Overview
- Ryan Tverberg re-signed with the Maple Leafs in early July on a one-year, two-way deal that pays $850,000 at the NHL level, $250,000 in the AHL and carries a $350,000 guarantee.
- The 24-year-old seventh-round pick broke out with 36 points in 63 regular-season AHL games and added 14 playoff points as the Toronto Marlies won the 2026 Calder Cup, earning him a two-game NHL debut in April.
- Toronto expects Tverberg to start the 2026–27 season in the AHL as a high-priority recall candidate and to compete for a bottom-six spot at NHL training camp.
- The new contract makes Tverberg waiver-eligible when moved between leagues and, because of his age and limited NHL games, could qualify him for Group VI early unrestricted free agency next July if he meets the league thresholds.
- This signing is the Leafs’ second recent RFA deal after Emil Andrae and reduces the club’s remaining qualifying-offer RFAs to Jacob Quillan and William Villeneuve.