Maple Leafs sign Matt Read to tryout deal
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The Toronto Maple Leafs inked forward Matt Read to a professional tryout contract, the club announced Friday.
Read appeared in 12 games with the Minnesota Wild this past season, notching a single goal.
The 33-year-old spent the majority of the campaign with Minnesota's AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, producing 16 goals and 37 points in 61 contests before adding eight points in 10 playoff games.
Read spent parts of seven seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers from 2011-18, scoring a career-best 24 goals in his rookie year.
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