According to Pierre LeBrun from TSN, the Toronto Maple Leafs may be open to offering Michael Bunting an 8-year contract extension.
Offering an extension for eight years (the maximum allowed under the current CBA) should allow the Toronto Maple Leafs to bring down the Annual Average Value (AAV). Michael Bunting’s camp would likely be open to an eight-year deal since Bunting is already 27 years old.
A comparable contract would be Chris Kreider from the New York Rangers. Kreider is on the third year of a seven-year deal with $6.