{"id":475250,"date":"2025-10-06T15:52:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=475250"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:52:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:52:52","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-acquire-players-via-waivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/10\/06\/toronto-maple-leafs-acquire-players-via-waivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs Acquire Players Via Waivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

As rosters are finalized for the 2025-26 season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have made two additions to their roster. The Maple Leafs have acquired goaltender Cayden Primeau<\/a> and forward Sammy Blais<\/a> via waivers.<\/p>\n

Leafs Acquire Players<\/h2>\n
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#Leafs<\/a> claimed both G Cayden Primeau (CAR) and F Sammy Blais (MTL) off waivers today.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Leafs claimed both players off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens<\/a>. Neither play can be sent to the American Hockey League without having to be put through waivers again. As a result, it is likely both will be on the team’s Opening Night roster.<\/p>\n

Blais’s Story<\/h3>\n

Blais is on a $775,000 contract that he signed with the Habs over the summer.<\/p>\n

Going to a new team carries some good news for Blais, who reunites with head coach Craig Berube<\/a> in Toronto. Blais played for Berube with the St. Louis Blues<\/a> from 2019 until his trade in the summer of 2021. In the Blues’ run to the Stanley Cup in 2019, Blais played in 15 playoff games.<\/p>\n

Blais is a strong addition to Berube’s playstyle. Blais plays with grit and is not afraid to use his body to make a play. While some may have thought the forward spot should have gone to Easton Cowan<\/a>, adding Blais is not a bad move. In fact, it could end up being a sneaky good move for the team.<\/p>\n

Primeau’s Story<\/h3>\n

Primeau has served as a backup goalie in his career. He also carries a $775,000 contract with him to Toronto.<\/p>\n

With Justin Wolf absent due to a family matter, it makes sense for the Leafs to add another goalie with Opening Night approaching. The Leafs also added veteran goalie James Reimer<\/a>. However, Primeau’s arrival likely means Reimer is not making the team.<\/p>\n

Anthony Stolarz<\/a> is expected to get the season-opening nod. Primeau will likely serve as the backup.<\/p>\n

Revenge Time?<\/h3>\n

Blais and Primeau were both waived by the Canadiens. In a fitting twist, the Leafs and Habs meet to open the season on Wednesday. Perhaps retribution is in order for not taking a chance on them?<\/p>\n

Main Photo: David Kirouac<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As rosters are finalized for the 2025-26 season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have made two additions to their roster. The Maple Leafs have acquired goaltender Cayden Primeau and forward Sammy Blais via waivers. Leafs Acquire Players #Leafs claimed both G Cayden Primeau (CAR) and F Sammy Blais (MTL) off waivers today. \u2014 Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3464,"featured_media":475252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,4547,4548,18],"tags":[3540,5957,3799],"class_list":["post-475250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-hockey","category-nhl","category-leafs","tag-cayden-primeau","tag-nhl-waivers","tag-sammy-blais"],"modified_by":"Andrew Willis","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3464"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":475253,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475250\/revisions\/475253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/475252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}