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The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed 35-year-old forward Max Pacioretty to a professional tryout. He played in 47 games last season with the Washington Capitals. The Leafs also confirmed the signing of defenceman Jani Hakanpaa.
Veteran NHL winger limited to 52 games past 2 seasons due to injuryThe Canadian Press
· Posted: Sep 11, 2024 11:57 AM EDT | Last Updated: September 11
Winger Max Pacioretty returned to action last season with the Capitals after suffering a second Achilles tendon tear in January 2023, having only played five games for Carolina in 2022-23. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images/File)The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Max Pacioretty to a professional tryout.
The 35-year-old played in 47 games last season with the Washington Capitals, scoring four goals and dishing out 19 assists.
Pacioretty returned to action last season after suffering a second Achilles tendon tear in January 2023, having only played five games for Carolina in 2022-23.
His first Achilles tear came in the summer of 2022, a short time after being traded to the Hurricanes from the Vegas Golden Knights.
Pacioretty’s agent, Allan Walsh, posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that it is expected Pacioretty signs a deal with the Leafs before the start of the season.
The six-foot-two, 217-pound winger has 330 goals and 668 points in 902 regular-season games, having spent his first 10 years in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens.
Later Wednesday, Toronto confirmed it had signed defenceman Jani Hakanpaa to a one-year contract. The value of the contract is $1.47 million US.
Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving had announced the signing on July 1 but the details weren’t released until Wednesday.
The 32-year-old Hakanpaa had two goals and 12 points in 64 games with the Dallas Stars last season.
In 288 NHL regular-season games, the native of Kirkkonummi, Finland has 15 goals, 45 points and 173 penalty minutes split between Anaheim, Carolina and Dallas while adding a goal and three assists in 33 career playoff games.
The six-foot-seven, 225-pound defenceman was drafted in the fourth round by St. Louis in 2010.
