Considering his performance and the lingering hip and core injuries that he have inevitably contributed to his underwhelming NHL career, it should not really come as a surprise that Jared Cowen was waived by the Toronto Maple Leafs today.
NHL teams now have 24 hours to submit a claim on the ninth overall pick from the 2009 NHL Draft, but no organization will.
His contract is that toxic.
When the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired a consortium of bad short-term contracts and two future assets to get Dion Phaneuf’s contract off of their books, they leapt at the opportunity because they have a distinct competitive advantage.