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.