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Toronto Maple Leafs Free Agency Grade: B-

Toronto had two relatively small but significant signings today, one being center Dominic Moore and other being defenseman Ron Hainsey. Two guys who pack a load of experience and a lot of depth to their positions.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Moore signed a one-year, $1 million deal. He should serve as a quality replacement for trade deadline acquisition Brian Boyle. Moore will come in and play a third or fourth line center role. However, his biggest value will come in providing exceptional guidance and dependency for Toronto’s young guys. Moore is an excellent penalty killer who is reliable and consistent. In the dictionary, under “fourth line center”, there’s a picture of him.

Ron Hainsey, who just won a Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins, should add depth to the Maple Leafs’ blue line. He has played a total of 14 NHL seasons, complying a total of 907 career games. With Toronto’s success last year, Hainsey will add experience and depth to this young Toronto blue line. Expect to see him on the third pairing primarily, but he has the ability to play all over the lineup. Most nights, you probably won’t hear Hainsey’s name too much. Usually, that’s a bad thing. But for Hainsey, it means he’s not making mistakes.