faba Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Updated: July 18, 2006, 9:16 AM ET Peca agrees to one-year deal with Maple Leafs ESPN.com news services Another player has left Edmonton. Peca The Toronto Maple Leafs have scheduled a news conference for 11 a.m. on Tuesday to announce that they have agreed to terms with free-agent center Michael Peca. The Leafs are likely hoping Peca can fill the void left by Eric Lindros, who signed with the Stars on Monday. Terms were not disclosed, but The Sports Network of Canada reported on its Web site that Peca agreed to a one-year, $2.5-million deal. After a lackluster regular season, Peca turned in a strong postseason for the Oilers and was key in the team's run to the Stanley Cup finals. Peca posted six goals, five assists and was a plus-5 in 24 playoff games and was a reliable faceoff specialist for Edmonton. Peca, who earned $3.99 million last season, lives in Buffalo during the offseason. Peca has 394 career points in 693 regular-season games with Vancouver, Buffalo, the Islanders and Edmonton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetLee83 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Well hes 32, so hes now old enough to join the Leafs, just like all the other old guys they always bring in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Rule 456((2) of the NHL bylaws requires that every superstar by the end of his career must have a bloated career-ending contract with either the Wings, Leafs or Rangers to fund their retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 The Last part of the year and in the playoffs Peca was actually playing really well-I assume he will go back and tail off now that he has a new contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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