At 37years old, Jason Spezza isn't ready to call it quits just yet.
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Monday that they've signed Spezza to a one-year, $700,000 extension -- the league minimum and the same deal he signed for last season.
Back for another season!
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) October 5, 2020
Jason Spezza has signed a one-year contract extension. #LeafsForever
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Spezza tallied 25 points in 58 games last season and was set to become an unrestricted free agent on Friday. He's nearing the end of a career that’s seen him register 940 points in 1,123 regular-season games between the Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Dallas Stars.
The native of Toronto is a bottom-six forward at this point in his career, but he has been very valuable to the Maple Leafs both in the locker room and at the faceoff dot, winning 54% of his draws.
Toronto and the rest of the NHL enter a busy week with the draft being held virtually for the first time in history on Tuesday and Wednesday and free agency opening on Friday. Expect a lot of movement to happen over the next week or so.
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