Maple Leafs place Ryan Dzingel on waivers after trade with Coyotes

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas talks about the trade the team made with the Arizona Coyotes, on how this is the deal they locked in and how there were other potential deals on the table but this was the one that made most sense.

Sportsnet Staff February 20, 2022, 2:04 PM

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas confirmed on Sunday that newly acquired forward Ryan Dzingel has been placed on waivers.

https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1495474227650117639

If Dzingel clears waivers, the Leafs intend to assign him to the AHL’s Toronto Marlies. The forward was traded to Toronto along with defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin in a deal for Nick Ritchie and a conditional draft pick.

Defenceman Rasmus Sandin has been assigned to the Toronto Marlies in order for the Leafs to get under the cap. Lyubushkin is expected to join Leafs in Columbus on Tuesday.

The Toronto Maple #Leafs have assigned Rasmus Sandin to the minors.

After trading for Dzingel and Lyubishkin yesterday a secondary move clearing cap hit was required to remain cap compliant. https://t.co/dCjaPhDTXJ

— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) February 20, 2022

The 29-year-old is a seven-season NHL veteran who was first drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the seventh round of the 2011 draft. He played three-and-a-half seasons in Ottawa before he was traded to the Blue Jackets.

He has since had stints with the Carolina Hurricanes and he made a return to the Senators before he signed this past summer with Arizona.

In 26 games played this season, Dzingel has seven points and 35 penalty minutes.

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