Some veteran help is on the way for the defensively challenged Maple Leafs.

On Saturday, prior to their game in Chicago, the Leafs claimed blueliner Troy Stecher on waivers from the Edmonton Oilers . Stecher is well-known to Toronto general manager Brad Treliving and coach Craig Berube from his five stops in the Western Conference, when he broke in with the Vancouver Canucks in 2016 as a free agent out of the University of North Dakota, via the BCHL Penticton Vees. He was the first player from nearby Richmond B.C., to play for Vancouver.

The 31-year-old right-shot rearguard carries a $787,500 cap hit and becomes an unrestricted free agent after this season.

In another roster move Saturday, Toronto moved goaltender Anthony Stolarz to the injured reserve list, retroactive to Nov. 11 w

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