The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Leo Komarov to a one-year contract, the club announced Tuesday. The five-foot-11, 198-pound forward was born in Estonia but moved to Finland at a young age, was the Leafs’ seventh choice in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Komarov played in the KHL the last three season and had one year remaining on his KHL deal but his KHL contract appears to have had an out clause.
Every Leafs signing comes with a lot of fanfare but should we really be excited about this signing?
The book in Komarov is that he is a small, physical forward that racks up a lot of penalty minutes with a scoring touch. He likes to play dirty and can infuriate opponents. In other words a skilled pest.
Ron Wilson only had mild interest in players like Komarov but Randy Carlyle's philosophy is more consistent with Brian Burke's where you have skill forwards in the top 6 and grinders in the bottom 6. So Komarov has a chance to stick with the Leafs as a 4th liner but he may need to beat out some NHL regulars to make it. So I wouldn't be surprised to see him play much of the season with the Marlies.
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