Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] Maple Leafs sign G Dennis Hildeby to ELC (3 years, $843.333k AAV)

[MMC]

The triple overager is the first of the 2022 draft class to sign

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[hamzarocks]

The future

 

[CanHeDoIt99]

2022-2023 Conn Smythe winner

 

[A1LeafNation]

Whe will he be in the AHL, this year, next year or the year after?

 

[Dirty Dog]

The future

The present!

 

[CookiesAndMilk]

The future

Once again

 

[Unbiased Fan]

Probably a slight upgrade on Murray

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

The future

 

[Face Of Bear]

I thought he was still signed to play in Sweden

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

There it is, Campbell's replacement.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I thought he was still signed to play in Sweden

Signing an elc doesn’t automatically mean he is coming over. Could be loaned back to his Swedish club and have the contract slide.

 

[Ncit3]

Well they did say they were looking for other goalie options...

 

[Bronson]

There it is, Campbell's replacement.

You mean "Dubas' replacement", right?

 

[yzerman]

Small sample size but He was very good when he played in Swedish Hockey League this season 1,93 and 931% and very young could be something here for the Leafs.

 

[hamzarocks]

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That can't be real Nylander wears 88...

Need a new magazine with the updated numbers for it to come true

 

[SenatorsLegionary]

The Hildebeast signs!

If Leaf fans could chime in: I'm not all too familiar with all of the goalies in Toronto's system, is he viewed as the top G prospect in the Leafs' pipeline?

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Leafs got their guy!

 

[Kelly]

First 2022 draftee to sign

 

[notbias]

The Hildebeast signs!

If Leaf fans could chime in: I'm not all too familiar with all of the goalies in Toronto's system, is he viewed as the top G prospect in the Leafs' pipeline?

We have a group of decent goalie prospects and I'd lump him in there, no one really stands out.

If he puts up the same sort of numbers this year with a larger sample size, easily yes.

 

[inthe6ix]

Whe will he be in the AHL, this year, next year or the year after?

I thought he was still signed to play in Sweden

Signing an elc doesn’t automatically mean he is coming over. Could be loaned back to his Swedish club and have the contract slide.

Maple Leafs Sign Dennis Hildeby

The Maple Leafs have signed goaltender Dennis Hildeby to a three-year, entry-level deal.

www.prohockeyrumors.com

Hildeby is signed with Farjestad for two more seasons which makes the timing of this deal a little curious as the expectation was that he’d stay in Sweden and play at that level before making the jump to North America. That could still happen with the changes to the Player Transfer Agreement with Sweden making it harder for Swedish-born players to come play in the AHL. If Hildeby remains in Sweden, his contract will not slide as that option is only available to junior-aged players.

So is this essentially a one-year deal, if Sweden doesn't let him out early?

 

[Maplebeasts]

The Hildebeast signs!

If Leaf fans could chime in: I'm not all too familiar with all of the goalies in Toronto's system, is he viewed as the top G prospect in the Leafs' pipeline?

Nobody really knows who the top goalie prospect is. The answer probably would have been Petruzelli but management seems pretty high on Hildeby to not only draft him in round 4 when he was eligible in 2019 but to sign him less than a week after drafting him. He's not signed to an NHL deal like Petruzelli but Dryden Mckay is also interesting.

 

[the squared circle]

Vezina.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

The Hildebeast signs!

If Leaf fans could chime in: I'm not all too familiar with all of the goalies in Toronto's system, is he viewed as the top G prospect in the Leafs' pipeline?

We don't really have a top level goalie prospect so if he performs at a high level this year as a starter in the SHL he would quickly become our top goalie prospect.

 

[Rob Brown]

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They do this for lots of up and coming young teams. It's not a Leafs thing.

 

[inthe6ix]

Nobody really knows who the top goalie prospect is. The answer probably would have been Petruzelli but management seems pretty high on Hildeby to not only draft him in round 4 when he was eligible in 2019 but to sign him less than a week after drafting him. He's not signed to an NHL deal like Petruzelli but Dryden Mckay is also interesting.

Unless something changed, Petruzelli was only signed to an AHL deal, not NHL.. so any NHL team could sign him as a UFA if they wanted to.