Kirill Marchenko 6yr $12.5M cap hit contract extension with the #Leafs

Yr 1: $6.11M Sal, $7.332M SB
Yr 2-4: $4.888M/$7.332M SB
Yr 5: $4.888M/ $7.332M SB
Yr 6: $4.338M Sal/$6.507M SB

NMC in Yr 2-5, 10 team trade list Yr 6

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F Kirill Marchenko will become the first #Leafs player to wear #86.

Unlike many on this platform, I won't even pretend to know how good or bad of a contract #Leafs Kirill Marchenko's will be. Time will tell.

What I do know however is that the likeliness of the #Habs regretting any of their current contracts is slim to none. #GoHabsGo

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Tanev welcomes Marchenko, but laments Knies traded on the eve of the season opener.

“It can be a shitty business.”

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Rookie Gavin McKenna took the option and skipped morning skate.

Chris Tanev: “He’s got some swag.”

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Maple Leafs GM John Chayka outlined why he squirted Miles Wood as part of the trade:

Yeah, I got a change to watch him a lot as a young player growing up too, and when he's at his best, he's, like you said, got a straight-line game, lots of speed, grit, ...

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Maple Leafs GM John Chayka on Marchenko:

Obviously, it's a combination of size and skill: his ability to be a duel threat, make plays and score goals. Great shot, honestly, but he balanced out some of the handedbess for us and just gave us different options on the ...

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Elvis Merzlikins has a recovery timeframe of another 3-to-5 months following shoulder surgery in the summer

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Leafs are hoping Kirill Marchenko will play tonight but still working out immigration situation. It's out of their hands at this point.

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John Chayka apologized to Matthew Knies for subjecting him to constant trade rumours:

"I don't think it was necessarily fair to him. This was the only thing we seriously considered as a management group. He's a professional athlete, a smart kid, he took the news well."

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Matthew Knies:

“Not entirely [surprised]. I feel like it’s kinda been hanging over my head for a little bit here. But yeah I guess one day before opening day I was pretty shocked.”

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John Chayka says he apologized to Matthew Knies about the noise that surrounded his name with trade rumors over the last few months.

"These always take time deals of this magnitude."

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John Chayka begins his presser by thanking Rogers ownership for the support in getting the Marchenko for Knies deal done

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Chayka: “You gotta give up quality to get quality.”

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CHAYKA MEDIA + OPENING NIGHT NOTES:

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Kirill Marchenko six year $12.5M cap hit contract extension with the Leafs

Yr 1: $6.11M Salary, $7.332M Signing Bonus
Yr 2-4: $4.888M/$7.332M SB
Yr 5: $4.888M/ $7.332M SB
Yr 6: $4.338M Salary/$6.507M SB

NMC in Yr 2-5, 10 team trade list Yr 6

#Habs will not have a morning skate in Toronto ahead of tonight's season opener vs. the #Leafs

Elvis Merzlikins has a recovery timeframe of another 3-to-5 months following shoulder surgery in the summer, per #leafs GM John Chayka

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Kirill Marchenko - #86