The Toronto Maple Leafs are making one of their most popular players available for free on the waiver market. Enforcer Ryan Reaves, who has no goal and two assists in 35 games for the Leafs this year,

The Toronto Maple Leafs freed up a bit of cap space Thursday afternoon – perhaps, in advance of a trade acquisition or two – when they put veteran right winger Ryan Reaves on waivers. Given that Reaves has been a healthy scratch for roughly half of the season and that he has just two assists and zero goals in 35 games,

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been linked to Scott Laughton ahead of the trade deadline, and now we know this is not the first time they have pursued the Flyers forward. According to The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta, Toronto was close to acquiring Laughton two years ago at the NHL Draft before ultimately deciding against the deal.