Maple Leafs Sign Forward Foster to One-Year Deal

The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced that they have signed left wing Alex Foster to a one-year contract extension. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. He would have been a free agent on July 1. In 30 games with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL last season, he scored nine goals and eight assists for 17 points. He did not appear in any NHL games last season. He last played in the NHL during the 2007-08 season, appearing in three games with the Maple Leafs and scoring no points. This is really nothing more than a depth signing for the Maple Leafs. Foster has decent size, can play either center or left wing, and can put up numbers at the minor league level. He will likely spend most, if not all, of next season in the minors.