Blues waive veteran defenseman Nick Leddy a day after acquiring Logan Mailloux
The club will find out Thursday afternoon if Leddy has been claimed. His placement on waivers is not connected to a buyout, as the buyout period has closed.
The move comes after the Blues made a trade Wednesday for Montreal Canadiens defenseman Logan Mailloux, giving them eight potential blueliners on the projected NHL roster. General manager Doug Armstrong said that Mailloux would have a spot in the top six as long as he earns it in training camp.
That would leave Tyler Tucker, Matthew Kessel and Leddy competing for one starting spot and the other as the team's seventh defenseman:
The Blues would like Tucker to be in the lineup, which makes Leddy the odd man out.
Leddy appeared to be falling out of the picture anyway after playing just 31 games last season due to an undisclosed injury. He posted two goals and five points when in the lineup. The 34-year-old can still skate well, but the team has several players on the back end with that similar skill set. Mailloux and Tucker can provide a physical element that Leddy can't.
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It's not yet known what the Blues will do with Leddy if he clears waivers. If they've placed him on waivers, they've likely already attempted to trade him and found no takers. When they placed Brandon Saad on waivers last season and he cleared, the team assigned him to AHL Springfield before the two sides mutually agreed to terminate the remainder of the contract, and Saad subsequently signed with the Vegas Golden Knights.
(Photo of Nick Leddy: Luke Hales / Getty Images)
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