Without making any significant additions today, the Leafs were able to go ahead and make this contract official without needing to wait until March 1st when the extra 10% in “tagging” space opens up.
The deal will take Muzzin past his 35th birthday. The details:
- It is front-loaded with around $16.8 million in signing bonuses included. Therefore, it’s lockout and buyout protected, and also designed to be more easily tradeable in the latter years.
- A no-movement clause is in place for 2020-21 that converts to a no-trade clause (10-team no-trade list) in years 2-4.