Realistic Projections For 2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs Newcomers
By Gordon Munro
Max Domi
In what might very well have been a dream of every Toronto Maple Leafs fan since before he was drafted, Max Domi is finally a Leaf.
The Leafs signed him to yet another one year contract that carries a $3 million AAV. He is by far the biggest wildcard of the four big signings, which is why he was saved for last.
He has utility as a centre or winger having played extensively in both positions. It would be assumed that if he is playing centre it would be on the third line and as a winger he would most likely play on the second line.
However, he likely isn’t going to play ahead of Bertuzzi, and you would have to think the Leafs will give Matthew Knies every opportunity to play in the top six.
Whether he ends up on the second or third line, he should, at the very least, provide the Leafs with some depth scoring.
Prediction: 47 points (All contract information from CapFriendly and all stats and information Hockey Reference and Money Puck).
Domi has played for six NHL teams throughout his career with the Leafs being his seventh.
As you might expect for someone who has moved around as much as he has, his PPG pace has bounced up and down but over his eight year NHL career, he averages 0.64 PPG.
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Over an 82 game pace this would work out to 53 points which would make him a good middle-six and decent second line forward. As such, I will assume he’s playing third line duties.