Late breaking news as Bob McKenzie tweeted that Luke Schenn has signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs and will be at camp later this morning:

Nothing official in way of Schenn numbers but hearing it's a 5 year deal in the $3.5M range, give or take $100K. Exact details in the a.m.

We'll update full details as they come in. A cap hit between $3.4M and $3.6M [Update: It's $3.6M] puts Schenn among the following company: Rob Scuderi, Johnny Oduya, Kris Letang, Ryan Suter, Roman Hamrlik, Nick Schultz, Willie Mitchell, Cory Sarich, Brent Burns, Matt Carle, Niklas Hjalmarsson, and Viktor Hedman. As Chemmy noted, this deal actually covers one of Schenn's UFA years as he would have been eligible to be an unrestricted free agent after the fourth year of his deal (seven accrued years of service).

While we wait for confirmation on those figures, here are a couple of recent posts about the Leafs' younger cornerstone defender:

Luke Schenn

#2 / Defenseman / Toronto Maple Leafs

6-2

229

Nov 02, 1989

Drafted: 5th Overall in 2008 NHL Entry Draft

2008-09 NHL All-Rookie First Team

GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG UIP SOG PCT
Career - Luke Schenn 231 12 41 53 -17 155 1 0 1 TBD 331 3.6%

How do you feel about this deal?

Happy! Our Luke and Saviour Is Here To Stay!381
Sad! This was too much for Schenn35
Relieved! This took five months?264
Other - I'll explain in the comments10