Hurricanes' Zach Aston-Reese: Inks PTO with Hurricanes
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Aston-Reese signed a professional tryout agreement with Carolina on Thursday.
Aston-Reese provided 10 goals, 14 points and 163 hits in 77 contests with Toronto while averaging 10:56 of ice time last season. The 29-year-old will battle for a fourth-line spot on Carolina's Opening Night roster during training camp.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Gets rare postseason goal
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Aston-Reese scored a goal Thursday in a 7-2 win over the Lightning in Game 2.
He jammed in a rebound in the goal crease late in the second period to push the score to 5-1. Aston-Reese also had five hits and two blocks in 11:59 of ice time Thursday. It's his first playoff point since May 22, 2021 when he scored a goal in the Penguins opening-round loss to the Islanders. Aston-Reese has two goals and three assists in 25 career playoff contests.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Scores twice Tuesday
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Aston-Reese tallied a pair of goals in Tuesday's 4-2 win over Columbus.
Aston-Reese opened the scoring 5:10 into the first period, one-timing a Justin Holl feed in the slot past Jet Greaves. Aston-Reese would add a second goal in the final frame with a deflection on Jake McCabe's shot. The 28-year-old doesn't typically provide much in terms of offense -- he now has 10 goals and 13 points in 72 games this season. However, his physical play (151 hits) has earned him a regular role in Toronto's bottom six.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Rare goal
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Aston-Reese scored a goal Wednesday against Florida in a 3-2 loss.
Aston-Reese deflected T.J. Brodie's point shot to tie the game 1-1 early in the second period and had a chance to push the Leafs into the lead on a penalty shot eight minutes later. Alex Lyon out-waited him and easily got his blocker on the shot. Aston-Reese is having a solid season on Toronto's fourth line with eight goals, three assists, 79 shots and 143 hits.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Rare offensive outburst
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Aston-Reese scored two goals in Fridays 5-2 win over the Hurricanes.
It's the first multi-goal game of the season for Aston-Reese, and his first since Oct. 13, 2019 when he was a member of the Penguins. The bottom-six forward snapped a 14-game goal drought with the performance, and on the season he has a modest seven goals and 10 points through 63 contests, with what fantasy value he offers coming mainly from his 134 hits.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Scores Sunday
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Aston-Reese scored a goal on one shot versus Washington on Sunday.
It was the fifth goal of the season for Aston-Reese putting him slightly off the pace of his career-best nine marked in 2020-21, his last season playing in Pittsburgh. Considering the 28-year-old Staten Island native has never bested the 20-point mark in his career, fantasy players shouldn't be expecting much in the way of offensive production moving forward.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Nets fourth goal of season
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Aston-Reese scored in Toronto's 6-2 win against Philadelphia on Sunday.
Aston-Reese's marker came at 17:44 of the first period to put Toronto up 2-0. He has four goals and five points in 39 games this season. His limited offensive production isn't surprising when you consider that Aston-Reese entered the contest averaging just 11:31 of ice time in 2022-23.
Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: First goal in seven games
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Aston-Reese scored a goal Friday in a 4-3 win over the Wild.
He fired three shots and blocked one, too, in 13:27 of ice time. Aston-Reese isn't known for his scoring -- this goal was his first in seven games. He does have some peripheral value in leagues that overweight hits, but his limited ice time so far has kept that single-category a bit too light to matter.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Opens Friday's scoring
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Aston-Reese scored a goal and produced a season-best three shots during Friday's 4-2 defeat to the visiting Penguins in the Hockey Hall of Fame Game.
Aston-Reese, who suffered through a season-opening eight-game pointless skid, is beginning to add scoring depth from the fourth line. The 28-year-old center scored his second goal in five games Friday by collecting a rebound off a shot blocked by defenseman Kris Letang and beating goalie Casey DeSmith for the game's first goal of the night. The Maple Leafs fell to 2-3-1 when scoring first.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Scores goal Wednesday
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Aston-Reese scored a goal on two shots against the Flyers on Wednesday.
Aston-Reese picked up his first point of the season after having been blanked in his previous eight contests for the Leafs. Even with the marker, the 28-year-old winger shouldn't be expected to suddenly start scoring with consistency and figures to remain a mid-range fantasy target at best.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Earns one-year deal
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Aston-Reese signed a one-year contract with Toronto on Sunday.
