Leafs ink Nazem Kadri to one-year deal

Toronto Maple Leafs centre Nazem Kadri (43) takes part in the pre-game skate prior to the first period of NHL action against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, Saturday, March 14, 2015. (Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

TORONTO -- The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Nazem Kadri to a one-year contract extension on Sunday.

The 24-year-old Kadri finished fourth among Maple Leaf players in scoring last season with 39 points (18 goals, 21 assists) in 73 regular season games.

The London, Ont., native has appeared in 250 career NHL games -- all with Toronto -- and has 152 points (64 goals, 88 assists).

Kadri was originally drafted by the Maple Leafs in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2009 NHL draft.