Matt Murray Re-Assigned To AHL Milwaukee
- The Predators have returned goaltender Matt Murray to AHL Milwaukee, relays Alex Daugherty of The Tennessean (Twitter link). The 26-year-old was recalled on Wednesday with Juuse Saros listed as day-to-day so it appears that Saros should be good to at least dress as the backup on Saturday against Detroit. Murray had a 3.02 GAA with a .896 SV% in 31 games in the minors last season and signed a one-year, two-way deal with Nashville this past summer.
Predators Recall Matt Murray, Juuse Saros Out Day-To-Day
11:09 a.m.: Saros has officially been listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury, per Daugherty. He hasn’t been officially ruled out for tomorrow’s game, however.
10:47 a.m.: The Predators have recalled netminder Matt Murray from AHL Milwaukee, per a team release. It’s a sign there may be an undisclosed injury bothering either Juuse Saros or Scott Wedgewood before tomorrow’s home opener against the Stars – perhaps the former after taking a maintenance day yesterday, as pointed out by Alex Daugherty of the Tennessean. Either way, the Preds have two open roster spots and ample cap space, so no corresponding transaction is required.
Murray, 26, enters the season as Nashville’s No. 3/4 option between the pipes after he inked a two-way deal with the Preds over the offseason. He’d spent the entirety of his NHL career up to that point in the Stars organization, where he landed as an undrafted free agent out of UMass in 2022. The Alberta native made four NHL starts for Dallas over the past two seasons, posting a 2-2-0 record with one shutout, a 2.53 GAA, and an .885 SV%.
Not to be confused with two-time Stanley Cup champion Matt Murray, this Murray fared well in the AHL with the Texas Stars up until last year. His numbers fell off a cliff, limited to a .896 SV% and 3.02 GAA in 31 games after logging a .911 SV% in 34 appearances the year prior. He lost the starters’ crease to 23-year-old Rémi Poirier and, unsurprisingly, wasn’t tendered a qualifying offer by Dallas, allowing him to head to Nashville as a UFA.
Murray will battle for starts this season in Milwaukee alongside 24-year-old Magnus Chrona, who was acquired from the Sharks in this offseason’s Yaroslav Askarov trade. He passed through waivers unclaimed on Sep. 30 and can be on the NHL roster for up to 30 days (or play 10 games) until he needs them again to return to the minors.
Predators Return Tanner Molendyk To Juniors
The Predators returned defense prospect Tanner Molendyk to the WHL’s Saskatoon Blades on Monday, per an announcement from the junior club.
Molendyk, 19, narrowly misses out on a roster spot in his second camp with the Preds. Nashville made Molendyk the 24th overall selection in the 2023 draft, a tad higher than some expected based on his middle-of-the-road offensive production from the blue line. But advanced metrics suggested a breakout, and he responded in kind. Molendyk erupted for 56 points in 50 games last year with a +40 rating, helping Saskatoon to a league-best 50-13-5 record.
Nashville likely would have preferred Molendyk to suit up in the AHL this season to work on his game and get adjusted to the pro level, but he’s still too young to do so under the NHL-CHL transfer agreement and must be returned to his junior club if he’s not in the NHL. His entry-level contract will slide to the 2025-26 season, and he won’t count against the Predators’ 50-contract maximum this year.
The Preds’ opening night roster now seems to be set at 13 forwards, seven defenders, and two goalies, assuming defenseman Marc Del Gaizo is sent to AHL Milwaukee today after being waived yesterday. There are no surprises at any position.
