Hampered by a re-occurring shoulder injury midway through the 2009-10 season, Liles also struggled with returning to form and was a healthy scratch for a brief period of time for the first time in his NHL career [REF].
On June 24, 2011, Liles was traded by the Avalanche to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft [REF].