Max Domi signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.
The 28-year-old forward had 56 points (20 goals, 36 assists) in 80 regular-season games for the Dallas Stars and Chicago Blackhawks last season, including seven points (two goals, five assists) in 20 games after he was acquired in a trade with the Blackhawks on March 2.
Domi had 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 19 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
"I'm a guy that plays hard every single shift and will do absolutely whatever it takes to win games," Domi said Monday. "That's what it's all about, so really looking forward to the challenge and the opportunity in front of us here. It's going to be a fun year and I'm super eager to get started and I just can't wait."
Selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round (No. 12) of the 2013 NHL Draft, Domi has 370 points (121 goals, 249 assists) in 581 regular-season games for the Stars, Blackhawks, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Montreal Canadiens and Coyotes and 22 points (six goals, 16 assists) in 43 playoff games.
Max's father, Tie Domi, made his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs on March 2, 1990, and played 777 of his 1,020 NHL games for them.
"Sometimes my dad would let me get dressed and go out there and dump a bucket of puck at center ice (at Scotiabank Arena, then known as the Air Canada Centre)," Max Domi said. "And I never forget the feeling of just skating around out there, kind of looking at the seats, and thinking like, "man this this would be the coolest thing in the world playing in this rink with every seat filled and playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs." There's obviously a lot of visualization over the years that goes into that. And I mean, it's a special feeling to think that it's actually a dream come true. It really is. It's something I've thought about for a long long time and dreamed of over and over again. I've got a lot of buddies that are super excited."
Domi said he would try to do something his dad never could; win the Stanley Cup.
"Obviously my dad played over a decade here and I know firsthand through him how hard it is to win [the Cup], Domi said. "He didn't get to do it. The last couple of years I've seen just how hard it is. With Carolina, we made the second round and came close, losing to a good team in New York (Rangers in 2022). This past year in Dallas we made it to the final three (losing to the Vegas Golden Knights in the conference final). I absolutely love the team they've built here."
Domi was born in Manitoba, but spent most of his childhood in Toronto when his father was playing with the Maple Leafs.
"It certainly makes it much easier when you're coming home," he said. "Just something real special about that and it's a big reason why I chose to sign here. I wanted to come home. I've been lucky. Like I said, I've played in some great places but I got a chance to go home. It's just a no brainer for me and I'm really looking forward to getting started."
Bertuzzi, 28, had 30 points (eight goals, 22 assists) in 50 games last season, including 16 points (four goals, 12 assists) in 21 games after he was acquired by the Boston Bruins in a trade with the Detroit Red Wings on March 2.He had 10 points (five goals, five assists) in seven playoff games.
Selected by Detroit in the second round (No. 58) of the 2013 NHL Draft, Bertuzzi has 218 points (92 goals, 126 assists) in 326 regular-season games.
"If I was going to do a one-year deal I wanted to go to a team that I thought would have a great chance to win and Toronto is at the top of the list," Bertuzzi said Monday. " … But it goes back to wanting to win. I got a taste of that in Boston. I had a lot of fun playing playoff hockey so, you know, I want another crack at it."
Reaves, 36, had 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) in 73 games for the Minnesota Wild and New York Rangers last season, all his points coming with Minnesota after he was acquired in a trade with New York on Nov. 23. He did not have a point in six postseason games.
Selected by the St. Louis Blues in the fifth round (No. 156) of the 2005 NHL Draft, Reaves has 129 points (59 goals, 70 assists) and 1,023 penalty minutes in 828 regular-season games for the Wild, Rangers, Vegas Golden Knights, Pittsburgh Penguins and Blues and eight points (three goals, five assists) in 108 playoff games.
Klingberg, 30, had 33 points (10 goals, 23 assists) in 67 games for the Wild and Anaheim Ducks last season, including nine points (two goals, seven assists) in 17 games after he was acquired in a trade with the Ducks on March 3. Klingberg had four points (one goal, three assists) in four playoff games.
Selected by the Stars in the fifth round (No. 131) of the 2010 NHL Draft, Klingberg has 407 points (81 goals,326 assists) in 619 regular-season games for the Wild, Ducks and Stars and 39 points (eight goals, 31 assists) in 63 playoff games.
Toronto also signed forward Dylan Gambrell to a one-year, $775,000 contract on Monday. The 25-year-old had 10 points (four goals, six assists) in 60 games with the Ottawa Senators last season and has 40 points (17 goals, 23 assists) in 233 regular-season games for the Senators and San Jose Sharks.
The Maple Leafs (50-21-11) won a playoff series last season for the first time since 2004 but fired general manager Kyle Dubas, replacing him with Brad Treliving on May 31.
NHL.com staff writer Mike Zeisberger contributed to this report
