Goaltender Andrew Raycroft has been put on unconditional waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The final year of his contract will be bought out by the NHL team.
"Growing up in Ontario, Andrew wishes he would have been able to leave on a more positive note," his agent Jordan Neumann told TSN on Friday. "He's a year away from winning 37 games - it's not like he woke up one morning and forgot how to play. He looks forward to his next opportunity and a new challenge."
Raycroft's two seasons in Toronto were shaky, although in his first year with the club in 2006-07, he set a franchise record for wins with 37, but he also lost 25 games.
Last season he was replaced by Vesa Toskala as the Leafs' No. 1 netminder and appeared in only 19 games. Raycroft, 28, had a 2-9-5 record, 3.92 goals-against average and .876 save percentage.
He was acquired from the Boston Bruins for goalie Tuukka Rask just prior to the 2006-07 season.
Meantime, the Florida Panthers announced Friday that they have bought out the remaining one year on the contract of centre Jozef Stumpel. Stumpel, 35, appeared in 52 games for the Panthers last season, scoring seven goals and 13 assists. In three seasons with Florida, Stumpel played in 199 games scoring 129 points (45-84-129).
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