Robidas was not at practice this morning, spurring on the speculation of a waiver move.
Obviously, there remains the option at any time of sending Robidas down to be a mentor to the young D on the Marlies. Due to the 35+ rule, the Maple Leafs will only save $100,000 on the cap instead of the usual $950,000.
More than just this season, when the cap flexibility situation shouldn’t be a major issue, Robidas looks like he can no longer get by in even a bottom-pair role at the NHL level and he’s got another year (beyond this one) at $3M – $2.