Waiver Wire: 10/6/24
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
Training Camp Cuts: 10/4/24
A handful of teams still have some significant cuts to make to their roster before getting down to the final few moves. With the NHL’s regular season getting an early start today with the Global Series in Prague, we should see those happening either Friday or over the weekend. As always, here’s all of Friday’s cuts:
Last updated 2:03 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks (per team announcement)
F Sam Colangelo (to AHL San Diego)
F Nathan Gaucher (to AHL San Diego)
F Nikita Nesterenko (to AHL San Diego)
F Beckett Sennecke (to OHL Oshawa)
F Jansen Harkins (to AHL San Diego, pending waivers)
D Gustav Lindstrom (released from PTO)
D Mark Pysyk (released from PTO)
Calgary Flames (per team announcement)
F Walker Duehr (to AHL Calgary)
F Dryden Hunt (to AHL Calgary)
D Jarred Tinordi (to AHL Calgary)
Florida Panthers (per team announcement)
F Rasmus Asplund (to AHL Charlotte, pending waivers)
D Tobias Björnfot (to AHL Charlotte, pending waivers)
G Cooper Black (to AHL Charlotte)
F Zac Dalpe (to AHL Charlotte, pending waivers)
F Josh Davies (to AHL Charlotte)
D Mikulas Hovorka (to AHL Charlotte)
D Jaycob Megna (to AHL Charlotte, pending waivers)
F Kai Schwindt (to AHL Charlotte)
Nashville Predators (per team announcement)
D Nick Blankenburg (to AHL Milwaukee)
New Jersey Devils (per team announcement)
G Jeremy Brodeur (released from PTO to AHL Utica)
D Mikaël Diotte (to AHL Utica)
F Justin Dowling (to AHL Utica, pending waivers)
F Filip Engarås (released from PTO to AHL Utica)
F Joseph Gambardella (released from PTO to AHL Utica)
F Max Graham (to WHL Kelowna)
F Brian Halonen (to AHL Utica)
F Mike Hardman (to AHL Utica, pending waivers)
F Samuel Laberge (to AHL Utica, pending waivers)
F Nathan Légaré (to AHL Utica, pending waivers)
D Will MacKinnon (released from PTO to AHL Utica)
F Jack Malone (released from PTO to AHL Utica)
F Matyáš Melosvký (to QMJHL Baie-Comeau)
D Daniil Misyul (to AHL Utica)
F Xavier Parent (released from PTO to AHL Utica)
G Isaac Poulter (to AHL Utica)
F Ryan Schmelzer (to AHL Utica)
F Cam Squires (to QMJHL Cape Breton)
F Chase Stillman (to AHL Utica)
D Jackson van de Leest (released from PTO to AHL Utica)
F Maxwell Willman (to AHL Utica, pending waivers)
Ottawa Senators (per team announcement)
G Mads Søgaard (to AHL Belleville)
Philadelphia Flyers (per team announcement)
F Rodrigo Abols (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
D Emil Andrae (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
F Denver Barkey (to OHL London)
D Oliver Bonk (to OHL London)
F Oskar Eklind (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
D Adam Ginning (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
D Helge Grans (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
G Aleksei Kolosov (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
F Olle Lycksell (to AHL Lehigh Valley, pending waivers)
F Cooper Marody (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
D Hunter McDonald (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
G Calvin Petersen (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
F Anthony Richard (to AHL Lehigh Valley, pending waivers)
F Samu Tuomaala (to AHL Lehigh Valley)
Pittsburgh Penguins (per team announcement)
F Corey Andonovski (to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
F Tristan Broz (to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
F Ville Koivunen (to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
D Owen Pickering (to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
San Jose Sharks (per team announcement)
G Yaroslav Askarov (to AHL San Jose)
Seattle Kraken (per team announcement)
D Cale Fleury (to AHL Coachella Valley)
Toronto Maple Leafs (per team announcement)
G Artur Akhtyamov (to AHL Toronto)
F Joseph Blandisi (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
F Nikita Grebenkin (to AHL Toronto)
F Roni Hirvonen (to AHL Toronto)
D Mikko Kokkonen (to AHL Toronto)
D Nicolas Mattinen (to AHL Toronto)
D Topi Niemelä (to AHL Toronto)
F Alexander Nylander (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
F Cédric Paré (to AHL Toronto)
D Matteo Pietroniro (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
F Jacob Quillan (to AHL Toronto)
F Logan Shaw (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
F Alex Steeves (to AHL Toronto, pending waivers)
F Ryan Tverberg (to AHL Toronto)
D Cade Webber (to AHL Toronto)
Winnipeg Jets (per team announcement)
F Axel Jonsson-Fjallby (to AHL Manitoba)
D Simon Lundmark (to AHL Manitoba)
F Mason Shaw (to AHL Manitoba)
F Dominic Toninato (to AHL Manitoba)
Waiver Wire: 10/3/24
All 12 players placed on waivers yesterday passed through unclaimed, Chris Johnston of The Athletic and TSN reports. PuckPedia relays that 17 new names hit the wire today for teams to claim over the next 24 hours:
Calgary Flames
F Walker Duehr
F Dryden Hunt
D Jarred Tinordi
Florida Panthers
F Rasmus Asplund
D Tobias Björnfot
F Zac Dalpe
D Jaycob Megna
Nashville Predators
Seattle Kraken
Toronto Maple Leafs
Utah Hockey Club
F Andrew Agozzino
D Patrik Koch
F Ben McCartney
Winnipeg Jets
F Axel Jonsson-Fjällby
D Simon Lundmark
F Mason Shaw
F Dominic Toninato
Training Camp Cuts: 10/3/24
We’re still five days away from opening night, but the regular season technically kicks off tomorrow, with the Devils and Sabres taking each other on in Prague. Most teams have trimmed over a third of their initial training camp rosters by this point, and most have no more than five to 10 cuts left to make – if that – before they reach their final form. Today should mark some of the last minor moves involving players who never had much of a shot, with the weekend signaling an end to much fiercer camp battles. All of Thursday’s cuts will be listed here:
Last updated 5:03 p.m.
