Marleau signed with the Leafs, so here are some cool stats

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced yesterday the signing of F Patrick Marleau to a 3-year contract. The annual average value of the contract is $6.25 million.

Here is some interesting info/stats based on the signing:

• Leafs forward Auston Matthews was 3 days from being born when new teammate Patrick Marleau played in his first NHL preseason game.

• Marleau is 1 of 7 active NHLers to have played a game at Maple Leaf Gardens.

• Matthews was just 14 days old when Patrick Marleau made his NHL debut on October 1, 1997.