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Will the Toronto Maple Leafs Re-Sign Pierre Engvall?

By Gordon Munro

TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 18: Pierre Engvall #47 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the New York Rangers during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on November 18, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Rangers 2-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 18: Pierre Engvall #47 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the New York Rangers during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on November 18, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Rangers 2-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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Calle Jarnkrok #19 of the Nashville Predators (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Long-Term Contract

In terms of long-term contracts, besides a few outliers, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of precedence for someone of Engvall’s abilities. There are of course a few that we could look at to see what he could get on the higher end.

Calle Jarnkrok:

Jarnkrok at 24, had similar production to Engvall when he signed his 6-year contract carrying a $2 million AAV (2.74% cap hit percentage, all cap info capfriendly.com) in 2016. In 167 games, Jarnkrok had tallied 57 points, a 0.34 PPG compared to Engvall’s 0.37.

Joel Armia:

Armia signed his 4-year deal carrying a $3.4 million AAV (4.17% cap hit percentage) last off-season. Over his career he produced 125 points in 336 games played, which averages out to a 0.37 PPG the exact same as Engvall. He was also only a year older at the time.

I used these two players as an example of what a long-term deal could look like on both the high and low end of the spectrum.

I doubt Engvall comes in closer to Armia as he was a UFA when his previous contract had expired and the Habs likely had to pay more to retain his services. So, if Engvall does take a long-term deal, I’d expect it to be more in the ballpark of Jarnkrok’s 2.74% cap hit. In 2022, with an $82.5 cap ceiling, that puts Engvall at $2.26 million per season over a 4 years of term or more, in length.

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