Patrick Marleau was signed by the Maple Leafs today. He's a left-shooting left winger. He has played his entire career in a San Jose Sharks uniform since the 1997-1998 season. Here are his career stats. He's tallied 508 goals and 574 assists. He's played in 177 postseason games with 120 points in those games.
So, the thought is that he played a lot with Brent Burns and that although he's old; he doesn't have as much mileage on him as a typical player of his age. The other analysis of the move and his impact with the Leafs:
Marleau played some with Mikkel Boedker this past season, and he is nothing but speed and rush chances. They had high event success together, another good sign he might fit with the young, fast, go for broke Leafs.
The point of signing a man his age, who still has it but might lose it at any moment, seems to be to provide a temp fill-in for the potentially departing James van Riemsdyk. If van Riemsdyk stays, then the worst that’s happened is that a major upgrade over Zach Hyman has occurred for a few years.
This might seem like a quiet little signing here in July. But come January, February, and March when the Leafs are grinding and jockeying for position back in the NHL playoffs, this will be a signing that many are thankful for.
The contract calls for three years, $6.25 Million in average annual dollars.
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