Pending UFA and soon-to-be, former Toronto Maple Leafs winger Ilya Mikheyev is about to become a very rich man.
TSN’s Pierre LeBrun is reporting that Ilya Mikheyev is looking for a “multi-year deal in the $4.75M AAV to $5.5M AAV range,” making him virtually unaffordable for the Toronto Maple Leafs (via: twitter.com).
Either the NHL’s salary-cap is about to go way up or Mikheyev’s agent is delusional because that seems like way too much money.
When you think about Mikheyev, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it his speed?