The Maple Leafs have acquired a new defenseman...again.
It's becoming a trend, doesn't it seem? The Leafs will sign or trade for another defenseman rather than focus on another forward.
This time it was 28-year-old Brett Lebda and 25-year-old Danny Richmond.
Lebda, who has spent his entire five season, 326-game NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings, signed a two-year, $2.9 million contract on July 7th. He's a smooth skating, stay-at-home defenseman, but he can score too. Lebda has a career total of 18 goals scored in addition to 50 assists and a +/- rating of 31.
Danny Richmond, the another free agent acquisition, has no goals in 49 NHL games, and three assists to along with a -12 rating.
After spending the majority of his career in the minors and a split last season between Peoria and Rockford, Richmond won't likely achieve a roster spot with the Maple Leafs at the start of the 2010-2011 season. Especially considering the amount of defencemen the Maple Leafs already have set to play in the NHL.
The signing ...
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