- Jacob Quillan re-signs with Toronto on a one-year, two-way deal worth a league-minimum $850K at the NHL level
- The 24-year-old center took a raise over his expired entry-level deal after skipping arbitration
- Read below for what the signing means for Quillan in a crowded Leafs bottom six
The Maple Leafs kept one of their better AHL pieces around.
Toronto re-signed center Jacob Quillan to a one-year, two-way contract, per PuckPedia. The deal pays a league-minimum $850K at the NHL level, $350K in the AHL, and carries a $375K guarantee.
Quillan, 24, was a restricted free agent with arbitration rights. He let the deadline pass without filing and took the extension instead, which still lands him a raise over the entry-level deal that expired last week.
An undrafted Quinnipiac product, he has climbed fast. Quillan put up 46 points in 39 games in his final college season, then jumped straight into pro hockey without missing a beat.
As a rookie with the Marlies in 2024-25, he scored 18 goals and 37 points across 67 games. He was even sharper the next year, posting 14 goals and 39 points in just 40 AHL games while earning 23 games of NHL run with the Leafs.
That kind of two-way center usually gets a long look for a bottom-six job. This summer might be different.
New GM John Chayka went to work on July 1, loading up the bottom of the roster with Nick Paul, Teddy Blueger, Brandon Duhaime, Colton Sissons, and Zack MacEwen.
Before that spree, Quillan had a real path to the No. 4 center spot. Now he has to beat out a pile of veterans just to crack the lineup.
Depth is the upside here. Quillan gives Toronto a center who can carry the Marlies and step in when injuries hit, all on a cheap deal that keeps him in the system while the front office keeps hunting bigger moves.
He’ll get his chance to prove he belongs. Cracking this Leafs lineup, though, might take an injury or two up top first.
