The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Nick Ritchie to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $2.5 million, the team announced Saturday.

Ritchie spent last season with the Boston Bruins after the club acquired him from the Anaheim Ducks at the 2020 trade deadline. The 25-year-old scored 15 goals and added 11 assists in 56 games this year.

Both Ritchie and recent Leafs addition winger Ondrej Kase became unrestricted free agents after the Bruins failed to extend qualifying offers to either player earlier this week.

The Ducks selected Ritchie with the 10th overall pick in 2014. He's skated in 350 career games, amassing 59 goals and 78 assists.

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