The Toronto Maple Leafs signed defenseman Morgan Rielly to an eight-year contract extension with an average annual value of $7.5 million, the team announced Friday.

Rielly was scheduled for unrestricted free agency at season's end.

The 27-year-old has spent his entire career with the Leafs since being taken with the No. 5 pick in the 2012 draft. He's accrued 309 points in 580 games with Toronto.

Rielly is also the longest-serving member of the club.

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