Maple Leafs competing with 1 team in race for Max Pacioretty's new contract signature

The Toronto Maple Leafs look willing successful bringing backmost Max Pacioretty.

The latest reports bespeak that only 1 different squad mightiness guidelines successful nan measurement of keeping nan seasoned free agent.

Maple Leafs hit writer Nick Alberga reports that Pacioretty's privilege is to beryllium adjacent to his family successful Michigan.

That intends that if he doesn't motion pinch Toronto, he'll apt subordinate nan Detroit Red Wings, according to Alberga.

Pacioretty is expected to get a statement successful nan scope of $1-2 cardinal for a year.

MORE: Islanders fable retires aft 16 seasons filled pinch grit

Turning 37 connected Nov. 20, Pacioretty is hoping to support his lucky profession alive.

Pacioretty has now played 17 seasons successful nan NHL. His first 10 years were pinch nan Montreal Canadiens.

Since then, he's played for Vegas, Washington, Carolina and Toronto.

This past regular season, he had conscionable 13 points successful 37 games, but he turned it up successful nan postseason, pinch 8 points successful 11 playoff games.

It looks for illustration he'll get a chance to support playing, and nan determination comes down to nan Leafs aliases nan Wings.

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