Holland and the Toronto Maple Leafs agreed to the deal just prior to meeting with the arbitrator, giving him one last deal to prove he belongs as a part of the Leafs future.
Unfortunately for Holland, that’s not likely the case.
Holland brings to the Toronto Maple Leafs what several players could do on entry-level deals or secondary deals under $1M. For players bringing generally average play in their roles every dollar counts.
This season it doesn’t make much of a difference because the Toronto Maple Leafs star players are all on ELC’s. Down the road, though, paying a player like Peter Holland a dollar over $1M will be poor use of salary cap space.