After signing a PTO with the Toronto Maple Leafs in early September for training camp, forward Noah Gregor has earned a contract with the club for the upcoming 2023-24 NHL season after his stellar play during the preseason.
Today, they signed Noah Gregor to a one-year, $775K contract for the 2023-24 campaign, according to Chris Johnston of TSN and SDPN Sports.
Noah Gregor officially signs a one-year deal with the #leafs worth $775,000.
A nice reward for a strong training camp.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) October 10, 2023
The 25-year-old, coming off a solid year with the Sharks last season, will be primarily in a fourth-line and penalty-kill role with the Maple Leafs this coming season and could maybe work his way up to the third-line in some scenarios if Sheldon Keefe wants to tinker with the bottom-six.
His speed, tenacity, ability to chip in some offence, and willingness to not shy away from the physical part of the game will be a much-needed addition to this team’s bottom six on such a cheap cap hit.
Last season, in 57 games with the Sharks, Gregor potted home 10 goals and added seven assists for 17 points while only averaging 12:58 of ice time. On top of that, he registered 97 hits in those 57 games. Over an 82-game pace, that would’ve been 140 hits.
Gregor brings much-needed physicality to the bottom six after the team lost guys like Zach Aston-Reese and Noel Acciari in free agency, as well as trading Sam Lafferty to the Vancouver Cancuks a couple of days ago to free up his $1.15M cap hit.
A player like him making $775K against the cap for what he can bring to a team is a tremendous deal for Toronto, in my opinion.
According to the lines at Maple Leafs practice today and throughout training camp, Gregor, as I said, will be on the fourth line, but his linemates will be David Kampf and Ryan Reaves.
#Leafs lines at practice Oct. 10/23
Bertuzzi-Matthews-Marner
Domi-Tavares-Nylander
Knies-Minten-Jarnkrok
Gregor-Kampf-Reaves
Extra: McMann-CowanRielly-Brodie
McCabe-Klingberg
Giordano-LiljegrenSamsonov
Woll@BodogCA— David Alter (@dalter) October 10, 2023
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in action tomorrow night at home when they host the Montreal Canadiens to open their season. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT on Sportsnet.
