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Training Camp Cuts: 09/30/22

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September is coming to a close, meaning the regular season is just around the corner! Teams all across the league have been aggressively slashing their training camp rosters as they start to get down to the group that will suit up on opening night. As always, we’ll keep track of the cuts right here.

Anaheim Ducks (via team release)

D Nikolas Brouillard (to San Diego, AHL)
F Hunter Drew (to San Diego, AHL)
F Brent Gates (to San Diego, AHL)
F Max Golod (to San Diego, AHL)
D Josh Healey (to San Diego, AHL)
G Daniel Mannella (to San Diego, AHL)
F Blake McLaughlin (to San Diego, AHL)
F Logan Nijhoff (to San Diego, AHL)
F Jacob Perreault (to San Diego, AHL)
D Luka Profaca (to San Diego, AHL)
F Brayden Tracey (to San Diego, AHL)

Calgary Flames (via team release)

G Brad Arvanitis (to Calgary, AHL)
D Josh Brook (to Calgary, AHL)
F Calder Brooks (to Calgary, AHL)
G Daniil Chechelev (to Calgary, AHL)
F Lucas Feuk (to Calgary, AHL)
F Alex Gallant (to Calgary, AHL)
F Rory Kerins (to Calgary, AHL)
D Simon Lavigne (to Calgary, AHL)
F Matt Marcinew (to Calgary, AHL)
F Ilya Nikolaev (to Calgary, AHL)
D Rhett Rhinehart (to Calgary, AHL)

Carolina Hurricanes (via team release)

F Justin Robidas (to Val-d’Or, QMJHL)
G Patrik Hamrla (to Rimouski, QMJHL)
F Joseph LaBate (to Chicago, AHL)
F Blake Murray (to Chicago, AHL)
F Alexander Pashin (to Chicago, AHL)
D David Farrance (to Chicago, AHL)

Chicago Blackhawks (via team release)

F Morgan Adams-Moisan (released from PTO)
F Evan Barratt (to Rockford, AHL)
F D.J. Busdeker (released from PTO)
D Louis Crevier (to Rockford, AHL)
F Carson Gicewicz (released from PTO)
F Bobby Lynch (released from PTO)
F Seamus Malone (released from PTO)
F Riley McKay (released from PTO)
F Garrett Mitchell (released from PTO)
D Andrew Perrott (released from ATO)
F Jakub Pour (to Rockford, AHL)
D Cliff Watson (released from PTO)

Columbus Blue Jackets (via team release)

F Jordan Dumais (to Halifax, QMJHL)
F James Malatesta (to Quebec, QMJHL)

Dallas Stars (via team release)

F Matej Blumel (to Texas, AHL)
F Antonio Stranges (to Texas, AHL)
D Dawson Barteaux (to Texas, AHL)
G Adam Scheel (to Texas, AHL)
F Jordan Kawaguchi (released from ATO)
F Curtis McKenzie (released from ATO)
G Matt Murray (released from ATO)

Florida Panthers (via team release)
F Henry Bowlby (to Charlotte, AHL)
D Calle Sjalin (to Charlotte, AHL)
D Nathan Staios (to Charlotte, AHL)
D Zach Uens (to Charlotte, AHL)
G Evan Fitzpatrick (to Charlotte, AHL)

Minnesota Wild (via team release)

F Vladislav Firstov (to Iowa, AHL)
F Damien Giroux (to Iowa, AHL)
F Sam Hentges (to Iowa, AHL)
F Michael Milne (to Iowa, AHL)
G Hunter Jones (to Iowa, AHL)

Montreal Canadiens (via team release)

F Peter Abbandonato (to Laval, AHL)
F Anthony Beauregard (to Laval, AHL)
F Gabriel Bourque (to Laval, AHL)
D Santino Centorame (to Laval, AHL)
F Lucas Condotta (to Laval, AHL)
D Tory Dello (to Laval, AHL)
G Philippe Desrosiers (to Laval, AHL)
F Pierrick Dube (to Laval, AHL)
D Gianni Fairbrother (to Laval, AHL)
F Ryan Francis (to Laval, AHL)
D Olivier Galipeau (to Laval, AHL)
D Alex Green (to Laval, AHL)
F Cameron Hillis (to Laval, AHL)
F Danick Martel (to Laval, AHL)
F Jan Mysak (to Laval, AHL)
D/F John Parker-Jones (to Laval, AHL)
F Emile Poirier (to Laval, AHL)
F Brennan Saulnier (to Laval, AHL)
F Brett Stapley (to Laval, AHL)
F Joel Teasdale (to Laval, AHL)
D Miguel Tourigny (to Laval, AHL)
D William Trudeau (to Laval, AHL)
G Joe Vrbetic (to Laval, AHL)

