Capitals fans who watched this guy on a nightly basis last year - what's he looking like at this stage of his career?
Double-edged sword. Early on he was actually decent, propably better than expected and contributed decently, especially on the PP. Then the longer the season went on, the clearer it was that he just didn't have it anymore. Looked tired night after night, taking stupid penalties. The cherry on top was when Capitals tried to move him at the deadline but he rejected the move and proceeded to play like shit for the next month. I'm pretty surprised that he's getting an NHL-contract at this stage, especially from a team expected to make the Playoffs. I'd have guessed team like Ducks would have given him league-minimum to help their PP2 unit.
Don't expect much, and if there is even decent amount of competition for spots on the Leafs, i'd guess it's likely that he finds himself on the Marlies at some stage next season. His body couldn't hold up for half a season last year so it's propably not going to be pretty if the plan is to have him play 82 games + Playoffs next season.