“I would like to thank Mikhail (Grabovski) for his contributions with the Leafs over the past five seasons. This was not an easy decision to make as Mikhail made numerous contributions to our hockey club. This is a roster move that will give us salary cap flexibility moving forward.”

-Dave Nonis, GM for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

added 7:20pm

Jonas Siegel of TSN has more from Grabovski,

"Of course I feel [expletive] sad," he continued in a lengthy conversation, minutes later, "I played [expletive] five years here. I'm supposed to feel upset about that. I loved it [here]. Toronto fans are one of the best fans in the world."

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