Maple Leafs waive Nick Shore

Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesToday the Maple Leafs have placed Nick Shore on waivers. As detailed here:

This is a necessary move to create LTIR space for Mitch Marner’s return.

Shore has played in 21 games in total, has the worst Adjusted Corsi % on the team at 44% while playing in some of the heaviest defensive zone usage in the NHL. His on-ice Expected Goals % is 34%, however, illustrating that that usage hasn’t actually worked well, and was one of the least effective aspects of Mike Babcock’s system and usage. The only player whose on-ice Expected Goals Against is worse than Shore’s is Martin Marincin.

Shore has played in one game for Sheldon Keefe, in his hometown…