The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Jake McCabe to a five-year contract extension with an average annual value of $4.51 million, the team announced Monday.

McCabe was due to become an unrestricted free agent after the current season.

The 31-year-old from Eau Claire, Wis., was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks on Feb. 27, 2023. His current four-year deal has an AAV of $4 million, but 50 per cent of that was retained by the Blackhawks in the trade, which provided the Leafs with cap flexibility at the time.