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The Toronto Maple Leafs face some decisions this summer, with a number of key pending unrestricted free agents, such as forwards Tyler Bertuzzi, and Max Domi, defensemen TJ Brodie, and Mark Giordano, and goalie Ilya Samsonov, so it behooved GM Brad Treliving to be proactive where he could.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Wednesday that they have signed winger Bobby McMann to a two-year, $2.7 million contract extension, with an average annual value of $1.35 million.

BOBBY MCMANN 🚨

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The 27-year-old has 18 points (10 goals, 8 assists) in 40 games with the Leafs this season after scoring 21 goals in 30 games with the AHL Marlies last season. Toronto was fortunate that McMann cleared waivers earlier in the year.

The 6’2”, 210 lb. forward played mostly fourth line until after the All-Star break, when he really stepped up his production, scoring seven goals in a five-game stretch, and has not looked out of place playing higher in the lineup with John Tavares.

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After a four-day respite, the Leafs will get back into action in Philadelphia on Thursday night, but they will be without winger Mitch Marner for the second straight game.

Marner, who suffered a lower-body injury in the 4-1 loss to Boston last Thursday did not play in Montreal on Saturday and did not practice during the week, but did skate at Ford Performance Centre on Wednesday. Head coach Sheldon Keefe indicated that Marner is day-to-day with the LBI, but it is likely that the club is approaching the injury with patience with the Leafs seemingly locked into third place in the Atlantic Division.


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