The constant flow of injuries made the Leafs’ decisions for them for a little while but, now that they have enough healthy bodies in the lineup, they were forced to lose someone. That someone was Nick Shore, who was waived yesterday and claimed off waivers by the Winnipeg Jets this morning.
Ultimately, Shore wasn’t getting much action in Keefe’s lineup in Toronto and Kyle Dubas decided he wasn’t going to waive younger players with higher ceilings in favor of an average bottom-line forward. Shore certainly could have continued to contribute for the Leafs while giving them right-handed center depth, but it looks like Jason Spezza is going to continue to play a more regular role along with a cast of younger depth wingers in Nic Petan, Dmytro Timashov, and Pierre Engvall.