Free Agency: Hainsey Heads to the Maple Leafs

Ron Hainsey's time as a Pittsburgh Penguin was short but will always be remembered, for better or worse, as he moves on to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

After never tasting the post season, Hainsey was a trade deadline acquisition for the Penguins to bolster their blue line depth.  Unexpectedly he played a large part in their run to their second Stanley Cup making Hainsey an impressive 1/1 in playoffs to Cups.  He looks to continue that trend as he heads to developing Toronto and Auston Matthews.

BREAKING: Toronto Maple Leafs expected to sign D Ron Hainsey to a two-year contract (via @PierreVLeBrun) https://t.co/tQSNCKymLJ #TSNHockey pic.twitter.com/Dp9s1NfZ2v

— SportsCentre (@SportsCentre) July 1, 2017

UPDATE: The two year deal for Hainsey will cost the Leafs $3 million per year.

The #Leafs announced today the signing of free agent D Ron Hainsey to a 2-year contract with an AAV of $3 million in each season #TMLtalk

— Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) July 1, 2017

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