Though there was no activity on the waiver wire on Saturday, that’s not the case today as the Stars have placed winger Adam Cracknell on waivers, according to Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News (Twitter link). He adds that this could be a case where the team is just looking for some additional roster flexibility instead of looking to send him to the AHL right away.
Cracknell spent most of last season as a regular in Dallas, playing in a career-best 69 games while collecting ten goals and six assists, also career highs. He has played in one of two games for the Stars this season and was held off the scoresheet.
The 32-year-old has played parts of eight NHL seasons with St. Louis, Columbus, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Dallas, getting into 204 games while recording 43 points (22-21-43). He’s on a one-way contract worth $675K and is set to be an unrestricted free agent in July.
It’s also possible that the Stars could be looking to create a little bit more salary cap flexibility. They currently have only $635K in cap room per CapFriendly and could conceivably be looking to shift Cracknell back and forth and save a bit of money in the process. They don’t really have the ability to do that with too many other players as defenseman Julius Honka is the only waiver-exempt player on the roster.
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