Today is the major day for the waiver wire as most teams in the NHL are preparing the 23-man rosters for the 2024-25 NHL season. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman confirmed that all players on waivers from yesterday have cleared. The following list is each player placed on waivers this afternoon as reported by PuckPedia.
Boston Bruins
F Patrick Brown
G Brandon Bussi
G Jiri Patera
D Billy Sweezey
F Jeffrey Viel
Buffalo Sabres
D Kale Clague
G James Reimer
F Lukas Rousek
Calgary Flames
G Devin Cooley
F Jakob Pelletier
F Cole Schwindt
Carolina Hurricanes
F Josiah Slavin
D Ty Smith
F Ryan Suzuki
Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit Red Wings
F Sheldon Dries
D Justin Holl
D William Lagesson
D Brogan Rafferty
F Joe Snively
Edmonton Oilers
D Josh Brown
F Drake Caggiula
F Raphael Lavoie
G Olivier Rodrigue
Los Angeles Kings
G Pheonix Copley
F Samuel Fagemo
F Jack Studnicka
Nashville Predators
New Jersey Devils
F Shane Bowers
D Nick DeSimone
F Nolan Foote
D Colton White
New York Islanders
D Samuel Bolduc
F Pierre Engvall
F Hudson Fasching
F Liam Foudy
G Marcus Hogberg
D Grant Hutton
F Fredrik Karlstrom
G Jakub Skarek
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
Pittsburgh Penguins
D Sebastian Aho
F Bokondji Imama
St. Louis Blues
D Corey Schueneman
D Tyler Tucker
Tampa Bay Lightning
F Gage Goncalves
D Steven Santini
F Jesse Ylonen
Toronto Maple Leafs
G Matt Murray
D Marshall Rifai
Utah Hockey Club
Vancouver Canucks
Vegas Golden Knights
F Zach Aston-Reese
F Tanner Laczynski
F Jonas Rondbjerg
Washington Capitals
Winnipeg Jets
Surprised to see P.Engvall on that list. Regular winger for Islanders with decent production. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him claimed.
Agreed however is contract is not friendly…6yr 18mil left
They’re praying someone takes him.
Ahhhh!! Suddenly I would be more surprised to see him get claimed!
Ya as don Sweeney would say you’d have 18 million reasons not to claim Engvall
*Cam Neely
Looks like Islanders are 22 plus Matt Martin now for Opening Night Roster.
Columbus needs to add salary i think they make perfect sense for a change of scenery
Not a good day for ex-Leafs. Reimer, Holl, Lagesson, and ZAR all joined him.
Plenty of legit depth here. Could easily be a few claims.
I would be shocked if at least 7 to 10 players weren’t claimed by tomorrow
Isaak Phillips could be claimed, i didn’t know he was waiver eligible yet, Fasching Engvall and Foudy i could see as the most likely to get claimed, Jakob Pelletier is definitely a surprise too he has potential , Ty Smith possibly, im a bit surprised to see Ryan Suzuki but Carolina is still a deep team, Adam Gaudette im a bit surprised as he did score quite a bit this preseason, Jack Studnicka i could see getting a flier from a team because he’s fast but inconsistent
Suzuki stinks and can never stay healthy.
Smith needs to get someone that keeps him around for a while. Pelletier will get picked up, no doubt.
With teams trying to get under the upper limit, there aren’t many that would consider taking on Engvall’s contract. Most of the other guys are low-upside roster filler types.
I’d probably prefer Copley over Johansson as Vasilevsky’s backup. But you never can tell with goalies.
With the Predators waiving Del Gaizo, they are probably having an eye on another D via waivers. Brannstrom would be funny. Three teams in three days?
I would love to see someone claim Bussi just to screw with Boston.
I don’t understand y they put him on waviers they just resigned Swayman today he’ll need time to get up to spend at least you would think so
Just because he was put on waivers doesn’t mean he’ll immediately be sent to the minors after clearing. If they feel Swayman isn’t ready, they can keep Bussi around for a bit and pair him with Korpisalo, then he can be sent down because he will have already cleared waivers.
But another team could’ve claimed him lucky no one did
Lots of good options here for fringe players and depth:
– Brandon Bussi has played excellent for Providence
– Jakob Pelletier has speed, upside
– Rafferty is an experienced pick up for AHL depth
– Josh Brown is a big body for someone’s 7th/8th D and Lavoie is a power forward who’s put up good numbers
– Copley was excellent two years ago, while a rebuilding team could take on Fagemo as a project – he was a top prospect in 2019 I think?
– Nick DeSimone is quality AHL depth with a bit of NHL experience…injuries also happen
– Fasching would be an interesting pick up for a 3rd/4th line addition. Bolduc has untapped upside but has been buried in the Islanders depth chart.
– Adam Gaudette led the Blues’ AHL affiliate in Springfield in points last year – excellent AHL depth and decent NHL call-up potential
– Sebastian Aho (the D-man) could be an option for a team looking for a younger puck-mover that may have not reached full potential yet.
– Marshall Rifai (TOR) and Erik Brannstrom (VAN) would be interesting to watch on a rebuilding team. Rifai was decent in his NHL audition last year, while Brannstrom is not too far removed from a high prospect status.
– Aston-Reese would be a depth option, while Jonas Rondbjerg would be a project option – he’s still relatively young
Cooley and Pelletier will likely be scooped up.
Lavoie to Pens, low risk high ceiling
Erik Brannstrom Gets Traded, Then Placed on Waivers immediately. I guess the Nucks need someone in their farm system.
Would take flyer on phillips. When he was health Copley was a good number two.