Leafs avoid arbitration with Gunnarsson, sign defenseman to 3-year deal
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The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed defenseman Carl Gunnarsson to a three-year deal Monday, avoiding salary arbitration.
Gunnarsson, 26, had one goal and 14 assists in 37 games last season. In 224 career regular-season games, all with the Leafs, Gunnarsson has 12 goals and 57 assists with 58 penalty minutes.
The Leafs originally selected the 6-foot-2, 196-pound Swede 189th overall in the 2007 draft.
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Meanwhile, the Leafs announced Monday they have agreed to an affiliation with the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. The Leafs will share the affiliation with the Minnesota Wild.