The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenseman Simon Benoit to a three-year contract extension. The team announced the signing on Friday. The deal is worth $4.05 million total, carrying an AAV and cap hit of $1.35 million. His salary is evenly distributed across all three seasons with no signing bonuses, Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The…
When Simon Benoit first came to the Toronto Maple Leafs, many fans and hockey analysts alike scoffed at why the team would bring him in. His season was not strong with the Anaheim Ducks in 2022-23, and there was skepticism that he could add anything to the team’s lineup. How wrong these skeptics were. In…
In writing this post, I have to admit two things. First, the LeafsNation Jon Steitzer is one of my favorite Toronto Maple Leafs writers. Second, he beat me by a day when he chose to write about the Maple Leafs’ new third-pairing defenseman Simon Benoit. It was in my to-do basket. Benoit Has Been Better…
