UPDATED: Toronto Maple Leafs sign Denis Malgin
One year for the returning player.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have looked into their recent past and brought back Swiss forward Denis Malgin, according to NHL Reporter Kevin Weekes:
**Breaking News**
— Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) July 13, 2022
I’m told @MapleLeafs are signing F Denis Malgin to a 1Yr contract. @espn @NHL @TSNHockey #HockeyTwitter pic.twitter.com/zdN5MvOH00
Malgin came to Toronto in February 2020 for underused forward Mason Marchment.
It looked like a basic minor trade at the time, but after the 2019-2020 NHL season was cut short, Malgin went back to Switzerland and Marchment turned into a great player for the Panthers, which many Leafs fans have never stopped talking about.
Spending the pandemic in his home league, he was about a point per game each season (42 in 45 games in 2020/21 and 52 in 48 games in 21/22).
In 192 NHL games before that he scored 60 total points (28G, 32A).
Now, Malgin is back and ready to resume his NHL career.
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UPDATE:
The signing is official. Here are the contract details.
Denis Malgin #LeafsForever
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 14, 2022
1 year / 1-way contract
$750,000
Malgin who last played for the Leafs in 2019-20, remained on their reserve list.https://t.co/PPztjfugUD