The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed forward Max Domi to a four-year contract worth $15 million ¹. The deal will carry a $3.75 million average annual value ¹. Domi is signing a four-year extension with the Leafs, a deal that he has been negotiating for a while ².
Domi, 29, recorded nine goals and 47 points in 80 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs last season ¹. He added a goal and four points in the Maple Leafs’ seven-game loss to the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs ¹. The 5-foot-10 centre is coming off a one-year, $3 million deal he signed with the Maple Leafs in July of 2023 ¹.
Max Domi has 130 goals and 417 points in 661 regular season games ². He has spent the majority of his career as a center but has also seen time on the wing ². He has spent time on five different teams over the past four seasons, playing all across different lineups ².
He spent the entirety of the 2023-24 season with the Maple Leafs, frequenting the middle six ². He scored just nine goals in 80 regular season games but tallied 38 assists ². He was also a decent contributor in the Maple Leafs’ short playoff run, scoring one goal and three assists in seven games ².
What Domi brings is a skilled, left-handed forward who likes to play on the perimeter of the ice ². His hands and vision are his best assets, utilizing those skills to create high-danger chances for his linemates ². He finished the regular season with a 57.5 expected goals percentage, the fifth-best of lineup regulars for Toronto ². He is getting brought in for his offense since his defense is league-average at best ². He sometimes ends up out of position and lagging on the backcheck, which are minor concerns moving forward ².
Returning to the Maple Leafs makes sense for both Domi and the front office ². He finished with the second-highest assists total of his career (38) while playing less than 14 minutes per night ². Outside of the core four, Domi led all Maple Leafs’ forwards in points with 47 ². It is hard to project where he fits into the Maple Leafs’ lineup given the team’s uncertainty for next season, but it will presumably be in the middle six ². It will be his second season in Toronto, so an uptick in point production is likely ². If he sees power play time, he could surpass 15 goals and 60 points ². He is a predictable, consistent forward who is now signed to a team-friendly deal ².
