Saad is leaving $4.5 million on the table with St. Louis after the two sides agreed to terminate his contract following his waiver clearance.
The Toronto Maple Leafs staff has a bit of clean-up work to do, but we're not talking about fixing things on the ice.
Identifying the holes in the Leafs' lineup is fairly straightforward. Patching them at the trade deadline? Much less so.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting a lot of criticism around their fans lack of response during games, and it's starting to bother some of their key players.
Rielly has two points in his last 11 games with Toronto and admitted after Wednesday's 3-1 loss to Minnesota that he needs to be better.
T he captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs is set to have another honor added to his impressive NHL career. As the 4 Nations Face-Off approaches, Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews
1st-period goals guide Wild to win over Leafs
Against Minnesota, William Nylander provided Toronto’s lone goal. The defeat marked the team’s third straight regulation loss, a tough stretch before the Maple Leafs embark on a four-game Western Canada trip leading up to the 4 Nations Face-Off pause.
Steven Lorentz showed his frustration outwardly with an NHL official on Wednesday as the Maple Leafs continue to struggle to score in disappointing loss to Wild.
Saad will have his contract with the St. Louis Blues terminated within the next 48 hours. Once he clears unconditional waivers at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, which is a formality, the mutual termination of Saad’s existing contract will leave him free to sign with any team he chooses.
The hot streak comes at at perfect time for Matthews and the United States. The center, who grew up in Arizona, will join Team United States for the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal and Boston from Feb. 12-20 and begin play against Team Finland at Bell Centre on Feb. 13 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS).
Shane Pinto scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1.