Nashville Predators (via team release)

F Egor Afanasayev (to Milwaukee, AHL)
F Tommy Apap (to Milwaukee, AHL)
F Todd Burgess (to Milwaukee, AHL)
F Luke Evangelista (to Milwaukee, AHL)
F Cameron Hausinger (to Milwaukee, AHL)
F Jimmy Huntington (to Milwaukee, AHL)
F Jachym Kondelik (to Milwaukee, AHL)
F John Leonard (to Milwaukee, AHL)
F Navrin Mutter (to Milwaukee, AHL)
F Tommy Novak (to Milwaukee, AHL)
F Markus Nurmi (to Milwaukee, AHL)
F Juuso Parssinen (to Milwaukee, AHL)
F Tim Schaller (to Milwaukee AHL)
F Cole Schneider (to Milwaukee AHL)
D Xavier Bouchard (to Milwaukee, AHL)
D Marc Del Gaizo (to Milwaukee, AHL)
D Kevin Gravel (to Milwaukee, AHL)
D Roland McKeown (to Milwaukee, AHL)
D Luke Prokop (to Milwaukee, AHL)
D Spencer Stastney (to Milwaukee, AHL)
D Keaton Thompson (to Milwaukee, AHL)
D Adam Wilsby (to Milwaukee, AHL)
G Yaroslav Askarov (to Milwaukee, AHL)
G Devin Cooley (to Milwaukee, AHL)
G Tomas Vomacka (to Milwaukee, AHL)

New York Rangers (via team release)

F Brennan Othmann (to Flint, OHL)
F Adam Edstrom (to Rogle BK, SHL)
F Turner Elson (to Hartford, AHL)
F Karl Henriksson (to Hartford, AHL)
F Patrick Khodorenko (to Hartford, AHL)
F C.J. Smith (to Hartford, AHL)
D Brandon Scanlin (to Hartford, AHL)
G Olof Lindbom (to Hartford, AHL)

Philadelphia Flyers (via team release)

F Jordy Bellerive (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
F Elliot Desnoyers (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
F Jacob Gaucher (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
F Charlie Gerard (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
F Alex Kile (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
F Tye McSorley (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
F Cal O’Reilly (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
F Garrett Wilson (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
F Zayde Wisdom (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
D Colin Felix (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
D Linus Hogberg (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
D Will MacKinnon (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
D Mason Millman (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
D Wyatte Wylie (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
D Cooper Zech (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
G Jonathan Lemieux (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
G Nolan Maier (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
G Tyler Wall (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)
F Isaac Ratcliffe (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)*
D Linus Sandin (to Lehigh Valley, AHL)*

Pittsburgh Penguins (via team release)

F Jordan Frasca (to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, AHL)
F Ty Glover (to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, AHL)
F Sam Houde (to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, AHL)
F Brooklyn Kalmikov (to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, AHL)
D Jon Lizotte (to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, AHL)
D Josh Maniscalco (to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, AHL)
D Chris Ortiz (to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, AHL)
D Mitch Reinke (to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, AHL)
F Lukas Svejkovsky (to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, AHL)

Seattle Kraken (via team release)

F David Cotton (to Coachella Valley, AHL)
G Callum Booth (to Coachella Valley, AHL)
F Tristan Mullin (to Coachella Valley, AHL)
D Eddie Wittchow (to Coachella Valley, AHL)

Washington Capitals (via team release)

