By now, it is no surprise that the Toronto Maple Leafs are shopping forward Nick Ritchie.
After a few tries in different spots in the lineup, Ritchie could never find any consistency. That led to him getting placed on waivers and added to the Toronto Maple Leafs taxi squad.
Once the NHL removed the taxi squad, Ritchie got sent down to the Toronto Marlies in the AHL. Obviously, this is not where Ritchie wants to spend the rest of the 2021-22 season.
Having him in the AHL does save the Leafs a little bit of cap space, but they would rather trade him and have his full $2.