This marks the end of Spezza’s three-year run on the ice in Toronto, where he played 183 games and put up a more than respectable 80 points considering he only averaged 10:51 per game largely spent on the fourth line. He also chipped in six points in 17 playoff games. Over his time as a Leaf, he was consistently one of the only players the team could count on to show up for big games, something that was always greatly appreciated and respected by the fan base.
Over his career, Spezza recorded 995 points (a total bummer that he retired five short of 1,000) in 1,248 regular-season games and another 76 in 97 playoff games.