F Ludwig Persson (to BIK Karlskoga, Sweden)
F Sam Anas (to Hershey, AHL)
F Ethen Frank (to Hershey, AHL)
F Shane Gersich (to Hershey, AHL)
F Bear Hughes (to Hershey, AHL)
F Kale Kessy (to Hershey, AHL)
F Peter Laviolette (to Hershey, AHL)
F Mason Morelli (to Hershey, AHL)
F Julian Napravnik (to Hershey, AHL)
F Matthew Strome (to Hershey, AHL)
F Henrik Rybinski (to Hershey, AHL)
D Logan Day (to Hershey, AHL)
D Martin Has (to Hershey, AHL)
D Benton Maass (to Hershey, AHL)
D Jake Massie (to Hershey, AHL)
D Aaron Ness (to Hershey, AHL)
G Garin Bjorklund (to Hershey, AHL)
F Michael Sgarbossa (to Hershey, AHL)*
F Riley Sutter (to Hershey, AHL)*
F Mike Vecchione (to Hershey, AHL)*
G Hunter Shepard (to Hershey, AHL)*
D Alexander Alexeyev (to Hershey, AHL)**

*requires waivers
**conditioning loan

This page will be updated throughout the day.

Snapshots: O’Connor, Carrick, Lightning Preseason Games

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Undrafted Pittsburgh Penguins winger Drew O’Connor has done just about everything that could be expected of him at the AHL level, as the 24-year-old has 51 points in 53 career AHL games. O’Connor was also a college hockey star, scoring 59 points in 65 career NCAA games at Dartmouth. What’s eluded him so far in his young career, though, is consistent NHL game action, and consistent minutes with the Penguins may remain elusive early this season thanks to the pressures of the salary cap.

As Seth Rorabaugh of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writes, O’Connor might find himself sent to AHL Wilkes-Barre Scranton to start the season not because he did not play well enough to earn a roster spot, but instead because of his $750K cap hit and due to the fact that he is exempt from waivers. The Penguins are currently tight up against the salary cap, and in order to remain cap compliant, the team may need to carry less than the maximum 23 players allowed on their active roster. As a result, that could leave O’Connor on the outside looking in even if he plays well enough to earn a depth role, because the team may prefer to send him down rather than place another player such as Ryan Poehling or Josh Archibald on waivers.

Now, for some other notes from across the NHL:

  • The Boston Bruins signed defenseman Connor Carrick to provide a different look to the competition for a depth spot on their blueline as well as to shore up their defense in AHL Providence. Today, Bruins coach Jim Montgomery told reporters (including Conor Ryan of Boston Sports Journal) that Carrick suffered an upper-body injury and will be out with a day-to-day designation. While this injury is unlikely to have a long-lasting impact on Carrick’s season, it could hurt him in his effort to beat Jakub Zboril and Mike Reilly out for a depth role on the Bruins’ opening-night roster.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning postponed two of their preseason games due to Hurricane Ian, which has caused significant damage to the state of Florida. Today, the team announced that those two preseason games will not be made up, and are now to be considered canceled. While this is unlikely to have any major impact on the team’s roster-building decisions, it does mean that players on the bubble of the team’s opening night roster or battling for their desired roles will have possibly two fewer chances to show what they can do in a preseason setting.

Injury Updates: Copp, Dellandrea, Talbot, Murphy

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Red Wings center Andrew Copp re-aggravated a core muscle injury back in August that was nagging him last season, resulting in surgery at that time.  The expected timeline for recovery put his availability for the start of the season in question but the veteran told reporters including Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press that he feels that he’s ahead of schedule enough to the point where he could be available on October 14th when they take on Montreal.  Copp signed a five-year, $28.125MM contract this summer to serve as Detroit’s second-line center following a career year that saw him put up 21 goals and 32 assists in 72 games.

Other injury news from around the NHL:

  • Stars forward Ty Dellandrea will be out two-to-three weeks after breaking a bone in his finger during yesterday’s game against Minnesota, relays Matthew DeFranks of the Dallas Morning News. The 13th pick in 2018 spent most of last season with AHL Texas where he did quite well, notching 23 goals and 27 assists in 68 games but this timeline will end his preseason early which doesn’t bode well for his chances of cracking the opening roster.  Dellandrea is still waiver-exempt this season.
  • Senators goaltender Cam Talbot was originally expected to play the full 60 minutes against Montreal on Saturday but that won’t be the case now as Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch reports (Twitter link) that the netminder is listed as day-to-day. He took a shot that wound up underneath his equipment at practice on Thursday and the team will give him a few days to recover.
  • The Blackhawks will hold defenseman Connor Murphy out of their two games this weekend due to his continuing back soreness, notes Mark Lazerus of The Athletic (Twitter link). However, there doesn’t appear to be much concern that the veteran will be out for long.  Murphy logged nearly 22 minutes per game for Chicago last season and should be leaned on for heavy minutes once again in 2022-23.

