Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ilya Mikheyev will demand a salary of between $4.75 million and $5.5 million a year, according to reports from <i>The Athletic</i>'s insider Pierre LeBrun. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1543954764110651392?t=NEaFWs3PFdlEHsIMiVT9Vg&s=19'>https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1543954764110651392?t=NEaFWs3PFdlEHsIMiVT9Vg&s=19</a></blockquote></div> As LeBrun reminds us, just because he asks for that salary doesn't mean he'll get it, especially considering the salary cap issues for all NHL teams. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1543965404850262016?t=PY-1i0HVDkzX0YJnlrgd4w&s=19'>https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1543965404850262016?t=PY-1i0HVDkzX0YJnlrgd4w&s=19</a></blockquote></div> One thing is for sure, at that amount, he won't be back with the Leafs next season. In 53 games last season, the Russian had 32 points.