Now, two Canadian teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks have announced that they have also signed players to PTOs themselves. First, it was the Canucks themselves that announced their signing.
Undrafted, the 32-year-old has appeared in 547 career NHL games, all with his hometown Detroit Red Wings. DeKeyser has recorded 33 goals, 113 assists, and 266 penalty minutes. The 6'3", 183-pound blueliner has also appeared in 19 playoff games across four postseasons with the Red Wings, collecting a goal and an assist.
Zach Aston-Reese, also undrafted, has appeared in 230 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks. The career bottom-six forward has collected 32 goals and 34 assists. Toronto will now have quite the battle of players trying to make their fourth line.
