Waivers: 9/28/25

With more and more cuts to training camp rosters being made, the waiver wire is becoming increasingly active. Today is another busy day on waivers as PuckPedia reports that 23 players have been waived. All of yesterday’s waived players have cleared.

Anaheim Ducks

F Jan Mysak

Buffalo Sabres

D Zac Jones
F Jake Leschyshyn

Columbus Blue Jackets

F Hudson Fasching
F Brendan Gaunce
F Mikael Pyyhtia

Chicago Blackahwks

F Dominic Toninato

Colorado Avalanche

D Ronnie Attard

Dallas Stars

D Kyle Capobianco
F Kole Lind
F Antonio Stranges

Montreal Canadiens

F Alex Belzile
D Nathan Clurman
F Lucas Condotta
D Marc Del Gaizo
F Sean Farrell

New Jersey Devils

F Ryan Schmelzer

St. Louis Blues

F Matt Luff
D Corey Schueneman

Tampa Bay Lightning

G Ryan Fanti
D Simon Lundmark
F Scott Sabourin
D Steven Santini

Today’s set of waived players is a more diverse mix, both with veteran players likely to play most of 2025-26 in the AHL and some younger players who have some NHL experience and still, theoretically, more room to grow. Jones, from Buffalo, appears to have lost a battle for an NHL job on the team’s blueline, but got into 46 NHL games for the New York Rangers last season and is still just 24 years old.

23-year-old Farrell, waived by Montreal, is a former top prospect who was, just a few years ago, ranked as the Canadiens’ second-best prospect by The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler. The former USHL and NCAA star had a strong back half of his 2024-25 AHL season and had six points in four games at the 2022 Winter Olympics, but hasn’t found a way to land an NHL role yet in his two-year pro career.

Beyond those younger names, there are also notable veterans on today’s waiver wire. Fasching, waived by Columbus, played in at least 43 NHL games in each of the last three seasons. Del Gaizo, waived by Montreal, got into 46 games with the Nashville Predators last season. And Toninato, waived by Chicago, has almost 200 NHL games to his name, although he only registered five NHL GP in 2024-25.