With Marner's return on horizon, Leafs facing salary cap crunch - Sportsnet.ca

placed forward Nick Shore on waivers Tuesday, signalling that Mitch Marner is likely ready to come off long-term injured reserve in time for Wednesday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche.

Shore’s roster spot will be sacrificed — either through a waiver claim or assignment to the American Hockey League — and three other players will need to go with him in order to create the space needed to activate Marner’s $10.893-million cap hit off LTIR. Toronto was actually days away from having to make its roster purge last month when Marner went down with his injury. That bought some players extra time and fortunes changed when Keefe replaced Mike Babcock behind the bench on Nov. 20.

With 10 points in 17 games, the veteran forward is having a decent season given his ice time and how much he’s been shuffled in and out of the lineup. He’s taken the uncertainty in stride, too.

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MapleLeafs reporterchris I've said this many of times. This is the most mismanaged franchise in the NHL. Just lost Shore because of the absolute one sided contracts that have been handed out. Remember what Shanahan said : 'we want players that want to be leafs'. Yah right all about the benjamins!

MapleLeafs reporterchris Lol leafs are a joke

MapleLeafs reporterchris We are doomed if high priced players don’t start earning their keep, Matthews one assist over the past three games and -6 plus/minus cost $425k of cap. Surely saying this is unacceptable, isn’t nearly strong enough nomenclature to explain the situation!! Commit to change

MapleLeafs reporterchris Is this worth investigating...Why did Shanahan hire Babcock if his coaching style was abusive? Was he aware of Babcock’s abusive tactics to his former teammates? Was he supporting this style to get this team on track to success?

MapleLeafs reporterchris And that right there is the reason the Leafs will go NOWHERE in the near future. 3 overpaid, soft and selfish kids who have no idea what the word TEAM means and as a result the Leafs have no money left for support players. Get used to it....going nowhere fast.

MapleLeafs reporterchris Dubas has really screwed himself ...now and in the off season next year....his inexperience is showing big time

MapleLeafs reporterchris LOCAL LOCAL LOCAL...not everybody across the country gives a shit about this Toronto only story. Keep it on 590 feed...even worse is forcing Johnston's garbage on us too..wordt reporter in the league.

MapleLeafs reporterchris Pretty sad for JasonSpezza. His desire to wear a Leafs jersey & keep playing in it hasn’t gone all too well. NHL

MapleLeafs reporterchris They better not waive Engvall, he's been really good. I like what he brings.

MapleLeafs reporterchris I believe it’s only 2 more cuts when you include shore, not 3 more. Once Moore returns, then it’s another cut

MapleLeafs reporterchris Goat is a nice guy but with hands of stone, his other intangibles are not sufficient to keep him around. Ratchet up ice time for JT and AM 🏒🥅. Jackie_Redmond MapleLeafs kevin_mcgran

MapleLeafs reporterchris I wonder why they are doing so bad?

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MapleLeafs reporterchris Ceci at $4.5M and Sandin in Marlies: *exists* Leafs: ALriGhT, WHIcH tHREe Of ENGvALL, timAShOv, Goat, sPeZza, aND PetaN aRe We senDinG DOwn?

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