Kings Forward Jacob Doty Receives Two-Game Suspension

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The Department of Player Safety has handed down another suspension, announcing (video link) that Kings forward Jacob Doty has received a two-game suspension for interference on Sharks winger Jeffrey Viel.

The incident occurred midway through the second period in Wednesday’s preseason contest.  Doty was assessed a five-minute major penalty along with a game misconduct on the play.  Viel, meanwhile, was able to remain in the game.

The league’s ruling states that the suspension is to “be served in the next two consecutive games in which he is eligible to participate for his Club”.  In this case, it’s likely the next two preseason games that the 29-year-old won’t be suiting up for.  Doty has spent the last three seasons in the Kings’ farm system, primarily playing with AHL Ontario; he had three points and 89 penalty minutes in 41 games with the Reign in 2021-22.

Panthers Sign Kai Schwindt

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Kai Schwindt’s tryout with the Panthers was a successful one as prior to returning him to Mississauga of the OHL, the team announced that they signed the undrafted forward to a three-year, entry-level contract.  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  GM Bill Zito released the following statement on the signing:

Kai is a competitive, high-effort individual who is able to use his size and skill effectively. We’re excited to welcome him and watch his continued development within our Panthers organization.

The 18-year-old made his OHL debut last season with the Steelheads after not playing due to the pandemic back in 2020-21.  His production and role were somewhat limited as he only managed a dozen goals and five assists in 68 games plus two helpers in nine playoff contests.  That resulted in Schwindt going undrafted but he has clearly made an impression through rookie camp and his preseason appearance against Nashville where he scored a goal.  They believe that there is more to come and he should be in line for a more prominent role in junior this season.

As Schwindt is heading back to the OHL, he won’t be seeing any NHL action this season.  That means that his contract for 2022-23 will slide a year and begin in 2023-24.

Sharks Sign Scott Harrington

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Scott Harrington’s tryout with San Jose was a successful one as the team announced that they’ve signed the 29-year-old to a one-year contract.  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed while he is the first player to get upgraded to a full contract from a PTO agreement.  GM Mike Grier released the following statement:

Scott came into camp on a tryout, performed well, and earned his contract. He’s a high character person and we are excited to have him join the Sharks.

Harrington spent most of last season with AHL Cleveland, an affiliate of the Blue Jackets, where he got into 50 games, recording three goals and four assists.  On the surface, nothing particularly special.  However, it’s worth noting that it was his first taste of action in the minors since a pair of appearances in 2016-17.  Between that time, Harrington had been a regular depth defender in Columbus.

For his career, Harrington has 210 NHL games under his belt between Pittsburgh, Toronto, and Columbus with only seven of those appearances coming last season.  He has 38 points in those outings while averaging 13:37 per night in ice time.  Harrington will still have to battle for a roster spot but there is definitely an opening with the long-term injury to Nikolai Knyzhov.  Harrington could slot in as their seventh defender, a role he’s quite comfortable holding if nothing else.  If the Sharks want to send him to their AHL affiliate to start the season, however, they will need to send Harrington through waivers over the coming weeks.

Waivers: 09/30/22

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After waivers opened yesterday, quite a few players have ended up on the wire today. Teams keep making cuts to their rosters, and any veteran player needs to clear before being assigned to the minor leagues. Here are the names on waivers today.

