Waivers today: Tim Schaller (LA), Julian Melchiori (NJ), Hubert Labrie (Ott), Andrew Agozzino (Pgh) and D. Timashov (Tor)
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) February 23, 2020On the day before the trade deadline several teams waived players they either are about to send back to the minors, or in Melchiori’s case, just signed to NHL deals, and have to waive to leave in the AHL.
It’s possible the Leafs, now that they’ve seen Denis Malgin, have decided Timashov can return to the AHL to play, and that’s all they’re doing. They may feel it’s unlikely he gets claimed in this crowd.