Tanev signs 6-year, $27 million contract with Maple Leafs

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Chris Tanev signed a six-year, $27 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. It has an average annual value of $4.5 million.

The 34-year-old defenseman was traded to the Maple Leafs by the Dallas Stars on June 29 for forward Max Ellis and a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.

Tanev had 19 points (two goals, 17 assists) in 75 regular-season games for the Stars and Calgary Flames last season, including five points (one goal, four assists) in 19 games after he was acquired by the Stars in a trade with the Flames on Feb. 28.

Tanev had two assists in 19 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Signed by the Vancouver Canucks as an undrafted free agent May 31, 2010, Tanev has 190 points (33 goals, 157 assists) in 792 regular-season games for the Stars, Flames and Canucks and 13 points (one goal, 12 assists) in 60 playoff games.

The Maple Leafs also signed goalie Joseph Woll to a three-year, $10.98 million contract Monday ($3.66 million AAV) which begins in the 2025-26 season.

The moves came one day after Toronto signed forward Max Domi to a four-year, $15 million contract ($3.75 million AAV) and defenseman Timothy Liljegren a two-year, $6 million contract ($3 million AAV).

Domi, who could have become an unrestricted free agent Monday, had 47 points (nine goals, 38 assists) in 80 regular-season games for Toronto this season and four points (one goal, three assists) in seven playoff games.

Selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round (No. 12) of the 2013 NHL Draft, the 29-year-old has 417 points (130 goals, 287 assists) in 661 regular-season games for the Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Montreal Canadiens and Coyotes and 26 points (seven goals, 19 assists) in 50 playoff games.

Liljegren, who was in the final season of a two-year, $2.8 million contract ($1.4 million AAV) he signed with Toronto on June 27, 2022, could have become a restricted free agent on Monday. The 25-year-old had an NHL career-high 20 assists and tied his NHL career high with 23 points in 55 regular-season games last season. He also had one assist in six playoff games.

Selected by Toronto in the first round (No. 17) of the 2017 NHL Draft, Liljegren has 65 points (14 goals, 51 assists) in 196 regular-season games, and one assist in 13 playoff games.