Over the last 24 hours, a rumor emerged that Zach Hyman had been offered a long-term contract worth $5MM per season by the Toronto Maple Leafs only to turn it down. Hyman’s agent Todd Reynolds addressed it directly today, telling media members including Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun that it is “not accurate.”
The idea surfaced because of something Jason Gregor said on the DailyFaceoff Podcast, but even if the specifics of him turning down a deal aren’t true, Chris Johnston of Sportsnet still believes that the 28-year-old is going to get quite the free agent offer. Johnston suggests that Hyman could receive close to a $6MM annual average value, something the Maple Leafs would be hard-pressed to match given their tight cap situation.
- T.J. Tynan may only have 19 NHL games to his name, but that doesn’t mean his professional hockey career isn’t a glowing success. The 29-year-old was given the Les Cunningham Award today as the AHL’s Most Valuable Player for the 2020-21 season after scoring 35 points in 27 games for the Colorado Eagles. A third-round pick in 2011 by the Columbus Blue Jackets, Tynan now has 348 points in 436 AHL games. The pure playmaker, only 71 of those points have been goals.
- Earlier this season Mikko Rantanen was fined $2,000 for embellishment/diving after being dinged on two occasions by the league. According to a report out of Finland, Rantanen had the fine rescinded after sending an eight-point report to the league explaining why it looked like, but wasn’t, a dive. Of course, this was not the first time Rantanen had been fined for embellishment; he also took a $2,000 fine in the 2018-19 season.
Yup Zach is getting 6 from someone. I love his style of play but he won’t age well I’m afraid
Hello, NHL. Please excuse Mikko for being falsely accused of diving. He didn’t mean to call you out on the carpet again, but you earned it.
-Signed,
Mikko Rantanen’s Mom
Watching/reading/listening to the Toronto media vs Edmonton media regarding which of the other team’s players are fed up and wanting out is like the hockey version of The Bickersons.
The maple leafs could use some Mark Scheifele in their roster.
They used to have Kadri – look how well that worked out in the playoffs for them (suspended)
Nylander, plus for Seth Jones.
@TheConsiglierre – With Seth Jones being a rental? Maybe if KD says “If Seth doesn’t sign here for 3+ years, you can give us back Willy Styles, with 50% retention…” A win for KD, and Jarmo left holding the bag, again.
Obviously Jimmy, Theyd have to extend him. Common sense.
Personally i think Jones will end up in a Blackhawk Uniform. We’ll see.
@TheConsiglierre – They already have a lot of cap juggling to do and it isn’t as cut and dry as it might appear, especially when Elliotte suggested today that the cap could stay fairly flat for four to five more years. Seth Jones is likely to get a bump from the $5.4MM he is getting now. If the Leafs let Freddy go, one would think that they’d try to replace him with someone of roughly the same cap hit. But, if they don’t, some of that savings can go to keeping Hyman. And, I’d be leaning that Jones could end up in CHI, too, more than TOR.
Here I was thinking people would put the trade Nylander stuff to bed now. How foolish of me.
How about not trading the one that performed well in the playoffs on the cheaper contract?
Because Marner has so much value after his playoff performance and his 10.9 cap hit. I’m sure teams are lining up for the opportunity to acquire him.
$6 mil AAV is too much for Hyman. Hell even $5 mil AAV is too rich for my blood for a middle-six forward. Hyman is a great two-way forward no doubt but his offensive numbers are inflated by the players he plays with.