Leafs rumored to be close to 7-year-contract extension with one of their players.

We have a big report from two of the games top insiders.

First TSN insider Bob McKenzie broke the story, reporting that the Toronto Maple Leafs are closing in on a massive 7-year extension for former Kontinental Hockey League defenseman Nikita Zaitsev. That report has now been echoed by Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman and with that in mind we feel confident this deal is on the verge of getting done.

McKenzie is also reporting that he believes the deal will be somewhere in the neighborhood of $4.5 million per season, or more specifically an average annual value and therefore a cap hit of $4.5 million.

More to come, stay tuned.

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Assuming Zaitsev deal gets done, it would have to be AAV less than Morgan Reilly's $5M AAV. If I were guessing, $4.5M, give or take $250K.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) March 31, 2017

As was reported earlier by @TSNBobMcKenzie, Nikita Zaitsev is closing on seven-year extension with TOR. AAV would be $4.5, from what I hear
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 31, 2017

Leafs rumored to be close to 7-year-contract extension with one of their players.

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