Maple Leafs' Max Pacioretty gets key $2 million contract update

Max Pacioretty showed he can still get the job done in the postseason.

For the Maple Leafs this spring, he had eight points in 11 playoff games.

Thanks to that, Pacioretty should earn himself another contract, either from Toronto or elsewhere. He'll turn 37 on Nov. 20.

NHL Trade Rumors writes, "His days of being an every-game regular are likely over which will keep the contract offers closer to the $1MM mark in terms of base salary.  However, as long as he signs a one-year pact (which is the likeliest outcome at this stage of his career), he is eligible for performance incentives which is what he had in his deal this season which could push the total potential compensation more toward the $2MM range if a decent market for his services develops."

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Pacioretty has now played 17 seasons in the NHL. His first 10 years were with the Montreal Canadiens.

Since then, he's played for Vegas, Washington, Carolina and Toronto.

This past regular season, he had just 13 points in 37 games, but he turned it up in the postseason.

Pacioretty is no more than a depth winger at this point, but he's a veteran presence who has been a part of a bunch of successful teams in his NHL career.

There'll still be a place for Pacioretty somewhere, and probably at a value price.

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