Today’s slate of waivers features some intriguing names, and as training camp rosters around the league continue to get whittled down to something that more closely resembles an opening-night roster, it’s possible more teams feel comfortable placing a waiver claim than has been the case so far this preseason. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, everyone on yesterday’s waivers cleared. Full waiver list courtesy of PuckPedia.
Carolina Hurricanes
Dallas Stars
Detroit Red Wings
G John Lethemon
F John Stevens
F Taro Hirose
F Tim Gettinger
D Brogan Rafferty
D Wyatt Newpower
D Jared McIsaac
F Austin Czarnik
Columbus Blue Jackets (via team release)
D Marcus Bjork
D Jake Christiansen
F Joshua Dunne
F Brendan Gaunce
F Carson Meyer
D Billy Sweezey
Florida Panthers (via team release)
F Grigori Denisenko
F William Lockwood
F Alexander True
D Matt Kiersted
New York Islanders (via team release)
G Ken Appleby
D Dennis Cholowski
F Arnaud Durandeau
D Grant Hutton
F Otto Koivula
F Karson Kuhlman
D Paul LaDue
F Brian Pinho
D Robin Salo
G Jakub Skarek
New York Rangers
F Jonny Brodzinski
D Ben Harpur
Philadelphia Flyers (via team release)
San Jose Sharks
F Oskar Lindblom
F Jacob Peterson
F Ryan Carpenter
Washington Capitals (via team release)
F Nicolas Aube-Kubel
F Alex Limoges
F Michael Sgarbossa
F Joe Snively
D Dylan McIlrath
G Hunter Shepard
The most notable player placed on the waiver wire by the Panthers is Denisenko. Denisenko, 23, was the 15th overall pick at the 2018 draft and is coming off of his most productive season in North America so far in his career.
The rambunctious winger scored 12 goals and 36 points in 56 games last season and could be of interest to clubs that may have been high on him at the 2018 draft and therefore might believe a change of scenery will unlock some of the upside he showed a few years ago as a draft-eligible prospect.
In terms of NHL experience, today’s slate of waived players does not disappoint. Aube-Kubel, from Washington, is a Stanley Cup champion who as recently as 2021-22 was viewed as a quality fourth-line player. He scored 11 goals and 22 points that season, and could be of interest to teams looking to add some experience to their bottom-six. His $1.225MM cap hit could be a barrier to him getting claimed, though.
Other experienced players include Jones, 26, who scored 16 points in 73 games playing 19:13 per night last season and Lindblom, 27, who is the 2020-21 Bill Masterton Trophy recipient and has a 17-goal, 33-point season on his resume. Like Aube-Kubel, Lindblom’s cap hit is likely a barrier to getting claimed. He’s making $2.5MM against the cap for 2023-24.
There are also a few younger players available, such as Salo, a 24-year-old Swedish defenseman who was a quality player coming out of the SHL but hasn’t been able to hold down a role on Long Island despite getting some real opportunities over the last two seasons.
Another younger player is Allison, 25, who is a 2016 second-round pick and plays a power forward’s game but has struggled with injuries so far as a professional.
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I would be shocked if Denisenko doesn’t get claimed, I kinda can’t believe he was cut over the likes of Givani Smith.
I would roll the dice on Denisenko, Bjork, And Allison. I am also a big fan of Aube-Kubel.
I would take Bjork over whoever the Pens #7 will be and I would give him every chance to bounce Ruhwedel from the lineup.
Allison is largely unhealthy and wasn’t even good last year when healthy. Feel free to take him, the cap space is more valuable to us.