Wayne Gretzky offers his thoughts on Max Domi signing with the Leafs
The Max Domi signing in Toronto has received more attention than any other Leafs signing so far this summer. Because of the history there with his dad, Tie Domi, it does make some sense as to why the topic of Max's signing would be discussed so vigorously.
The latest individual to speak about the Domi signing publicly is none other than The Great One himself, Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky joined host Nick Alberga and former Leaf Jay Rosehill on Leafs Morning Take this morning and had revealed that he spoke with Max's dad this week about the signing. Here's what The Great One had to say about Max:
"One of the things that I'm really impressed with is that Max had some 2-3 year offers to go to other cities and he chose, in his heart, I'm going to go there [Toronto], I'm going to take a little bit less money, I want to be a Leaf and show people that I can earn another contract and that's what you want as an organization. You want your guys to be hungry, right? And good for Max. I think he's going to do great in Toronto... I think this is a really nice signing for not only Max, but for the Maple Leafs." - Gretzky on Domi signing with the Leafs
Last week, Elliotte Friedman had reported that Max would like to remain a Leaf for a very long time. Signing a 1-year deal this summer will help bridge the gap into next season when the cap will not only go up, but the Leafs will also have some significant salary coming off the cap with the expiry of T.J. Brodie's contract, among others. In Domi's mind, if taking less keeps him in a Leafs sweater long-term, that appears to be something he's prepared to do, which is great news for Brad Treliving and the Leafs if this 1-year test run goes according to plan.
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