Today Brynäs IF of the SHL have announced the signing of Toronto’s un-signed RFA Veini Vehviläinen.
Originally drafted by Columbus in 2018 in the sixth round, Vehviläinen was signed by them to a two-year ELC in 2019 with an AAV of $925,000.
He was acquired by Toronto for Mikko Lehtonen in March, 2021. He appeared in four Marlies games and was the backup in one Leafs game. Arbitration would have got him at least that much again, and it’s likely the Maple Leafs were not going to qualify him today. They could to maintain rights to him, but if they don’t he becomes an official free agent at the NHL level as well as in Europe.