Report: Leafs enforcer Martin in demand on trade market

Toronto Maple Leafs tough guy Matt Martin is in demand on the trade market, reports Larry Brooks of the New York Post.

Martin has two years remaining on his contract at $2.5 million per. He was paid a $1.5-million signing bonus by the Maple Leafs on Sunday, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston, reducing the amount of actual money he'd cost a team that acquired him.

After suiting up in all 82 games through his first season in Toronto in 2016-17, Martin's role seriously diminished last season. Mainly a healthy scratch for the second half of the schedule and into the playoffs, the 29-year-old appeared in just 50 contests, registering three goals and nine assists in under eight minutes per night.