Buffalo Sabres (per team announcement)
F Tyson Kozak (to AHL Rochester)
Calgary Flames (per team announcement)
D Hunter Brzustewicz (to AHL Calgary)
F Martin Frk (to AHL Calgary)
F Justin Kirkland (to AHL Calgary)
F Sam Morton (to AHL Calgary)
Columbus Blue Jackets (per team release)
D Ole Julian Bjørgvik-Holm (to AHL Cleveland)
Nashville Predators (per team release)
F Zachary L’Heureux (to AHL Milwaukee)
F Ozzy Wiesblatt (to AHL Milwaukee)
D Adam Wilsby (to AHL Milwaukee)
New York Rangers (per team announcement)
F Benoit-Olivier Groulx (to AHL Hartford)
Pittsburgh Penguins (per team announcement)
D Mac Hollowell (to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
F Jimmy Huntington (to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
F Marc Johnstone (to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
Seattle Kraken (per team announcement)
D Cale Fleury (to AHL Coachella Valley, pending waivers)
Toronto Maple Leafs (per team announcement)
F Nicholas Abruzzese (to AHL Toronto, pending waivers)
D Matt Anderson (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
F Matthew Barbolini (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
D Jacob Bengtsson (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
F Jacob Frasca (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
G Jon Gillies (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
F Mathieu Gosselin (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
G Dennis Hildeby (to AHL Toronto)
F Braeden Kressler (to AHL Toronto)
F Brandon Lisowsky (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
F Robert Mastrosimone (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
D Ryan McCleary (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
D Tommy Miller (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
D Rhett Parsons (released from ATO to AHL Toronto)
G Vyacheslav Peksa (to AHL Toronto)
D Chas Sharpe (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
F Marko Sikic (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
F Zach Solow (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
F Sam Stevens (released from PTO to AHL Toronto)
D William Villeneuve (to AHL Toronto)
F Ty Voit (to AHL Toronto)
Utah Hockey Club (per team announcement) – waivers separate
F Andrew Agozzino (to AHL Tucson, pending waivers)
F Miloš Kelemen (to AHL Tucson)
D Patrik Koch (to AHL Tucson, pending waivers)
D Maveric Lamoureux (to AHL Tucson)
F Ben McCartney (to AHL Tucson, pending waivers)
F Aku Raty (to AHL Tucson)
D Maksymilian Szuber (to AHL Tucson)
Winnipeg Jets (per the team’s Mitchell Clinton)
D Tyrel Bauer (to AHL Manitoba)
F Axel Jonsson-Fjällby (to AHL Manitoba, pending waivers)
D Dmitry Kuzmin (to AHL Manitoba)
D Simon Lundmark (to AHL Manitoba, pending waivers)
G Thomas Milic (to AHL Manitoba)
F Mason Shaw (to AHL Manitoba, pending waivers)
F Dominic Toninato (to AHL Manitoba, pending waivers)
Training Camp Cuts: 9/30/24
Training camp cuts continue Monday with just eight days until opening night of the regular season (aside from this week’s Devils/Sabres Global Series games in Prague). As always, we’ll keep track of all of today’s moves in this piece.
Last updated 4:41 p.m.
Chicago Blackhawks (per the Chicago Sun-Times’ Ben Pope)
F Zach Sanford (to AHL Rockford)
F Brett Seney (to AHL Rockford)
G Mitchell Weeks (to AHL Rockford)
Dallas Stars (per team announcement)
F Francesco Arcuri (to AHL Texas)
F Jack Becker (released from PTO)
F Justin Ertel (to AHL Texas)
F Justin Hryckowian (to AHL Texas)
D Michael Karow (released from PTO to AHL Texas)
G Ben Kraws (to AHL Texas)
D Luke Krys (to AHL Texas)
D Christian Kyrou (to AHL Texas)
D Kyle Looft (released from ATO to AHL Texas)
F Kyle McDonald (to AHL Texas)
F Curtis McKenzie (released from PTO to AHL Texas)
G Rémi Poirier (to AHL Texas)
D Connor Punnett (to AHL Texas)
F Anthony Romano (released from ATO to AHL Texas)
F Matthew Seminoff (to AHL Texas)
F Antonio Stranges (to AHL Texas)
G Bryan Thomson (to AHL Texas)
F Chase Wheatcroft (to AHL Texas)
D Gavin White (to AHL Texas)
Florida Panthers (per team release)
D Marek Alscher (to AHL Charlotte)
D Michael Benning (to AHL Charlotte)
F John Leonard (released from PTO to AHL Charlotte)
F Aidan McDonough (released from PTO to AHL Charlotte)
D Evan Nause (to AHL Charlotte)
F Gracyn Sawchyn (to WHL Edmonton)
F Hunter St. Martin (to WHL Medicine Hat)
