Toronto Maple Leafs Thoughts on Campbell Negotiations
The Toronto Maple Leafs currently do not have a goalie for next season.
According to Jonas Siegel of The Athletic, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been negotiating with Jack Campbell’s agent Kurt Overhardt. The two sides are said to have spoken a couple of times already.
With free agency not happening until July 13th, both Overhardt and Dubas have about a month to figure this out. Money may not be the only factor in a new contract for Campbell. The length of a new contract is also a factor, especially since Campbell is 30 years old. His next contract could be his only chance to cash in.
If Campbell is to re-sign with the Toronto Maple Leafs, it will likely be on a four-year or five-year deal with an annual average value between $4.25 million and $4.5 million. A new contract for Campbell will be easier to do once Dubas trades Petr Mrazek. Mrazek is making $3.8 million a season for two more years. Toronto can not afford to have $8 million allocated to goaltending.
Could the Toronto Maple Leafs Lose Sandin or Liljegren to an Offer Sheet?
Most hockey insiders have speculated that Toronto will try to sign Rasmus Sandin and Timothy Liljegren to bridge deals. Those deals will likely come with an AAV of $1.5 million – $2 million.
A problem that Dubas might run into is if another team decides to send an offer sheet to either of the young defensemen. Dubas has probably set a limit on how much he is willing to spend to match any offer from another team. According to the offer sheet compensation list on capfriendly.com, a team could offer between $2.1 million and $4.2 million a season and would only have to give up a second-round pick.
Will Dubas be willing to match an offer for $4.2 million on Sandin or Liljegren? He would probably try to make it work. However, if both defensemen receive an offer sheet for more than $3 million, Dubas will be forced to choose which one he wants to try and keep.
Keep in mind that there hasn’t been an offer sheet that wasn’t between Carolina and Montreal in almost ten years, and that one, let alone two, offer sheets to the Leafs are extremely unlikely.
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If Kyle Dubas wants to keep Jack Campbell on the Toronto Maple Leafs, he will have to spend a minimum of $4 million a season. He must also keep his fingers crossed that no other team sends an offer sheet to Sandin or Liljegren. If they do, his off-season will be even more difficult.