Maple Leafs re-sign Simmonds to 2-year contract worth $1.8M
by Brandon Maron from on (#5KNFX)
The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed forward Wayne Simmonds to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $900,000, the team announced Tuesday.
Simmonds, 32, appeared in 38 games in his first season with the Leafs, recording seven goals and two assists. He ranked second on the team with 45 penalty minutes and 8.43 hits per 60 minutes.
Toronto brought in the veteran prior to the season on a one-year, $1.5-million contract. He's collected 258 goals and 250 assists in 947 career games during his time with the Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, and Philadelphia Flyers.
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