Benoit entered this season on a one-year deal with the Maple Leafs worth $775,000 and has impressed enough to earn himself a lengthy extension.
Benoit entered this season on a one-year deal with the Maple Leafs worth $775,000 and has impressed enough to earn himself a lengthy extension.
Simon Benoit will be part of the Maple Leafs organization for the next three seasons.
The defenseman inked a three-year extension with the club on Friday morning, which will carry an annual average value of $1.35 million.
Benoit is having a career season with the Maple Leafs. Although his point production is low with just one goal and four assists in 54 games this year, his underlying numbers are very strong.
He's fifth among Maple Leafs defenseman with a 51.76 xGF% at five-on-five and also has the sixth-best GF% (54.10) on the team at five-on-five, according to NaturalStatTrick.com.
Toronto signed Benoit to a one-year, $775,000 deal on Aug. 28 after the Anaheim Ducks didn't qualify the restricted free agent defenseman. The 25-year-old joined Anaheim on a three-year entry-level contract after spending a season on an AHL contract with the San Diego Gulls.
Benoit averages the sixth-most ice time of any defender on the Maple Leafs this season, playing an average of 16:55 per game. Benoit also leads Toronto in hits with 205 on the season.
After signing a three-year extension, the defenseman will become an unrestricted free agent in 2027.
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