Leafs sign Teddy Blueger to two-year contract
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Teddy Blueger on Wednesday to a two-year, $5-million contract that will have an annual average value of $2.5 million, according to multiple reports.
PuckPedia is reporting that Blueger will be paid $2.5 million with a $500,000 signing bonus in 2026-27, then he’ll receive $1.5 million with a $500,000 signing bonus in 2027-28.
The #LeafsForever have signed 31 y/o F Teddy Blueger to a 2 year $2.5M cap hit contract Yr 1: $2.5M Salary, $500K Signing Bonus Yr 2: $1.5M/$500K 1st @FriedgeHNIC Rep'd by Ben Hankinson @BenHankinson @OctagonHockey puckpedia.com/player/teddy-b…
Blueger, 31, scored nine goals and added eight assists for 17 points in 35 games with the Vancouver Canucks in 2025-26. In eight NHL seasons, Blueger, a native of Riga, Latvia, has 58 goals and 111 assists for 169 points in 453 career regular-season games with the Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights and Pittsburgh Penguins.
He also has two goals and four assists for six points in 37 career NHL playoff games. He earned a Stanley Cup ring with the Golden Knights in 2023.
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Teddy Blueger to Toronto: 2-years, $5M total
Daily Faceoff managing editor Matt Larkin ranked Blueger No. 27 on his top 50 unrestricted free agents of 2026.
“I can’t imagine teams will pay extra for his random goal-scoring surge, with his nine goals in 35 games buoyed by a shooting percentage almost double his career average,” Larkin wrote. “Still, Blueger makes for a perfectly reasonable fourth-line center option who is used to tough matchups and kills penalties.”
Blueger, a second-round pick for the Penguins at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, played four seasons of college hockey with Minnesota State University. In 155 career NCAA games, he scored 31 goals and recorded 77 assists for 108 points.