Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] Leafs re-sign Nic Petan [2 years/$775,000 AAV]

[caley]

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[Burnie97]

Deal is fine. It'll help the Leafs with the cap crunch coming.

 

[TorontoTrades]

Hes fine on the 4th line

 

[4thline]

Petan .775
Goat .675
Moore .775
Holl .675
Sparks .75
Dermott .863
Rosen .75

= 5.263 for 7 roster spots.

 

[Nizdizzle]

Cheap LW/C for the Leafs. Something they'll be needing in the next 2-3 years. Good signing. Little downside, decent upside.

If a miracle happens and Marleau isn't on the roster next year, I'd love to see him get a chance with one of the Leafs good centers.

 

[Cellee]

Can't see him thriving in a 4th C role

But, who knows?

 

[Torontoborn]

This deal just made Connor Brown expendable. And I am a big fan of his but the Leafs can save money on the cap.

 

[Hunter368]

Can't see him thriving in a 4th C role

But, who knows?

He’s a warm body, if he hurts them too bad defensively down to the A. Good kid though

 

[Nizdizzle]

He’s a warm body, if he hurts them too bad defensively down to the A. Good kid though

If anything, he'd be hurting the Leafs on offense.

 

[bossram]

Can't see him thriving in a 4th C role

But, who knows?

He's next year's Tyler Ennis.

Doesn't really matter if he doesn't pan out. They can waive him at no cap penalty.

 

[Cellee]

He's next year's Tyler Ennis.

Doesn't really matter if he doesn't pan out. They can waive him at no cap penalty.

True.

I wish him well.

Never got much of a chance here, but also did not really earn it.

 

[SI90]

Not bad for depth and you can’t argue with the price. They’re going to need guys on cheap contracts who can play and hold their own. Gives them the room to pay thier big guns.

 

[Hunter368]

If anything, he'd be hurting the Leafs on offense.

Oh no doubt he hasn’t been able to produce.....but players can survive for periods with poor offence......but poor defence gets players removed quickly.

 

[Hunter368]

Not bad for depth and you can’t argue with the price. They’re going to need guys on cheap contracts who can play and hold their own. Gives them the room to pay thier big guns.

Exactly

Depth move to add a cheap body......which the Leafs will need to do with their cap.

 

[Nizdizzle]

Oh no doubt he hasn’t been able to produce.....but players can survive for periods with poor offence......but poor defence gets players removed quickly.

I meant more along the line that he has strong shot suppression numbers on defense (as well as not producing offensively). I imagine he is the only forward on the Leafs roster that has good shot suppression numbers on defense.

You've likely seen more of him than I, but the heat maps suggest he pulls his weight defensively.

 

[almostawake]

Congrats to Petan on securing his seat in an NHL press box for another two years.

 

[civic204]

Cheering for the guy, but I predict this is his last nhl contract.

 

[MardyBum]

Who's he been playing with on the Leafs?

 

[Hunter368]

I meant more along the line that he has strong shot suppression numbers on defense (as well as not producing offensively). I imagine he is the only forward on the Leafs roster that has good shot suppression numbers on defense.

You've likely seen more of him than I, but the heat maps suggest he pulls his weight defensively.

He’s fine more so last year or so, definitely improved. Not saying he’s bad defensively, just saying he’s a warm body (little offence) that as long as he doesn’t hurt the Leafs defensively he might be able to hang on in the nhl a bit longer. I actually was pretty happy when the Jets drafted him......sadly he didn’t turn out as expected/hoped. Maybe he can create a nhl career as a 4th line journeyman for a handful of years to nest away some money.

 

[north49er]

He’s a warm body, if he hurts them too bad defensively down to the A. Good kid though

IMO if the Leafs try to send him to the A, the Jets will grab him back off of waivers.

 

[Duke Silver]

This deal just made Connor Brown expendable. And I am a big fan of his but the Leafs can save money on the cap.

Trevor Moore made Connor Brown expendable.

 

[Duke Silver]

Who's he been playing with on the Leafs?

Fourth line with a rotating cast of Ennis/Gauthier/Moore.

 

[belair]

Who's lucky enough to pluck him off of waivers next year?

 

[Cellee]

IMO if the Leafs try to send him to the A, the Jets will grab him back off of waivers.

Possible.

Honestly, I'm surprised he didn't take more time to see what his options were in the off season.

 

[X66]

Who's he been playing with on the Leafs?

Brown, Ennis and Moore.

Also on the 2nd PP with Nylander, Marleau, Johnsson, and Muzzin/Gardiner(when healthy).