Nick Ritchie was waived by the Maple Leafs on Thursday, one day after their win over the Edmonton Oilers. Ritchie has been having ups and downs (mostly downs) recently, but Wednesday night was probably the worst. After looking at his contract for a millisecond, it wasn’t a surprise he didn’t get claimed by another NHL team.
Nick Ritchie is joining the Leafs at practice today. Appears he'll stick around -- with Mitch Marner and Pierre Engvall both in protocol -- after being placed on waivers yesterday.