Tavares takes hefty pay cut to return to Maple Leafs on four-year deal

John Tavares leaves ‘some money out there,’ signs four-year extension with Maple Leafs

The four-year extension will pay him $4.38 million a year, a steep decline from the $11-million average annual value of his last contract with Leafs.

Tavares takes hefty pay cut to return to Maple Leafs on four-year deal

Former captain says he never envisioned himself playing anywhere else

Maple Leafs sign Tavares to four-year deal

The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed forward John Tavares to a four-year contract extension worth an average of $4.38 million per season, the club announced Friday.

John Tavares signe avec les Leafs pour les 4 prochaines saisons

Chose dite, chose faite. Les Maple Leafs de Toronto ont annoncé ce 27 juin la prolongation de contrat de quatre ans de l’attaquant John Tavares. La valeur annuelle moyenne du contrat est de 4,38 millions $. Tavares avait répété à maintes reprises vouloir rester avec les Leafs durant la dernière année et suite à l’élimination de l’équipe.  Après avoir écoulé la dernière année de son contrat monstre de 7 ans (11 millions $ par saison) signé en 201…

Tavares took a hometown discount … how do the Leafs make it count? - Video

Set to turn 35 years old in September, what should be the realistic expectations for John Tavares next season? How should Maple Leafs management take advantage of the hometown discount Tavares took and what should be their top priorities? Mark Masters and Frankie Corrado join That's Hockey to discuss.

Why John Tavares took tremendous hometown deal with Maple Leafs

TORONTO — John Tavares just put his money where his mouth is, and it’s a tremendous win for his hometown club. Sure, other Toronto Maple Leafs have professed their love for the city, their loyalty to the franchise. But we can’t recall a star player leaving millions upon millions of dollars on the table, the way Tavares did Friday, in an effort to finish the mission and help the front office with the necessary budget to do so. Four days from unre…