It won\u0027t come as a shock to Leafs Nation but Michael Bunting was ultimately never going to be returning to the Maple Leafs on a new deal.
This off-season, the forward signed a three-year deal with the Carolina Hurricanes worth $13.5 million.
Bunting, who socred 23 goals in each of the past two seasons with Toronto, clarified contract talks during a chat on Sportsnet’s“It was just quick talks, nothing extensive,” Bunting told Bunkis about any talks with the team’s front office about returning to the Leafs. “It wasn’t a lot of contract talk that went on during the season. And then kind of once the off-season came along and whatnot, and didn’t really hear much, you kind of just figured that it wasn’t going to work out.
The 27-year-old Toronto-born Bunting skated for former Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas and weighed in on his former boss’s outster. Dubas was canned shortly after the season ended and was replaced by Brad Treliving.There was an error, please provide a valid email address.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
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