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Red Wings' Zach Aston-Reese: Sent down
Aston-Reese was assigned to AHL Grand Rapids on Sunday.
In a corresponding move, Austin Czarnik was summoned from the minors. Aston-Reese was a healthy scratch in Saturday's 6-4 win over Tampa Bay.
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Red Wings' Zach Aston-Reese: Called up by Red Wings
Aston-Reese was recalled by Detroit on Saturday.
Aston-Reese scored 10 goals and 14 points in 77 appearances with the Maple Leafs in 2022-23. The 29-year-old has 42 goals and 80 points in 307 career NHL games.
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Red Wings' Zach Aston-Reese: Shifts to waivers
Aston-Reese was placed on waivers Sunday, Chris Johnston of TSN reports.
Aston-Reese signed a one-year, two-way contract Detroit on Sunday after being released from his professional tryout with Carolina on Friday. If he clears, the 29-year-old forward could begin the 2023-24 campaign with AHL Grand Rapids.
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Red Wings' Zach Aston-Reese: Signs with Detroit
Aston-Reese signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Red Wings on Sunday.
After he was released from his PTO with Carolina on Friday, Aston-Reese will now get another shot in Detroit. The 29-year-old center posted a career-high 10 goals and 14 points last season with Toronto. Aston-Reese could compete for a bottom-six role with the Red Wings, though he may serve as forward depth in the AHL.
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Zach Aston-Reese: Carolina says goodbye
Aston-Reese was released from his professional tryout by the Hurricanes on Friday.
Aston-Reese had a nice season with the Maple Leafs in 2022-23, scoring 10 goals while adding four assists and 163 hits in 77 games. Aston-Reese will try to catch on with another team but may need to spend some time in the minors.
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Hurricanes' Zach Aston-Reese: Inks PTO with Hurricanes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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Maple Leafs' Zach Aston-Reese: First goal in seven games
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-0, 204 lbs |
| Birthplace: Staten Island, NY |
| Age: 29 |
| Experience: 6 |
| Shoots: Left |