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Will the Toronto Maple Leafs Re-Sign Pierre Engvall?

By Gordon Munro

TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 18: Pierre Engvall #47 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the New York Rangers during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on November 18, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Rangers 2-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 18: Pierre Engvall #47 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the New York Rangers during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on November 18, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Rangers 2-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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Feb 1, 2022; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Pierre Engvall (47) skates with the puck past New Jersey Devils defenseman Ryan Graves (33) during the third period at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Tom Horak-USA TODAY Sports /

Pierre Engvall’s Career with the Toronto Maple Leafs

As previously mentioned, Engvall is one of the Leafs main penalty kill options, who can chip in here and there offensively.

He was one of the biggest pieces in the Leafs more aggressive style of penalty kill later in the season. Sometimes referred to as a power-kill, he generated quality offensive chances by creating turnovers. Then, using his high end speed, carry the puck the other way and create odd-man rushes or breakaways.

It’s evident in the stats as well, he was second on the Leafs and tied for 12th league-wide in GF/60 among forwards with 2.5 on the PK. However, he was worst on the Leafs in GA/60 with 7.96 but he was 65th worst league-wide. (stats naturalstattrick.com).

The next worst on the Leafs was Marner at 7.93, he was 68th worst. Given the Leafs had an 8th best penalty kill this season, this isn’t something that should really harm him in terms of contract negotiations.

Although he’s a valuable player on the PK, his relative lack of production should bring down the AAV (Average Annual Value) on his next deal. In 168 games throughout his career, he has a total of 30 goals and 32 assists for 62 points. This past year he hit a career high in just every offensive category with 15 goals and 20 assists for 35 points in 78 games. It was also an uptick in his points per game (PPG) where he scored at a rate of 0.45.

Now that we have a good idea of the player we’re looking at, let’s look at some comparable contracts to try and see what Engvall could fetch.

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