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Large Group Of Players Placed On Waivers

January 8, 2021 at 11:18 am CDT | by Gavin Lee 8 Comments

With just a few days before the start of the regular season, a huge number of players have been placed on waivers. The full list includes:

Anaheim Ducks: 

Anthony Stolarz
Andy Welinski
Christian Djoos
Andrew Poturalski
Chase De Leo
Vinni Lettieri
Sam Carrick
Andrew Agozzino
David Backes

Carolina Hurricanes:

Antoine Bibeau
Steven Lorentz
Spencer Smallman
Jeremy Bracco
Gustav Forsling
Drew Shore
Max McCormick

Colorado Avalanche:

Jacob MacDonald
Dan Renouf
Kyle Burroughs
Mike Vecchione
T.J. Tynan
Miikka Salomaki
Jayson Megna
Sheldon Dries

Toronto Maple Leafs:

Nic Petan

These massive waiver placements are no different than the normal training camp cuts that would occur in late-September in a normal year. Should they clear, these players will be eligible to report to the taxi squad or AHL. There are a few names that stand out from the crowd though.

Backes, a veteran of 950 NHL games, still carries a $6MM cap hit on the final season of the five-year, $30MM contract he signed with the Boston Bruins in 2016. As Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports, this is not a move by the Ducks to try and rid themselves of Backes, but create some additional flexibility. At any rate, his contract basically makes him waiver-proof as no other team would want to take it on at this point in the season.

Bracco, a former top prospect that scored 79 points in 75 games for the Toronto Marlies of the AHL as recently as 2018-19, has seen his development stall and finds himself on the outside looking in for the Hurricanes once again. Djoos, once an up-and-coming defenseman in the Washington Capitals system, is now 26 and available to the whole league, should they want to take a chance.

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Anaheim Ducks| Andrew Agozzino| Andrew Poturalski| Andy Welinski| Anthony Stolarz| Antoine Bibeau| Carolina Hurricanes| Chase De Leo| Christian Djoos| Colorado Avalanche| David Backes| Drew Shore| Gustav Forsling| Jayson Megna| Max McCormick| Miikka Salomaki| Nic Petan| Toronto Maple Leafs| Waivers

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  1. bigdaddyt

    2 years ago

    Oh no not nic petan

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    • backhandinbaptist

      2 years ago

      Right! Toronto can’t win a cup without Nic Petan. Should be sending Matthews to the taxi squad with a moustache like that.

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  2. DarkSide830

    2 years ago

    someone should give Bracco a chance

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    • bruin4ever

      2 years ago

      Why? He’s so darn good of a player that it has earned him how many NHL games so far???
      For 2-3 years leaf fans were calling this guy a top prospect. But he is to slow and needs to learn defensive hockey for the big show.

      But I see Petan who the leafs Stole from the jets is turning out for them.

      Leaf fans, gotta love listening to them.

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    • backhandinbaptist

      2 years ago

      I won’t lie I’m as anti-leafs as they come, but I truly think somebody needs to give bracco a shot. Anybody who gets 79 points in 75 games in AHL has offensive chops. I wonder if he’s got a ho-sang attitude problem or doesn’t play defense?

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    • bhd360

      2 years ago

      Dudes been a bar star ever since he signed in Toronto. If he was more worried about hockey then booze and drugs he’d have been on the roster.

      Reply
    • backhandinbaptist

      2 years ago

      Really? Interesting. That would do it. Teams want guys who are serious about playing hockey, not living the life.

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  3. jdgoat

    2 years ago

    Christian Djoos deserves a chance I’ve never understood why he’s been passed around so much.

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