Top 5 Worst Signings In Toronto Maple Leafs History

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MONTREAL, CANADA – MARCH 3: Mike Komisarek #8 . (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images) /

#3. Mike Komisarek

Contract: Five-years worth $22.5 million

When the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Komisarek, they had hopes of getting a number-one defenseman who could hit, fight and score occasionally.

However, Komisarek was not the player he once was when he came to Toronto. He fought through a ton of injuries and was a liability on the blue-line.

He four seasons, he scored two career goals with the Leafs before being bought-out by the team in 2013.

#2. Jeff Finger

Contract: Four-years worth $14 million

After playing less than 100 career games in the NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs thought it would be a great idea to sign Finger to a four-year deal worth $3.5 million per season.

To this day, I have no idea how anyone in the organization thought this was a good idea. There’s no reason why management should have given him more than a two-year deal, and the fact that they paid him similar money to Jake Muzzin is a joke.

After signing with Toronto, Finger played less than two full seasons with the Leafs before being placed on waivers and sent to the Toronto Marlies for his final years of his contract.

Finger would never play another game professionally after his stint in Toronto.

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