Carl Gunnarsson May Be Close to Signing New Contract With Leafs
Found by Croatian Leafs fan Mislav Jantoljak (@Xterratu) is what appears to be a Swedish language website with a quote from Gunnarsson's agent, Peter Werner of CAA stating that a two-year, one-way deal is close to being signed. Below is the roughly translated text of that article via Google Translate:
Cloudy today: Carl Gunnarsson signs with two new years
Carl Gunnarsson, 24, made a strong season in Toronto. Now comes the reward. A new two-year contract.
Carl Gunnarsson Linkoping left for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the summer of 2009, but it was not until this winter, he established himself in the NHL. It was 68 matches and 20 points (4 +16) to the hill from Örebro. And now Sportbladet can reveal that he will remain in Toronto for two more years.
- We agree with Toronto, but the contract is yet signed. This shows that Carl is now a solid NHL-back, especially given that the contract is for two years and one-way, "said agent Peter Werner of CAA.
The details and salary in the new contract is not yet public.
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I wonder if the Sun will print it tomorrow with the improper translation of “Carl”
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Curious to see what the numbers are gonna be like on this. Hoping for $1.5 per or less. Getting excited seeing signings coming up to the draft. Next up Schenn
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Jun 14, 2011 9:50 AM EDT reply actions
Hopefully they used Grant Clitsome’s deal as a comparable, though Gunnar will probably make a bit more.
by YakovMironov on Jun 14, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Grant Clitsome
is a horrible defender… that is all.
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jun 14, 2011 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks for the big mention. Appreciate it very much :)
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by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 9:57 AM EDT reply actions
There is nothing really to mind or not mind until the dollar value is announced.
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by CanadianMaple09 on Jun 14, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Exactly. Though i don’t expect us to be blown away by a crazy dollar amount or anything.
by maplestirup on Jun 14, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Here’s hoping for the “Lebda special”
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Crossposted from FTB
BrianHuddle
Apparently Brian Burke confirmed the Carl Gunnarsson contract on the Fan 590 this morning at 1.3 Mill.
No one else is confirming it yet though. If so, cheaper than Lebda…
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Not true. Brady didn’t even mention it to him. But that amount is probably in the ballpark anyway.
by maplestirup on Jun 14, 2011 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
he writes for hockeybuzz. ugh.
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by thenumber14 on Jun 14, 2011 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
He does write for Hockeybuzz, but he seems to have a real good handle on prospects/scouting stuff. Obviously, that doesn’t mean he’s a credible source for confirming a signing though.
by Five Minutes For Fighting on Jun 14, 2011 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
you’d think that it’d be on google news by now if Burke had confirmed the signing AND a dollar amount.
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by Peter de Chatham on Jun 14, 2011 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Translation
I love the broken jibber jibber of the translation. Makes the signing seem that much better!
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I think some people here are setting themselves up for disappointment. If Burke can get Gunnarsson signed for $1.3 million, he’s a genius. Anything under $1.5 would be a great deal, and as I said above, I think it comes in at closer to $2 million (which is still a pretty good deal for a guy playing 20 minutes a night and getting 1st unit PP time).
Ya that rumour may have just improperly set expectations, and now a bunch of places are retweeting it…
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
this place
consistenly overestimates what RFAs are going to get from Burke. Remember the #s bouncing around Kulemin? Or some of the loopy ones out there now for MacArthur?
20 points this year and 35 points in 111 career NHL games for an offensive Dman of his age? This is not Paul Coffey.
I hope he progresses, and 2 years is a nice timeframe for both sides.
Something around $1.5 sounds about right to me.
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mirtle
is tweeting $1.3
Is that credible? :)
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1.3 mil? That’s pretty damn reasonable.
The hockey writers article from a couple of days ago guessed a resigning for 1.2 mil so they were pretty much on the money:
http://thehockeywriters.com/2011-toronto-maple-leafs-off-season-who-will-they-re-sign/
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by Peter de Chatham on Jun 14, 2011 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
actually
they said “no more than $1.2 million a season” so they were kinda off… $1.325 mill cap hit is over $1.2 mill.
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by Steve Burtch on Jun 14, 2011 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
to be fair
that’s largely my doing… I’m happy to keep it up though.
I’m saying what they’re actually worth though in my arguments… not necessarily what I would like to get them for.
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by Steve Burtch on Jun 14, 2011 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
To be fair
and we now know he got $1.325 per year… I think saying $2 mill is unreasonable because he’s not “paul coffey” is a bit unfair.
If you want the going cap hit rate for D men in his age range as RFA’s and production just look at this list:
Jason Demers: $1.25 million
Dan Girardi: $1.55 million
After a year the rates jump up to $2.75 mill for the likes of Jeff Schults, or over $3 mill for the likes of Bieksa and Edler.
His numbers compare favourably to all of the above… as mentioned in my previous posting here.
I think long term he costs us around $3.5 mill, but having him for two more years under $1.5 mill? That’s a sweet signing.
