Feb 14: Both players have cleared and can be assigned to the minor leagues.
Feb 13: According to Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness, who spoke with reporters including Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby has been placed on waivers today. The club needed room for the return of Dylan DeMelo and is “selfishly” hoping that Jonsson-Fjallby clears and can stay with the organization.
He isn’t alone. Spencer Martin has also been placed on waivers by the Vancouver Canucks, suggesting that Thatcher Demko will soon return from injury.
It’s a significant fall for Martin, who signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Canucks in April to serve as the team’s primary backup. At the time, it seemed rather undeserved given he had only played in nine NHL games, but the Canucks were confident in his ability to play at the highest level after posting a .950 save percentage in his short time with them.
Unfortunately, he’s come nowhere near that number this season, with an .871 through 29 appearances. The goaltending in Vancouver has been rather dreadful, even if their defensive performance has hung netminders out to dry far too often.
The move essentially signals that Collin Delia has passed him on the depth chart, and will remain as the backup for Demko moving forward.
For Jonsson-Fjallby, this could potentially lead to another fresh start somewhere else. Not only do the Washington Capitals have the option of re-claiming him and sending him directly to the minor leagues if they are the only team interested, but his play could draw the gaze of some other teams looking for depth forwards. Through 45 games with Winnipeg, the 25-year-old has four goals and 11 points, routinely showing off his speed to get in on the forecheck.
He won’t be a top-six impact player, but could be of interest for clubs looking to add penalty killing and energy to a fourth line.
Canucks trainwreck rolls on.
I bet the Sens claim him.
Which him
Sorry – Spencer Martin. Completely ignored Axel and went with the guy in the picture lol
The Caps will take Axel back. Because they can send him down, without clearing waivers, since they already lost him once this tear
Surprised the Sens didn’t claim Martin.
If we were to count goalies who were lights out in one season, never had done much of anything before, and never did much of anything again, we’d be still tossing names up this time Thursday. Including some Vezina winners (*cough* Jim Carey *cough*).
He’ not very funny. LOL
You can only come up with Jim Carrey?
Andrew Hammond
Matt Murray
Roman Turek
And others….
Yeah, it’s a long list….
Andrew Raycroft
Steve Mason
That’s all I got right now