Maple Leafs re-sign Engvall to 1-year, $2.25M contract

The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed restricted free-agent forward Pierre Engvall to a one-year, $2.25-million contract, the team announced Sunday.

Engvall is receiving a $1-million raise from his previous contract. He'll be an unrestricted free agent after the 2022-23 campaign.

The speedy, 6-foot-5 winger is coming off a breakout season in which he tallied 15 goals and 20 assists in 78 games while averaging 13:17 time on ice per contest. He was used primarily in a bottom-six checking role, posting strong defensive metrics.

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The Maple Leafs selected Engvall in the seventh round in 2014.

Toronto now projects to be $1.5 million over the salary cap, per CapFriendly, with a roster of 22 players. The Leafs will likely have to make a trade to become cap compliant, especially since they still have one RFA remaining in defenseman Rasmus Sandin.

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