Unsurprisingly, it’s another busy day on the waiver wire as teams continue to trim their roster in advance of the regular season. TVA Sports’ Renaud Lavoie reports (Twitter link) that the following dozen players are on the wire:
F Andrew Agozzino (Colorado)
F Jean-Sebastien Dea (Pittsburgh)
D Taylor Fedun (Buffalo)
D Mason Geertzen (Colorado)
D Ryan Graves (Colorado)
D Dillon Heatherington (Dallas)
F Scott Kosmachuk (Colorado)
F Mark Letestu (Columbus)
F Wade Megan (Detroit)
D Reece Scarlett (Dallas)
D Zach Trotman (Pittsburgh)
G Scott Wedgewood (Buffalo)
Wedgewood spent last season with three different organizations. After clearing waivers in camp with the Devils, he was quickly flipped to Arizona where he served as the Coyotes’ backup for three months. He was then included in a pre-deadline deal with the Kings where he was once again waived and sent back to the AHL.
On the back end, Heatherington made his NHL debut in Dallas last season, getting into six games. The 23-year-old wrapped up his entry-level deal last season and is on the wire for the first time in his career. Trotman is a veteran of 70 NHL contests and was fairly productive in limited action with Pittsburgh’s AHL affiliate last season, collecting 17 points in just 49 games. Fedun has seen NHL action in each of the last five years but has been an injury call-up in that span. Scarlett, Geertzen, and Graves have all yet to play at the NHL level.
Up front, Letestu is the most notable. He just signed with Columbus earlier today and should serve as veteran depth in case injuries strike. Dea finished second in scoring in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton after tallying 50 points in 70 games and with undersized offensive players getting more looks now, he could have an outside chance at being claimed. Agozzino and Kosmachuk are coming off of productive years in the minors but haven’t seen NHL action since 2015-16. Megan got into one game with St. Louis last season but is coming off of a quieter AHL season that saw his production get cut in half from 66 points down to 33.
As for yesterday’s group, all 17 players on the wire cleared, per CapFriendly (Twitter link).