> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # From the Branches: Connor McDavid’s getting paid - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/from-the-branches-toronto-maple-leafs-links-signings-connor-mcdavids-getting-paid-nhlpa/ - Published: 2017-06-29T09:00:02.000Z - Updated: 2017-06-29T09:00:02.000Z - Description: More re-signings around the league, and trouble in the NHLPA in your morning links. - Author: Anne Boyd - Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01 Yesterday, news leaked about [Connor McDavid’s upcoming contract extension](http://nationalpost.com/g00/sports/hockey/nhl/connor-mcdavids-expected-contract-extension-adds-to-edmonton-oilers-pressure-to-win-now/wcm/d689adcb-51c6-4057-89ec-c1ff619e53b4?i10c.referrer=&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), expected to be worth $106 million over 8 years for a $13.25 AAV. Nobody’s surprised that his first big-boy contract will make him the highest-paid player in the league—I don’t care a whit about the Oilers’ cap situation, so get money get paid, Mr. McDavid—but it does raise questions about the kind of money Toronto’s very own franchise player will command down the line. Nice suits don’t buy themselves, after all. Auston Matthews probably won’t command McDavid-level big money, but it’s a good indication of what we could be looking at when it’s time for him to sign his next contract. There are only two years left on Matthews’ ELC. Let’s just all be really, really nice to him for the next year in an attempt to persuade him to take a discount! (This will not work, but it might help provide us with an illusion of control, which is something). #### ICYMI [Leo Komarov needs to lower his visor - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-leo-komarov-visor-30-thoughts-nhl-player-safety-nhl-rule-changes/) The Maple Leafs pest has been named as someone who needs to change his habits [The winners and losers of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-the-winners-and-losers-of-the-2017-nhl-entry-draft-liljegren-tolvanen-suzuki/) The report cards from the draft are in! [CapFriendly confirms Leafs’ bonus overage is huge - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-capfriendly-confirms-leafs-bonus-overage-is-huge/) Stop wringing your hands over it. [The Leafs are having a development camp, and they’ve invited a guy we all know - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-are-having-a-development-camp-and-theyve-invited-a-guy-we-all-know/) This isn’t the same as signing him, but it is an expression of continued interest. [Niagara IceDogs draft Toronto Maple Leafs pick Timothy Liljegren in CHL Import Draft - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/niagara-icedogs-toronto-maple-leafs-timothy-liljegren-chl-import-draft-no-liljegren-for-you-london/) The Leafs top pick goes 12th overall in the CHL Import Draft [Women’s Hockey Wednesday: Danielle Goyette joins the Hockey Hall of Fame - Pension Plan Puppets](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/womens-ice-hockey-danielle-goyette-hockey-hall-of-fame-jayna-hefford-nwhl-cwhl-awihl-naisten-liiga/) Politics in Korea, Finnish league expansion, hockey season in Australia and plenty more! #### Stuff We Didn’t Write [Defence Shopping: What's left for the Toronto Maple Leafs? -- Part 1 | Maple Leafs Hotstove](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2017/06/28/toronto-maple-leafs-defence-options-whats-left-part-1/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) With Travis Hamonic – the big fish available in terms of a right-handed defenceman who can play shutdown minutes competently — now a Calgary Flame, the Toronto Maple Leafs aren’t left with many obvious solutions to the glaring hole on the right side of their defensive depth chart. [Brendan Smith Finalizing Extension with Rangers - Blueshirt Banter](https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/2017/6/28/15888396/brendan-smith-finalizing-extension-with-rangers?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The New York Rangers are reportedly close to finalizing a deal that extends defenseman Brendan Smith for four years, with a cap hit of $4.35 million. [Cory Conacher re-signed by Tampa Bay Lightning to two-year contract - Raw Charge](https://www.rawcharge.com/2017/6/28/15888596/cory-conacher-re-signed-by-tampa-bay-lightning-to-two-year-contract?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Conacher’s contract is worth $650,000, one-way for the first year, two-way for the second year. [Senators Re-Sign Mike Condon - Silver Seven](https://www.silversevensens.com/2017/6/28/15888420/senators-sign-extend-mike-condon-3-years-2-4-million-per?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) It’s a 3 year contract for the backup tender [Latest NHLPA dispute described as a ‘witch hunt’ - Article - TSN](http://www.tsn.ca/latest-nhlpa-dispute-described-as-a-witch-hunt-1.791728?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) After months of rumblings that a group of player agents are upset with the NHL Players’ Association’s leadership, the dispute described by a union source as a “witch hunt” spilled into the open on Tuesday during the union’s annual meeting. #### Bonus article: [Ger Loughnane Finds Hurling's Link To Ice Hockey In Fascinating New Documentary | Balls.ie](https://www.balls.ie/gaa/ger-loughnane-explores-hurling-link-ice-hockey-poc-na-ngael-368020?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) This has nothing to do with the NHL, but I think we have some commenters who might find it interesting.