Today is the first day of waivers for the upcoming season, meaning any player that needed to clear them in order to be sent to the AHL had to wait until now to be officially reassigned. That also means that the waiver wire will be quite active over the coming weeks as teams move through their final few rounds of cuts and try to sneak players down to their minor league affiliates. Today, 21 players have hit the wire, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet:
- Cam Dineen (ARI)
- Hudson Fasching (ARI)
- Dysin Mayo (ARI)
- Blake Speers (ARI)
- Callum Booth (BOS)
- Luke Philp (CGY)
- Colton Poolman (CGY)
- Cam Johnson (CBJ)
- Zac Rinaldo (CBJ)
- Hunter Miska (COL)
- Will Bitten (MIN)
- Joseph Cramarossa (MIN)
- Dominic Turgeon (MIN)
- Xavier Ouellet (MTL)
- Louis Belpedio (MTL)
- Anthony Bitetto (NYR)
- Jonny Brodzinski (NYR)
- Tim Gettinger (NYR)
- Anthony Greco (NYR)
- Keith Kinkaid (NYR)
- Ty Ronning (NYR)
None of the players listed today are really surprises, as all of them were expected to be sent to the minor leagues before the season began. In terms of players who pose any risk of claim, Miska perhaps leads the way simply because of his success the last two seasons in the minor leagues. The 26-year-old goaltender had a .924 save percentage in 2019-20 with the Colorado Eagles and appeared in five games for the Avalanche last season.
Of note for those keeping track, waivers are now processed daily at 1 pm CT, two hours later than in previous seasons.
Zac Rinaldo Captain Covid
So you think he cut because of Covid stance? I think his prepandemic performance would indicate a different reason.
Yeah, because healthy young atheletes are at great risk for Covid, right? (Sarcasm intended).
Yeah, really. Rinaldo’s not only a goon, but an often-out of control one who can’t play a lick of hockey with his gloves on. If he was first in line to get the shot he’d still be a liability to any team on the ice.
I would take Kincaid in a heartbeat to back up Hellebuyck for the Jets.
His save pct has dropped over past 2 but would think he might do well in right situation. Think Pgh should kick the tires as well.
Xavier Ouellette being sent down to the minors. What a shock! He was supposed to be the next Nick Lindstrom for the Red Wings at one point early in his career. Another Kenny Holland “draft gem”….
According to Redwing fans ..
Or was he supposed to be the next Nick Lidstrom?
Or Nik Lidstrom, even.
I think the Canucks should claim bitetto worse case if hamonic decides to play you waive him or hammer
Canucks have like 6 defensemen fighting to make the roster on the bottom pair