The Maple Leafs’ depth chart got a little deeper Tuesday with the signing of free agent winger David Booth.

Booth, who signed a one-year, $1.1 million (U.S.) deal, has seen his career on a downward trajectory since scoring 31 goals and 60 points –— career highs — for the Florida Panthers in 2008-09.

The 29-year-old American power forward, a Canuck since 2011, was bought out by Vancouver after a scoring nine goals, and adding 10 assists last season. His playing time dropped accordingly.

It’s a low-risk signing by Toronto, and it could pay off if Booth rediscovers his game much the way Mason Raymond, another ex-Canuck, did last year. Raymond, a former 25-goal scorer, scored 19 times for the Leafs last season after netting just 10 for Vancouver the year before.

Raymond has moved on to the Calgary Flames, in part creating the opening Booth could fill. A left winger, Booth could move onto the second line with Nazem Kadri, allowing Joffrey Lupul to return to right wing, where he played most of his career before joining the Leafs.

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