Winnipeg wasn't the only team interested in his services, as at least one other team put a claim in, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.
The Toronto Maple Leafs placed him on waivers Tuesday. The 27-year-old produced only three points while logging the second-lowest average ice time (9:13) on the team in 21 games this season.
Toronto signed Shore to a one-year, $750,000 contract in July.
Akim Aliu had a positive outlook following a meeting at the NHL offices in New York on Tuesday.
"I want to thank everyone for their support. It obviously means a lot to me," the former player said, according to TSN's Matthew Scianitti. "It's been a tough week, but we had some great discussions with (NHL commissioner) Gary (Bettman) and (deputy commissioner) Bill (Daly). They couldn't have been kinder and receptive to the message we're trying to bring."
He added, "I think there is some big change coming. It's long overdue, and I'm excited to see it come to fruition."
The 30-year-old also expressed his optimism on Twitter.
Met with NHL. Hoping for big change. Thanks everyone for the support. #TimeToDream
Bettman and Daly shared Aliu's sentiment, releasing a joint statement that described Tuesday's meeting as a "productive and candid conversation" that is "part of a broader, thorough review and process that the league is undertaking."
The league won't comment further until after the Board of Governors meetings next Monday and Tuesday.
On Nov. 25, Aliu tweeted that now-former Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters repeatedly directed the N-word toward him regarding the player's choice of music while the two were with the AHL's Rockford IceHogs in 2009-10.
The next day, two of Aliu's former teammates corroborated his more detailed account of the incident. Peters then acknowledged using "offensive language" and said he had apologized to the IceHogs at the time.
However, Aliu called Peters' apology "misleading, insincere, and concerning," adding that Peters had never apologized prior to last week.
Peters resigned last Friday after the Flames opened an investigation into the matter.
Auston Matthews didn't mince words when assessing the Toronto Maple Leafs' late-game effort in Tuesday's 6-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
"We just folded, kind of just quit," Matthews said postgame, according to TSN's Mark Masters.
Matthews added, "We can't be doing that, not to a guy like (Frederik Andersen), not to our starting goalie. Have to have a little more pride than that."
The Leafs allowed five third-period goals, with four coming in the final 3:28. The Flyers scored an empty-netter to extend their lead to 4-1 then, with Andersen back, added two more just 12 seconds apart to complete the blowout.
"We have to play to that last minute, because that's just unacceptable," Matthews said. "We just left him out to dry ... suddenly the score's 6-1 so that's on us. That just can't happen."
It was the Maple Leafs' worst showing under new head coach Sheldon Keefe, who denounced the way his team closed out the contest.
"Our response, our reaction after giving up the empty-net goal is not what we want to be about," Keefe said, per Masters.
"We want to be a team of high character and (a group) that cares for one another and we just left our goaltender completely out to dry there and stopped playing," Keefe added.
Toronto will look to bounce back Wednesday when they host Nazem Kadri and the Colorado Avalanche.
After the 57-year-old executive fired head coach John Hynes on Tuesday following Monday's embarrassing 7-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, he ripped into his players for their role in the club's 9-13-4 start.
"The Ranger game was disconcerting as well, but the Buffalo (loss), I'm not even sure how to explain that one," Shero said.
"We can't make a 5-foot pass," he added.
The Devils have failed to meet expectations after a busy offseason, during which they added forwards Nikita Gusev and 2019 first overall pick Jack Hughes along with All-Star defenseman P.K. Subban.
"Collectively ... I don't think there's any one player that is performing even at the level, let alone above, that we'd expect or maybe they'd expect and that's the thing that's disappointing," Shero said.
When asked about the slow start form star winger Taylor Hall, who has been mentioned in reported trade rumors, Shero reiterated he expects more out of everyone.
"It's not even one particular player, it's almost everybody, and that's the frustrating and confounding thing for both the players and us," he added.
Assistant Alain Nasreddine was named interim head coach following Hynes' dismissal.