The move comes a day after Brooks was claimed by Toronto from the Vegas Golden Knights. The 25-year-old scored two goals in seven games with the Golden Knights before he was placed on waivers on Tuesday.
Brooks has not appeared in a game since Dec. 31 as he is dealing with an undisclosed injury. Toronto demoted defenceman Timothy Liljegren to the AHL in order to save money on the salary cap ahead of the trade deadline. The Winnipeg, Man., native originally started the 2021-22 campaign with the Leafs but was placed on waivers before the start of the season and was claimed by the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 11.
Brooks had one assist in four games with the Canadiens before he was claimed off waivers by Vegas on Nov. 17. Brooks was originally selected by the Leafs in the fourth round of the 2016 NHL Draft. He has six goals and 11 points in 29 career games with the Maple Leafs, Canadiens, and Golden Knights., and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account. Sportsnet reserves the right to close a story’s comment section at any time.
Goes to show what a bunch of clowns run teams in this league! The poor players don’t have a clue how there career will go if all teams to is claim a player they have hope then the poor players are waived. No wonder there’s so many players leaving and going to play elsewhere.
I Just Hope That The Habs Or The Sens Don't Claim Him
They want to send him to their farm club as an insurance policy for the play-off's.
Did he wave back?
They had to, to place him in the marlies, nothing there folks!
It's in hopes that he clears so they can send him to Ricoh for the Marlies. Relax people.
What in the wide world of sports is going on?
That’s rude
What’s the point of this is it salary thing?
They want to have him in the ahl
And they claimed him for
To the Marlies he goes
poor fella