The Toronto Maple Leafs added a big, physical piece to their forward group by inking Matt Martin to a four-year deal on Friday.
The deal carries a reported US$2.5 million cap hit for the six-foot-three winger.
Martin has led the league in hits for five-straight years, dishing out with 365 last season or about 4 1/2 per game.
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Martin also chipped in offensively for the New York Islanders’
highly-regarded fourth line, scoring a career-high 10 goals while also adding nine assists.
Leafs head coach Mike Babcock suggested last season that the club would look to add more grit and physicality in the summer – Martin the obvious fit to that need.
Martin, a Windsor, Ont., native, was the 148th overall pick of the 2008 draft.
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