Maple Leafs Sign Defenceman Nick Blankenburg | Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has signed defenceman Nick Blankenburg to a one-year contract.
Blankenburg, 28, appeared in 61 games split between the Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche last season, recording eight goals and 16 assists, before adding a goal in five playoff games as
There are, of course, no details in that post by the Leafs.
With Blankenburg signed for 1.4M, #Leafsforever are 3.808M projected over the cap. They can submit an opening roster with Domi (3.75M) and Villeneuve (68K SOIR) on LTIR and come within $10K of an optimal LTIR capture. https://t.co/gG2oRpjZ3A
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As discussed in this post:
Everyone cleared waivers, and the core group has jetted off to Arizona
Who is left on the team?
Cathy Squires
The Leafs can simply go along with the roster they now have of 24 players, as long as one is on IR, and they make the LTIR move noted above.
They then have Bo Groulx to send down when whoever is put on IR if healthy if they choose.
They are now at 50 SPCs with a packed full roster that includes eight defenders.
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