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Michael Pezzetta News
The Maple Leafs have signed Michael Pezzetta to a two-year deal worth $787.5K AAV ($1.575M total)

After spending the first four seasons of his career with the Montreal Canadiens, Pezzetta joins a division rival in the Toronto Maple Leafs on a two-year deal worth $787.5K. The 27-year-old Pezzetta was limited to only 25 games last season and was unable to score a single point. He has 38 points (15G / 23A) in 200 career games and will likely be fighting for a fourth-line role on the Maple Leafs in 2025-26.

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Pezzetta will be a healthy scratch vs. Chicago on Monday.

With mega prospect Ivan Demidov making his NHL debut vs. Chicago on Monday, Michael Pezzetta finds himself the odd-man out of Montreal's lineup. The 27-year-old bruising winger has failed to put up a point in 25 games played this season, but has 24 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus while averaging just 5:56 TOI/GP.

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Pezzetta (lower-body) missed practice on Tuesday and is considered day-to-day.

Montreal returned to practice on Tuesday from their Four Nations break without forward Michael Pezzetta after it was announced he was day-to-day with a lower-body injury. The 26-year-old has yet to record a point in 14 games played this season, while picking up a -4 plus/minus and 10 PIMs.

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