{"id":450742,"date":"2024-09-11T19:10:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T23:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=450742"},"modified":"2024-09-11T19:15:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T23:15:27","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-appear-to-be-loading-up-for-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/09\/11\/toronto-maple-leafs-appear-to-be-loading-up-for-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"The Toronto Maple Leafs Appear to Be Loading Up for Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today it has been made official in a move that was actually announced on free agency day of this summer. Back on July 1st, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hakanja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jani Hakanpaa<\/a> signs a two-year deal, worth $3M. However, today the news changed slightly, as it is just a one-year deal that he signs, worth just under that previously announced total average annual value. In other news today, general manager Brad Treliving <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/video\/pacioretty-joins-leafs-on-pto-will-sign-with-team-before-season-~2991799\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed veteran forward<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pacioma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Pacioretty<\/a> to a professional tryout contract. Furthermore, this is just <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/09\/10\/robertson-extension-maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_self\">one day after announcing the signing of youngster<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/roberni01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicholas Robertson<\/a> to a one-year, $875K extension.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jani Hakanpaa signs with TOR for 1x$1.47M<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1833959267642253431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hakanja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jani Hakanpaa<\/a> Officially Signs With the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/h3>\n<p>When the Leafs signed Hakanpaa in July, it was apparently pending a physical. Sometime since he&#8217;s been out of action going back to late in the regular season, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/nhl\/article\/maple-leafs-treliving-working-through-hakanpaa-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hakanpaa underwent arthroscopic knee surgery<\/a>. Now that Hakanpaa cleared his physical, he is now able to officially join the Leafs blueline.<\/p>\n<p>Hakanpaa has developed into as solid of a fourth or fifth guy on your backend as you will find in the league. His credentials from playing with the Dallas Stars on competitive teams is enough to prove that fact. In addition, people that watched the NHL playoffs closely, got to witness how dependable and tough to play against Hakanpaa has been for the Stars going back a couple years now. He has been a very consistent penalty killer over the past three seasons. Last year he tallied 12 points in 64 regular season games, over 18:39 minutes a game.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the addition of Hakanpaa today, the Leafs also added another veteran in Pacioretty. Albeit only on a PTO, but still it&#8217;s another reliable presence in the locker room and on the ice, assuming he gets a shot. This was already just a day after signing Robertson to a value deal with the club. GM Treliving has had a busy offseason finetuning his roster. Leaf fans are getting excited.<\/p>\n<h3>Things Are Coming Together Excellently in Toronto<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/09\/10\/toronto-maple-leafs-to-make-more-moves-before-training-camp\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Leaf fans wonder what is next<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. What could <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">possibly<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> be next after all they have done <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">already.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> They also added <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tanevch01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chris Tanev<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/ekmanol01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Oliver Ekman-Larsson<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> on the backend. Interestingly enough, they&#8217;ve <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">actually<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> added three 2024 Stanley Cup champs. They also <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">added<\/span> <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lorenst01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Steven Lorentz<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, as well as <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/stolaan01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Anthony Stolarz<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> includes re-signing a two-time cup champ <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in<\/span> <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=murrama02,murrama03&amp;search=Matt+Murray&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Matt Murray<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/08\/17\/matt-murray-leafs-comeback\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to play third-stringer<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The best thing about this for Treliving is that he has <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">done <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">this very<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> cost-efficiently<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The Leafs are making all the right moves to ensure depth is undeniable for the roster. This is especially important when the playoffs roll <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">around<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in the spring of 2025. Will the Leafs have enough to get them over the hump this year? <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Will they be rejuvenated <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">with<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the naming of the <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/records.nhl.com\/awards\/trophies\/maurice-rocket-richard-trophy\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">league goal-scoring reigning <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">king<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/matthau01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Auston Matthews<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> captain?<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Their <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">defence<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> does seem like one with few weaknesses as a whole. Their offensive attack is <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">very<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> refined <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">with<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> three players in Matthews along with <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nylanwi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">William Nylander<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marnemi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mitch Marner<\/span><\/a><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/08\/28\/toronto-maple-leafs-winger-mitch-marners-2024-25-point-projections\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> fighting for 100-point seasons<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. There is some question remaining in goal, but they <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">definitely<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> have lots of potential upside in <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">net<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Good things, no, great things, could be in store for the <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">416 in &#8217;25<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today it has been made official in a move that was actually announced on free agency day of this summer. Back on July 1st, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that defenceman Jani Hakanpaa signs a two-year deal, worth $3M. However, today the news changed slightly, as it is just a one-year deal that he signs, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4222,"featured_media":137567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4547,34,4548,18],"tags":[1594,4943,353,5125,5951],"class_list":["post-450742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hockey","category-news","category-nhl","category-leafs","tag-brad-treliving","tag-jani-hakanpaa","tag-max-pacioretty","tag-nick-robertson","tag-toronto-maple-leafs-news"],"modified_by":"Levi Pike, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}