Alex Galchenyuk
Current Team: Arizona Coyotes
Age: 28
2021-22 Stats: 60 Games, 6 Goals, 21 Points
Current Salary: $750,000
After being given a golden opportunity to get his career back on track by the Toronto Maple Leafs, I was shocked when Alex Galchenyuk signed a league minimum contract with the Arizona Coyotes last offseason.
Apparently, there were contract talks between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Galchenyuk last offseason, but when a deal couldn’t be worked out, the Leafs decided to fill Galchenyuk’s spot by signing Michael Bunting and Nick Ritchie to battle for the top two spots on leftwing.
Galchenyuk may have gotten a better deal on a better team if he didn’t play hardball with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Maybe Galchenyuk and the Leafs will have a more successful go at working out a contract this year.
Alex Kerfoot had a career year playing with Galchenyuk’s former linemates, John Tavares and William Nylander, but there have been plenty of rumours about a Kerfoot trade. Maybe Galchenyuk could be a cheap and familiar replacement.