The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Jake McCabe to a five-year contract extension with an average annual value of $4.51 million, the team announced Monday.
McCabe was due to become an unrestricted free agent after the current season.
The 31-year-old from Eau Claire, Wis., was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks on Feb. 27, 2023. His current four-year deal has an AAV of $4 million, but 50 per cent of that was retained by the Blackhawks in the trade, which provided the Leafs with cap flexibility at the time.
He has 155 points (33 goals, 122 assists) in 586 career games with the Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres.
McCabe has recorded three assists in nine games this season while averaging 21:09 minutes of ice per game.
