Brigstew mentioned something about waivers and Andreas Johnsson — more on that in a bit — but it got me thinking about the exempt players on the Leafs. We know Nikita Soshnikov’s waiver exemption ran out a few weeks ago, but what of the others?
First, a quick refresher on how this works: When a player first signs an ELC, he is waiver exempt until he’s hit either a games played or seasons under NHL contract threshold. These numbers vary with age of player, and they are also different for goalies. You never need to learn the rule, however, because every waiver exempt player’s page on Cap Friendly links to the details.