Aston-Reese joined the Leafs for training camp on a professional tryout and parlayed that into a contract for the 2022-23 season. The deal will pay him $840,630. Aston-Reese will play in a bottom-six role for Toronto this campaign. He posted five goals, 15 points and a whopping 231 hits in 69 games with Pittsburgh and Anaheim last year.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: Snags PTO
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Aston-Reese signed a professional tryout offer with the Maple Leafs on Friday.
Aston-Reese drew into 69 games split between the Penguins and the Ducks in 2021-22, picking up five goals, 15 points and a whopping 231 hits over that span. The 28-year-old American is an excellent defensive-minded fourth-liner, so it wouldn't be surprising to see him land a one-way contract with Toronto out of training camp.
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Ducks' Zach Aston-Reese: Closes season with 15 points
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Aston-Reese posted five goals and 10 assists in 69 games between the Penguins and the Ducks this season.
Aston-Reese headed out west as part of the return for Rickard Rakell in a deal at the trade deadline. This was the second year in a row Aston-Reese has posted 15 points, though he only needed 45 contests to do so last season. The 27-year-old brought a physical presence to the Ducks' bottom six -- he finished the season with 231 hits, tied for 15th in the league. He's set for unrestricted free agency this summer.
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Ducks' Zach Aston-Reese: Strikes for empty-netter
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Aston-Reese scored an empty-net goal, logged four hits, blocked two shots, went plus-2 and added two PIM in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Sharks.
Aston-Reese received a pass from goalie Anthony Stolarz and found the open net to seal the win. This ended Aston-Reese's seven-game point drought. The 27-year-old forward is up to 15 points, 78 shots on net, 230 hits, 28 PIM and a plus-9 rating in 68 contests between the Ducks and the Penguins this season.
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Ducks' Zach Aston-Reese: Bulges twine in win
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Aston-Reese scored a goal and added two hits in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Flyers.
Aston-Reese has collected two goals and an assist in his last four games. He's benefited from a larger role in the Ducks' middle six -- he was mostly limited to no more than third-line duties with the Penguins prior to his move at the trade deadline. The 27-year-old is up to 14 points, 69 shots on net, 209 hits and a plus-10 rating in 60 contests overall.
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Ducks' Zach Aston-Reese: Steals and scores lone goal in loss
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Aston-Reese scored a goal on four shots, logged two hits and added two PIM in Sunday's 6-1 loss to the Oilers.
Aston-Reese forced a turnover and got the Ducks on the board at 3:16 of the third period, but they couldn't build a comeback. The 27-year-old forward has two points through six games with the Ducks since he was traded from the Penguins at the deadline. Aston-Reese is up to 13 points, 64 shots on net, 205 hits, 24 PIM and a plus-9 rating in 58 appearances this season. He's seen middle-six usage with the Ducks as a reliable defensive winger.
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Ducks' Zach Aston-Reese: Generates first point for Anaheim
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Aston-Reese posted an assist, three hits, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 5-0 win over the Coyotes.
Friday was Aston-Reese's fifth game as a Duck after he was part of the return from the Penguins in the Rickard Rakell trade at the deadline. Aston-Reese finally got on the scoresheet when he set up the second of Isac Lundestrom's two goals in the game. Through 57 appearances, Aston-Reese has managed 12 points, 60 shots on net, 202 hits, 22 PIM and a plus-9 rating, though he's likely to remain in a bottom-six role to close out the season.
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Ducks' Zach Aston-Reese: Suiting up against Hawks
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Aston-Reese (illness) will make his Ducks debut against Chicago on Wednesday, Elliott Teaford of The Orange County Register reports.
Aston-Reese missed Pittsburgh's previous four contests due to his illness but is now ready to play for his new club. Considering the 27-year-old center has scored just twice in 52 games this year, along with nine helpers, few fantasy players will be impacted by his return to the lineup. The Staten Island native should be in line for a bottom-six role but could push for the top six before hitting free agency this summer.
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Ducks' Zach Aston-Reese: Included in Rakell deal
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Aston-Reese (illness) was traded to the Ducks from the Penguins on Monday, along with Dominik Simon, Calle Clang and a 2022 second-round pick, Bob McKenzie of TSN reports.
Aston-Reese has yet to reach the 20-point threshold at any point in his five-year NHL career and will need to significantly step up his offensive production if he wants to make that happen this year. The 27-year-old natural center will likely slot into a bottom-six role for Anaheim.
