After qualifying Nick Robertson, Jacob Quillan and Emil Andrae, the Toronto Maple Leafs are letting go of left winger Matias Maccelli, making him a UFA as of July 1.
After making qualifying offers to RFAs Nick Robertson, Jacob Quillan and Emil Andrae, the Toronto Maple Leafs did not give one to left winger Matias Maccelli, according to TSN's Chris Johnston. That means his time in Toronto is up, and he'll be a UFA as of July 1.
Maccelli is coming off a three-year contract that was signed in July 2023 with the Arizona Coyotes. He earned $3.425 million against the salary cap on that deal, and if the Maple Leafs wanted to qualify him, it would cost $4.11 million.
This past season was Maccelli's first in Toronto. He was acquired from the Utah Mammoth in exchange for a 2027 third-round draft pick. He scored 14 goals and 39 points for the Leafs with 14:34 of average ice time. He recorded 10 goals and 30 points in the final 50 games of the campaign.
Maccelli's best season in the NHL came in 2023-24 in the Coyotes' final year of existence. Featuring in all 82 games, Maccelli scored 17 goals and 57 points for Arizona, while averaging 16:14 of ice time. He hasn't come close to those numbers since.
Plenty of other RFAs around the NHL could also not be given a qualifying offer ahead of Monday's 5 p.m. ET deadline. But at the time of the report that Maccelli won't be receiving a qualifying offer, he becomes the youngest free agent available on the market at 25 years old.
For the Maple Leafs' roster, this clears up some more room in terms of the team's depth on the wing. With Robertson coming back, as well as youngsters Easton Cowan and Gavin McKenna expected to have roles in the NHL next year, on top of Matthew Knies, William Nylander and others, there wasn't much room.
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