Maple Leafs Avoid Arbitration With Connor Dewar, Agree to One-Year, $1.18 Million Contract and Updated Salary Cap Information
Dewar was the only Maple Leafs player to file for salary arbitration.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Connor Dewar to a one-year contract, the club announced on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old Dewar had filed for salary arbitration after scoring 11 goals and adding eight assists in a season split between the Leafs and Minnesota Wild.
The Leafs acquired Dewar from Minnesota at the trade deadline for forward prospect Dmitry Ovchinnikov and a 2026 fourth-round NHL Draft pick. Dewar played in six of the club's seven playoff games in their first-round defeat against the Boston Bruins.
Dewar will earn $1.18 million as a result and be a restricted free agent at the end of the 2024-25 season.
Sources tell The Hockey News that the Leafs and Dewar were able to avoid an arbitration hearing. Dates for arbitration were set for between July 20-Aug 4, however the NHLPA decided not to publish specific hearing dates this year.
Updated salary cap picture and payroll
With Dewar signed, the Leafs have approximately $1,275,333 in salary cap space according to PuckPedia.com, accounting for 21 players on the roster. The Maple Leafs can carry as little as 20 and as many as 23 players to begin the regular season.
Nick Robertson and Alex Steeves are the remaining restricted free-agent forwards left, although Robertson reportedly has expressed a desire to be moved from Toronto.
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