The Leafs signed Bunting to a 2-year contract worth $950k per season, after his successful first season in the league with Arizona. In total, the Leafs saved $3M by not signing Hyman and instead bringing in Bunting and Kaše (and not just them, obviously). For Bunting, it would be easy to assume that the abilities of Matthews and Marner are carrying Bunting to those levels. From NHL.com, so far this season, Bunting has played just 5 seconds while the team was shorthanded. Bunting is, of course, the more directly comparable player, but Kaše has done his own part to fill that gap.

Source: The Nation January 15, 2022 17:16 UTC