Sunday’s waiver wire sent Leafs fans and bloggers into a spiral of question marks as Jason Spezza and Aaron Dell were made available to the rest of the league. As unfortunate as Nick Robertson’s injury was considering how much work he put in since last May to get to a season debut with the Leafs, the salary cap repercussions of it, as far as the taxi - uh - stay ready squad, is another can of worms.
There’s still something about this set of moves that doesn’t click. On the bright side, the quote from Spezza’s agent Rick Curran helps ease worries of the 37-year-old being claimed.