{"id":183323,"date":"2025-10-01T20:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/183323\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T20:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:03:10","slug":"roster-cuts-catch-up-to-two-former-maple-leafs-in-latest-waiver-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/183323\/","title":{"rendered":"Roster Cuts Catch Up to Two Former Maple Leafs in Latest Waiver Moves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Roster Cuts Catch Up to Two Former Maple Leafs in Latest Waiver Moves <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/601095.webp.webp\" style=\"width:100%;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Feb 22, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs center Max Domi (11) celebrates with left wing Tyler Bertuzzi (59) and defenseman William Lagesson (85) after scoring a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during the first period at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images\" title=\"Feb 22, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs center Max Domi (11) celebrates with left wing Tyler Bertuzzi (59) and defenseman William Lagesson (85) after scoring a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during the first period at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tTwo former members of the Toronto Maple Leafs organization hit waivers on Wednesday, with the biggest name being former Marlies standout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Nick-Abruzzese-63166\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Nick Abruzzese profile and hockey stats\">Nick Abruzzese<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the 2pm deadline passing, that means a new group of players have been placed on waivers and they include two former members of the Toronto Maple Leafs organization.<\/p>\n<p>The following former Maple Leafs were placed on waivers Wednesday afternoon:<\/p>\n<p>It seems that all the players who were placed on waivers yesterday, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeypatrol.com\/nhl-team\/toronto-maple-leafs\/former-maple-leafs-forward-surprisingly-lands-on-waivers-ahead-of-season-opener\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a former Maple Leaf<\/a> cleared, and their respective teams are able to decide what to do with their futures.<\/p>\n<p>Abruzzese could be considered the biggest name on the list, putting up 143 points in 211 games with the Marlies (47 goals, 96 assists) and was a former 4th round pick of the team in 2019 (124th overall).<\/p>\n<p>Lagesson had a cup of coffee in the system, playing five games with the Maple Leafs and 30 games with the Marlies, recording a combined five points (1 NHL assist).<\/p>\n<p>He signed in Toronto as a free agent in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Abruzzese was a player who could have fought for a potential call-up with the team this season, as Toronto has been giving some of their younger players and Marlies mainstays more time and more reps this preseason.<\/p>\n<p>But for now, teams will have 24 hours to place a claim on either Abruzzese or Lagesson before their respective teams are able to have them clear and then send them to the AHL or figure another alternative.<\/p>\n<p>You can expect much more waiver assignments in the coming days with the regular season only a week away, and it wouldn&#8217;t be surprising to see a few more former Leafs appear on the wire.<\/p>\n<p>Previously on HockeyPatrol<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeypatrol.com\/nhl-team\/toronto-maple-leafs\/Javascript:void(save_clic(\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1696.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" alt=\"HockeyRetourVosPOOL Ang\" title=\"HockeyRetourVosPOOL Ang\" loading=\"lazy\" defer=\"defer\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tHOCKEYPATROL.COM<br \/>COPYRIGHT @2025 &#8211; ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeypatrol.com\/terms\" class=\"lediv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TERMS<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeypatrol.com\/politic\" class=\"lediv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">POLICIES<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roster Cuts Catch Up to Two Former Maple Leafs in Latest Waiver Moves Photo credit: Stephen R. 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