Tanev signs 6-year, $27 million contract with the Maple Leafs

The Maple Leafs also signed defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson for four years and $14 million ($3.5 million AAV) and goaltender Joseph Woll for three years and $10.98 million ($3.66 million AAV), with the contract taking effect beginning in the 2025-26 season.

Ekman-Larsson, 32, scored 32 points (nine goals, 23 assists) in 80 regular-season games for the Florida Panthers and six points (two goals, four assists) in 24 Stanley Cup playoff games to help them win the Cup. Selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round (No. 6) of the 2009 NHL Draft, he scored 471 points (144 goals, 327 assists) in 471 regular-season games for the Panthers, Vancouver Canucks and Coyotes and 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) in 49 playoff games.

“When I look at the defense right now, it’s a good mix,” Treliving said. “They’ve got some puck movers, some size and some penalty killing players. Signing Oliver gives you another option on the power play. We’ve got left-handed and right-handed players. Defensemen are so hard to come by, so it opens up some different options for us as we move forward here in the summer.”

Woll, 25, was 12-11-1 with a 2.94 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage in 25 games (23 starts) for the Maple Leafs last season, and 2-2 with a .86 goals-against average and a .964 save percentage in three playoff games. Selected by Toronto in the third round (No. 62) of the 2016 NHL Draft, he is 21-13-1 with a 2.76 goals-against average, a .912 save percentage and one shutout in 36 NHL games, all with the Maple Leafs, and 3-2 with a 1.78 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage in seven playoff games.

“We renewed Joe’s contract, looked at the comparative numbers and after one year we have a lot of confidence in Joe,” Treliving said. “We believe Joe has a really good career ahead of him and a really good, important season ahead of him. That was a priority for us to see if we could do that and Joe was excited to get involved.”

The moves came one day after Toronto signed forward Max Domi to a four-year, $15 million contract ($3.75 million AAV) and defenseman Timothy Liljegren to a two-year, $6 million contract ($3 million AAV).

Domi, who could have become an unrestricted free agent on Monday, scored 47 points (nine goals, 38 assists) in 80 regular-season games for Toronto this season and four points (one goal, three assists) in seven playoff games.

“Getting Max back was a priority … We’re happy to have Max done, a versatile player,” Treliving said. “I think a player that wanted to be in Toronto all along just needed to find a deal that worked for both sides. He’s just an ambitious kid. He wears his heart on his sleeve. He can jump around the lineup.”

The 29-year-old was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round (No. 12) of the 2013 NHL Draft and has scored 417 points (130 goals, 287 assists) in 661 regular season games for the Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Montreal Canadiens and Coyotes, as well as 26 points (seven goals, 19 assists) in 50 playoff games.

“That’s the reason I signed here,” Domi said Monday. “It’s my hometown and I wanted to be here. I’ve had a dream of winning the Stanley Cup since I was two years old when I started playing hockey. Long before I knew how to cash a paycheck and that dream hasn’t changed. Whenever I’ve had that dream, I’ve always worn a Leafs jersey. Pretty fitting that I have a chance to play here for the next couple of years and I’ve chosen to be here, I want to be here and I believe in this group. To bring in a guy like Chief (Craig Berube) and the staff he’s hired is super exciting for a player. This group is hungry.”