Today, well, tomorrow really, for bookkeeping purposes, Nic Petan has been cut from the Maple Leafs roster and sent to the Marlies. Since this move comes after 5 p.m. New York time, today counts as a day spent on the roster, and tomorrow does not.
The Leafs were carrying a full healthy 23-man roster on their current road trip, plus the ailing Trevor Moore, who was on LTIR following an injury in November. To bring Moore back, someone had to be cut to make roster room.
The two players have identical cap hits, so the available LTIR pool, with Andreas Johnsson still injured and ineligible to return until New Year’s Eve, is $1.