Kyle Dubas went bargain-bin shopping just as we knew he would, but notably, he locked in his low-profile signings to two-year deals instead of one-year pacts. This isn’t an unheard-of strategy; Tampa Bay took a similar approach with their Corey Perry, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, and Zach Bogosian signings. Boston did, too, with Nick Foligno, Erik Haula, and Tomas Nosek.
Last offseason alone, the Leafs signed:
- Michael Bunting – 2x950K
- David Kampf – 2×1.5M
- Nick Ritchie – 2×2.5
- Wayne Simmonds – 2x900K
- Travis Dermott – 2×1.5
Note: Ondrej Kase signed a one-year deal, but he is an RFA at the end of the season, so the club still controls his rights.