not going to crouch down. [what we think is fair]. »
