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How Ex Toronto Maple Leafs Did on Different Teams in 2019-20

By Reuben Gasee

EDMONTON, AB - NOVEMBER 30: Connor Brown #28, Nazem Kadri #43 and Patrick Marleau #12 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate Kadri's game-winning goal against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on November 30, 2017 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, AB - NOVEMBER 30: Connor Brown #28, Nazem Kadri #43 and Patrick Marleau #12 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate Kadri's game-winning goal against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on November 30, 2017 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images) /
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UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – MARCH 07: Jake Gardiner #51 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates against the New York Islanders at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum on March 07, 2020 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – MARCH 07: Jake Gardiner #51 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates against the New York Islanders at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum on March 07, 2020 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Jake Gardiner

While a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Jake Gardiner was perhaps the biggest example of the worst tendencies of Toronto media and fans to choose an undeserving whipping boy to represent all of their problems with the team.

In 2018-19, he played in 62 games scoring three goals and helping on 27 for a total of 30 points. He registered five points on the powerplay and averaged 21:13 minutes on ice. He also got 61 hits and 64 blocks.

Last offseason, he signed with the Carolina Hurricanes for four years and $16.2 million but it took him a while to get a contract as he didn’t sign till September, a month before the season started.

In his first year in Raleigh, he played in 68 games scoring four goals with 20 assists with 11 of those points coming on the powerplay. He averaged 16:40 minutes of ice time a game and totaled 43 hits along with 42 blocks.

He had a better season in 2018-19 with the Maple Leafs than he did in 2019-20 with Carolina. In his last season with the Leafs, he got more assists, points, hits, blocks and was on the ice more often by close to five minutes than he did in his first season with the Hurricanes.

There have been rumors circulating that the Hurricanes are looking to move on from Gardiner after one year into his deal as they’re apparently making him available in trade talks.

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