{"id":452629,"date":"2024-10-28T10:14:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=452629"},"modified":"2024-10-28T10:16:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:16:31","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-defenceman-signs-new-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/28\/toronto-maple-leafs-defenceman-signs-new-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs Defenceman Signs New Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/09\/27\/2024-25-puck-drop-preview-toronto-maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_self\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> general manager Brad Treliving has made a big decision regarding the future of the team. The Leafs and defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mccabja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake McCabe<\/a> have agreed to a contract extension. His deal will come into play on July 1, 2025. It&#8217;s a five-year contract, and McCabe will be earning $4.51 million across those seasons.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jake McCabe 5 x $4.51 with Toronto<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1850900732834107886?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>McCabe Signs Five-year Contract<\/h2>\n<p>The more games McCabe plays in a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/08\/06\/nhl-sweaters-the-best-and-worst-of-the-toronto-maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_self\">Leafs sweater<\/a>, the more the fans love him. Even though he&#8217;s been in Toronto for one full season, McCabe has played his way into being a fan favourite. He arrived in Toronto one week before the 2023 trade deadline. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/05\/19\/toronto-maple-leafs-general-manager-dubas\/\" target=\"_self\">Former general manager<\/a> Kyle Dubas <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/02\/27\/chicago-blackhawks-leafs-sam-lafferty-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">acquired him in a trade<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/09\/06\/blackhawks-2024-puck-drop\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>. Since then, it&#8217;s been rare for him to have a bad game.<\/p>\n<p>McCabe has a lot of defensive qualities. One that stands out the most is his physical play. Every now and then, McCabe will throw a huge hit that&#8217;ll get the crowd and Leafs bench energized. However, while those come every little while, playing aggressively is something that he does on a nightly basis. Also, he&#8217;s never afraid to <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeyfights.com\/players\/17812\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drop the mitts<\/a> when he feels the time is right. This is a player that Leaf fans have been screaming for over the last decade.<\/p>\n<h3>What Does This Mean to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/08\/24\/toronto-defence-comparison\/\" target=\"_self\">Leafs&#8217; Defence<\/a>?<\/h3>\n<p>Ahead of the 2024-25 season, Treliving made multiple additions and tweaks to the backend. He&#8217;s improved the defence compared to what it was in the previous season. Now that McCabe has a new contract, a lot of the defencemen on the Maple Leafs are locked down. Treliving signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tanevch01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Tanev<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/ekmanol01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oliver Ekman-Larsson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hakanja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jani Hakanpaa<\/a>. Hakanpaa was only <a  href=\"https:\/\/puckpedia.com\/player\/jani-hakanpaa\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed to a one-year deal<\/a> because he had a knee injury that left uncertainty to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/09\/10\/toronto-maple-leafs-to-make-more-moves-before-training-camp\/\" target=\"_self\">Leafs management<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tanev and Ekman-Larsson both signed long-term deals. Tanev was <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/06\/30\/report-maple-leafs-land-veteran-defenceman-with-new-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">signed to a six-year contract<\/a>, and Ekman-Larsson was signed to a four-year contract. On top of that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/riellmo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morgan Rielly<\/a> will still be <a  href=\"https:\/\/puckpedia.com\/player\/morgan-rielly\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">under contract until 2030,<\/a> and he&#8217;ll be 36 years old. This means that this D-corps will be in it for the long haul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving has made a big decision regarding the future of the team. The Leafs and defenceman Jake McCabe have agreed to a contract extension. His deal will come into play on July 1, 2025. It&#8217;s a five-year contract, and McCabe will be earning $4.51 million across those seasons. 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