Leafs, Golden Knights, Devils, Lightning among teams to watch to sign Brandon Saad
Daily Faceoff President and insider Frank Seravalli shined some details this evening on where Brandon Saad might end up.
The veteran forward has been linked to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Vegas Golden Knights, New Jersey Devils and Tampa Bay Lightning according to Seravalli.
The St. Louis Blues and Saad mutually agreed to terminate his contract. The agreement will see Saad sacrifice his remaining salary for this season as well as the $4.5 million owed next season, the final year of his five-year pact.
As mentioned on @SportsOnPrimeCA tonight: Four teams to keep an eye on for pending free agent Brandon Saad, who is eligible to sign as soon as Friday.#LeafsForever, #VegasBorn, #NJDevils and #GoBolts
Saad scored 26 last year and is eager to prove he has plenty left in tank.
The 32-year-old has seven goals and nine assists for 16 points in 43 games this season.
Last season, Saad racked up 26 goals, the most since the 2015-16 season when he played for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Saad finished the season with 42 points in 82 games.
Saad signed a five-year, $22.5 million contract with the Blues as a free agent on July 29, 2021. During his first season with the Blues, Saad tallied 24 goals and 25 assists for 49 points in 78 games, adding five points in 12 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
The two-time Stanley Cup champion was recently named to the Chicago Blackhawks Quarter-Century team. The Pittsburgh native spent seven years in Chicago and was a pivotal part of their Stanley Cup runs in 2012-13 and 2014-15. During his time in the Windy City, Saad notched 114 goals and 127 assists for 241 points in 428 regular season contests. Over the course of 906 career games, Saad has tallied 260 goals and 515 points with Chicago, Columbus, Colorado and St. Louis.