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Bernier, Leafs agree on two-year, $8.3 million deal

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The Toronto Maple Leafs and Jonathan Bernier won’t need an arbitrator to determine his market value as the two sides have agreed to a two-year, $8.3 million extension, per Elliotte Friedman.

That comes after the Maple Leafs and Bernier went into Friday’s arbitration hearing with vastly different asking prices as Bernier was requesting a one-year deal worth $5.1 million while Toronto countered at $2.89 million. The Maple Leafs’ asking price was particularly noteworthy as it was below Bernier’s 2014-15 salary of $3.4 million, although it was roughly in line with his $2.9 million annual cap hit over the now expired two-year deal.

The final price tag is obviously closer to Bernier’s request in terms of average salary, but by making it a two-year agreement he has conceded the first season of his unrestricted free agent eligibility.

Like many of the Maple Leafs, Bernier is coming off of a rough campaign where he posted a 2.87 GAA and .912 save percentage in 58 contests. The 26-year-old (27 on Aug. 7) now has a 2.63 GAA and .916 save percentage in 175 career games.

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