The Toronto Maple Leafs have put forward Travis Boyd on waivers once again, according to Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston. The 27-year-old was put on waivers at the start of training camp and cleared and now must go through the process once again. Boyd has appeared in 20 of the Maple Leafs 32 games this year, but has also spent a good amount of time on the team’s taxi squad.
The move is designed to maximize Toronto’s cap space before the upcoming trade deadline. Assuming Boyd clears, which isn’t necessarily a guarantee, the Maple Leafs can send him down to the taxi squad to accrue cap space. With no players currently on LTIR, the team can now save up some extra space before the trade deadline to potentially open up more opportunities for the team. Boyd makes the minimum, $700K salary, but having him on the taxi squad between games can save the team quite a bit.
Boyd has fared quite well since coming over via free agency during the offseason. The forward has three goals and eight points in 20 games this year, while averaging just 9:40 of ATOI.
a team should take a shot. he has looked like a good 3rd/4th line guy who has a little Zach Hyman in his game