The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed center John Tavares to a seven year contract for $77 million, a $11 million salary cap hit.
The 27-year old Tavares was drafted 1st overall in the 2009 draft by the Islanders.
Pierre LeBrun: Salary and signing bonus breakdown breakdown
Year 1, $650,000 salary, $15.25 million signing bonus
Year 2, $910,000 salary, $14.99 million signing bonus
Year 3, $910,000 salary, $11.09 million signing bonus
Year 4, $910,000 salary, $8.44M million signing bonus
Years 5-7, $910,000 salary, $7.04 million signing bonus in each of those years
— John Tavares (@91Tavares) July 1, 2018
— John Tavares (@91Tavares) July 1, 2018
Not everyday you can live a childhood dream pic.twitter.com/YUTKdfMALl
— John Tavares (@91Tavares) July 1, 2018
John Tavares signs in Toronto.
This is big. pic.twitter.com/UEq3OkqikG
— Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) July 1, 2018