Joel Edmundson leaves Maple Leafs to chase the bag in Los Angeles
Former Maple Leafs defenseman Joel Edmundson officially parts ways with Toronto, follows the money to the Los Angeles Kings.
The free agent window has opened with a bang this year as the league has gone into full-throttle mode. Among the many moves that have headlined a busy day so far, the Los Angeles Kings have signed the former Leafs defenseman in Edmundson to a 4-year deal worth $3.8 million dollars per season.
Edmundson was acquired by the Maple Leafs ahead of the trade deadline this past season from the Washington Capitals for a third round pick in 2024 and a fifth round pick in 2025, while retaining 50% of his salary.
He suited up for 9 regular season games where he went without a point, was a plus-3, averaged 17:48 TOI, put up 16 shot blocks and delivered 21 hits. In 7 post-season contests he recorded an assist, averaged 18:40 TOI, blocked 12 shots and contributed 22 hits in a very rough series.
The 9-year NHL veteran will bring about leadership, experience, and shot blocking prowess to a bruising Kings team who just lost Matt Roy to the Washington Capitals.
Edmundson has 530 games under his belt, 110 points, 18:30 ATOI, 1000 hits, and 838 blocked shots.
As for the Maple Leafs, they addressed their back-end issues by signing both Chris Tanev and Oliver Ekman-Larsson earlier today, with more moves to potentially come.
Source for Joel Edmundson's statistics: Hockey-ReferenceJoel Edmundson
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1 JUILLET | 819 ANSWERS Joel Edmundson leaves Maple Leafs to chase the bag in Los Angeles Should the Leafs have kept Joel Edmundson as opposed to adding Oliver Ekman-Larsson? | ||
| Yes, he would be a perfect third pair defenseman | 195 | 23.8 % |
| No, he got way too much term and salary | 624 | 76.2 % |
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