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by Steve Burtch on Jun 14, 2011 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Not Jeff Schults... who the hell is that?
Jeff SchultZ
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by Steve Burtch on Jun 14, 2011 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
It's official
Leafs Sign Gunnarsson To Two-Year DealOf course the team’s policy is to not blah blah blah the numbers will be up on capgeek before the end of the day.
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Can’t wait to read about it in the newspaper a few days from now #realjournalism
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 14, 2011 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Speaking of real journalism, based on Howard Berger’s new blog, the only difference between blogging and real journalism is apparently a competent editor.
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Mirtle says cap hit is “roughly” 1.3M/yr.
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what does eklund say?
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by Future_considerations on Jun 14, 2011 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
And before everyone starts to say “Well see that Hockey Buzz guy was right, they do have spies” realize that they a) didn’t know jack shit, and that b) a broken watch is right twice a day and Hockey Buzz even less. For some reason people only remember the 2% of things they “get right” and not the 98% of things where they are completely off base.
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Actually fuck him. He said he Burke said it on the air which he didn’t
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Gunnarsson deal with Leafs… 2 years, $2.65 mil. $1.4 for year 1 and $1.25 for year 2.So that’s a caphit of $1.325M. Hockey Buzz man proven wrong. Booyah!
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Jeez, he wasn't even close.
I love how Burke is front-loading these 2-3 years deals haha, they probably just come with signing bonuses.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if he’s banking on the annual salary being the cap hit in the new CBA instead of average over the term?
by YakovMironov on Jun 14, 2011 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
That or he just likes more tradeable contracts and cheaper buyouts.
by YakovMironov on Jun 14, 2011 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
so would NJ and Tampa
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
if it's the actual
salary, there will be no more front loaded deals, and a lot of those long term deals will say good bye.
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I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
by Steve Burtch on Jun 14, 2011 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Gunnarsson's deal
2 years $2.65 mill total. So $1.325 cap hit?
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston Churchill
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the Leafs.
yeah that's
pretty awesome frankly… he’s a solid signing at that price if he continues to develop as he has been.
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by Steve Burtch on Jun 14, 2011 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't
agree with this more.
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It’s a little bit more than I was thinking ($900-$1.1m), but a nice signing that won’t kill us if he backslides (like so many young defencemen do).
Looking at the D corps, and the anticipated cap space…I’m starting to think that Burke might make a move to get Wisniewski.
Aulie, Schenn, Komisarek, Gunnarsson…none of ’em will every be mistaken for an offensive defenceman.
by Richard S. Argent on Jun 14, 2011 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
Gunnarsson is pretty good two ways..
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by happiergilmore on Jun 14, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh I agree – but that’s a lot of pressure to put on a guy who hasn’t played a full season yet :)
by Richard S. Argent on Jun 14, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Who’s putting pressure on him? It’s totally fair to expect him to continue his trend of improving every year.
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by happiergilmore on Jun 14, 2011 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s also equally fair to expect him to regress a bit (as many young defencemen do). And if that’s the case, then finding offense from the back end might be a bit difficult with the current crop.
by Richard S. Argent on Jun 14, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Gunnarsson will be 25 next season, and has already played 111 NHL games over two years. I’m not sure why you keep referring to him as a young defenseman, but this will be his third NHL season, and he’s the 4th oldest defenseman on the team (Komisarek, Lebda, Phaneuf; technically Lashoff is 2 months older as well, but we’ll see if he makes the Leafs out of camp).
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Right – but he’s never played a full season…correct?
by Richard S. Argent on Jun 14, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Uh, a full consecutive season? Sure. What does that have to do with youth or experience, though?
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
You…you forgot Phaneuf. Y’know, 40-something-point-pace-over-the-last-3-months Phaneuf. Hardly an exceptional passer, but if you’re looking for someone who should be able to make the most out of soft competition and offensive zone starts, that’s it.
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah, didn’t forget him…I left him off my list on purpose – I agree, he’s got the offensive talent for sure. But I think we’ll need another.
Bieksa seems to have some offensive upside…wonder if he’s worth the money he’s about to earn?
by Richard S. Argent on Jun 14, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Gardiner. Blacker. I don’t want to sign anyone to a high UFA contract for term that will push back these kids’ development.
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I was under the impression that they’re both at least a year away, no?
by Richard S. Argent on Jun 14, 2011 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
They are. I’m not sure any UFA on the market would take under 2 years, though.
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Markov may
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by happiergilmore on Jun 14, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
But aside from that, I really don’t know
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by happiergilmore on Jun 14, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
What? Bieksa? WHAT?
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by happiergilmore on Jun 14, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s now 30 and can’t stay healthy, nor does he put up numbers that are anything special.
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by happiergilmore on Jun 14, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I am also of the opinion that Bieksa would be a bad signing.
Let the Wookie win.
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He’d get way too much for what he’d provide for us… I wouldn’t be upset with Wiz to be honest
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