Dallas Stars 

Riley Barber
Ben Gleason
Tanner Kero
Jerad Rosburg
Joseph Cecconi
Rhett Gardner

Detroit Red Wings

Chase Pearson

Florida Panthers

Connor Bunnaman

New York Rangers

Andy Welinski
Tim Gettinger

Philadelphia Flyers

Isaac Ratcliffe
Linus Sandin

San Jose Sharks

C.J. Suess
Andrew Agozzino

Tampa Bay Lightning

Daniel Walcott
Darren Raddysh
Maxime Lagace
Trevor Carrick

Washington Capitals

Michael Sgarbossa
Riley Sutter
Mike Vecchione
Hunter Shepard

Arizona Coyotes Claim Jonas Johansson

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The Arizona Coyotes were waiting to see which goaltenders would end up on waivers at the end of training camp, and they’ve found one they like (for now). Jonas Johansson has been claimed off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. The other players from yesterday have all cleared.

Johansson, 27, had signed back with the Avalanche after playing this waiver merry-go-round last year, but will have to pack his things again. After being claimed by the Florida Panthers on December 13, 2021, he ended up playing in just two games for his new organization. He was being paid to stay in the NHL and serve as a backup, but the Panthers would routinely bring up Spencer Knight to actually play the games.

That’s sort of been the theme of Johansson’s career to this point. Since first being brought up in the 2019-20 season, he has just 32 appearances in the NHL, and no more than nine for a single team in a single season. Now, even as he goes to Arizona, he likely can’t unpack.

There’s no guarantee that Johansson is on the Coyotes’ roster by the time the season rolls around. As training camps close and roster crunches occur, they could just as easily select another netminder off of waivers. If he ends up back on, the Avalanche would have a chance to bring Johansson back and send him directly to the minor leagues, as long as they were the only team to put in a claim.

For now, he is part of the Coyotes organization and will potentially slot in as the team’s second NHL netminder. While many assumed Ivan Prosvetov would assume that role, he is still waiver-exempt and can play big minutes at the AHL level to continue his development, if they wish.

Carl Dahlstrom To Undergo Surgery

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The Toronto Maple Leafs thought they had a bit of defensive depth going into the season but that is quickly evaporating. After having to play Alexander Kerfoot and Calle Jarnkrok on the blueline in their last preseason game, the team has announced timelines for two injured defensemen. Carl Dahlstrom will require surgery and be out six months after injuring his shoulder, while Jordie Benn is going to miss three weeks with a groin injury, according to David Alter of Sports Illustrated.

The injuries obviously aren’t ideal, but there at least was a bit of a silver lining in it for Maple Leafs fans. After seeing the team move forwards to cover those spots, restricted free agent Rasmus Sandin ended his contract negotiations and agreed to the deal that had been on the table for months. That softens some of the blow but losing Dahlstrom and Benn is still a problem, regardless of whether they were in line for big minutes.

With Jake Muzzin and Timothy Liljegren already dealing with injuries, and Toronto relying on Mark Giordano, the oldest skater in the league, the vibes in Maple Leafs camp certainly weren’t all that positive. With another injury or two, things could quickly look rather thin on the back end, if they aren’t there already. Victor Mete, another league-minimum signing, now looks like the default seventh defensemen, and that is if Muzzin is healthy enough to start the year.

Beyond him, the team’s depth is made up of unproven young players like Filip Kral and Mac Hollowell. In fact, there has suddenly been some chatter connecting Toronto with Jakob Chychrun, likely only because of these early injuries. Whether a deal of that magnitude is completed, or the team just goes and signs another veteran off the scrap heap, it does seem like the Maple Leafs will need to add someone to the organization.

Edmonton Oilers Sign Max Wanner

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The Edmonton Oilers have rewarded a young defenseman after a strong camp, even though he’s headed back to junior hockey. The team has announced a three-year, entry-level contract for Max Wanner who was sent back to the Moose Jaw Warriors earlier this week.

Wanner, 19, was one of the last few picks of the 2021 draft, selected 212th overall. He made his preseason debut on Monday, and now goes back to the WHL with an NHL contract in hand. Standing 6’3″, Wanner has a blend of size and skating ability that should make him a dominant presence for the Warriors this year, even if he does still have some work to do before making an impact at the professional level.

Because of his age, Wanner’s contract will slide forward this year, meaning it extends through 2025-26. He won’t be eligible to play in the AHL until his season is over but can join the Bakersfield Condors in 2023-24. Not every seventh-round pick earns a contract, meaning the young defenseman is already ahead of projections. If he can continue to develop, perhaps the Oilers have found a bit of value at the end of the draft.

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