Digging Deep into the 46 Players the Toronto Maple Leafs Signed This Week

Pontus Aberg

Aberg signed a one-year deal with the Leafs for 700K.

Aberg gives the Toronto Maple Leafs a bit of depth on the left wing, and he’ll definitely help the Marlies.

He’s 25 and while his 11 goals in 37 games with the Ducks probably make people excited, you should note that he also scored 1 goal in 22 games after being traded.

The Leafs targeted him because he’s cheap, he’s an NHL player, he can sometimes drive play a bit, and he is probably OK defensively.  They did not sign him because they expect him to contribute offensively.

Even at the NHL level, Aberg has never been a point-per-game player.  His half season with the Ducks where he was really good appears to be a complete outlier from the rest of his career and he was garbage when he went to the Wild.

I’d expect to see him playing for the Marlies, at least to start the year. The fact is that the Toronto Maple Leafs are absolutely stacked with depth players, and Aberg will be hard pressed to make the team.