Over the offseason, the Maple Leafs were looking to find a new home for veteran center David Kampf but no trade came to fruition. As a result, he was ultimately waived in training camp and, after going unclaimed, he was assigned to AHL Toronto.

Considering that GM Brad Treliving signed the 30-year-old to a four-year, $9.6MM contract a little more than two years ago, this was an outcome that wasn’t expected. The plan was that he’d continue to anchor the fourth line while providing strong work at the faceoff dot and on the penalty kill. But his role was reduced last season under Craig Berube and other lower-cost players now occupy his spot on the roster.

This season, Kampf had only played in four of seven games with the Marlies heading into the weekend. He didn’t suit up on the roa

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