F Ben Steeves (to AHL Charlotte)
D Zachary Uens (to AHL Charlotte)
Minnesota Wild (per team release)
F Caedan Bankier (to AHL Iowa)
F Travis Boyd (to AHL Iowa) pending waivers
F Brendan Gaunce (to AHL Iowa) pending waivers
F Riley Heidt (to WHL Prince George)
G Samuel Hlavaj (to AHL Iowa)
D Carson Lambos (to AHL Iowa)
D Ryan O’Rourke (to AHL Iowa)
F Devin Shore (to AHL Iowa) pending waivers
D David Spacek (to AHL Iowa)
Nashville Predators (per team announcement)
F Kieffer Bellows (to AHL Milwaukee)
F Vinnie Hinostroza (to AHL Milwaukee)
G Matt Murray (to AHL Milwaukee)
Ottawa Senators (per team announcement)
F Nikolai Kulemin (released from PTO)
G Leevi Merilainen (to AHL Belleville)
D Filip Roos (to AHL Belleville)
D Donovan Sebrango (to AHL Belleville)
Pittsburgh Penguins (per team announcement)
G Sergei Murashov (to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
San Jose Sharks (per team release)
F Justin Bailey (to AHL San Jose) pending waivers
F Filip Bystedt (to AHL San Jose)
G Gabriel Carriere (released from PTO to AHL San Jose)
F Brandon Coe (to AHL San Jose)
D Sam Dickinson (to OHL London) – separate announcement from the organization
D Ethan Frisch (released from PTO to AHL San Jose)
D Jake Furlong (to AHL San Jose)
F Kasper Halttunen (to AHL San Jose)
F Quentin Musty (to OHL Sudbury)
F Tristen Robins (to AHL San Jose)
G Georgi Romanov (to AHL San Jose)
D Jimmy Schuldt (to AHL San Jose) pending waivers
St. Louis Blues (per team release)
F Mathias Laferrière (to AHL Springfield)
F Mackenzie MacEachern (to AHL Springfield)
F Hugh McGing (to AHL Springfield)
D Hunter Skinner (to AHL Springfield)
Toronto Maple Leafs (per team announcement)
D Ben Danford (to OHL Oshawa)
Utah Hockey Club (per team announcement)
F Travis Barron (to AHL Tucson) pending waivers
D Kevin Connauton (to AHL Tucson) pending waivers
F Cam Hebig (released from PTO to AHL Tucson)
D Montana Onyebuchi (to AHL Tucson)
G Dylan Wells (released from PTO to AHL Tucson)
Waiver Wire: 9/29/24
The hockey world is one week closer to the start of the regular season, with October rolling around in just a few days. That’s sparked a flurry of decisive roster cuts as teams finalize their roster or – in the case of teams like Buffalo, New Jersey, and New York – prepare for trips overseas. As always, we’ll track the day’s waiver placements here.
Boston Bruins (per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman)
F Marc McLaughlin (assigned to AHL Providence)
Calgary Flames (per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman)
F Martin Frk (assigned to AHL Calgary)
F Justin Kirkland (assigned to AHL Calgary)
Chicago Blackhawks (per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman)
F Zach Sanford (assigned to AHL Rockford)
F Brett Seney (assigned to AHL Rockford)
Edmonton Oilers (per Sportsnet’s Mark Spector)
D Cam Dineen (assigned to AHL Bakersfield)
D Connor Carrick (assigned to AHL Bakersfield)
Los Angeles Kings (per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman)
F Glenn Gawdin (assigned to AHL Ontario)
F Tyler Madden (assigned to AHL Ontario)
D Joe Hicketts (assigned to AHL Ontario)
D Reilly Walsh (assigned to AHL Ontario)
Minnesota Wild (per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman)
F Adam Raska (assigned to AHL Iowa)
D Cameron Crotty (assigned to AHL Iowa)
D Joseph Cecconi (assigned to AHL Iowa)
Montreal Canadiens (per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman)
F Lucas Condotta (assigned to AHL Laval)
F Brandon Gignac (assigned to AHL Laval)
Nashville Predators (per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman)
F Kieffer Bellows (assigned to AHL Milwaukee)
F Vinnie Hinostroza (assigned to AHL Milwaukee)
G Matt Murray (assigned to AHL Milwaukee)
St. Louis Blues (per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman)
F Mathias Laferriere (assigned to AHL Springfield)
F Mackenzie MacEachern (assigned to AHL Springfield)
F Hugh McGing (assigned to AHL Springfield)
D Hunter Skinner (assigned to AHL Springfield)
Tampa Bay Lightning (per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman)
D Tobie Paquette-Bisson (assigned to AHL Syracuse)
D Derrick Pouliot (assigned to AHL Syracuse)
Waiver Wire: 9/28/24
09/29: All players on Saturday’s waiver wire have cleared, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
09/28: With the regular season fast approaching, activity on the waiver wire is quickly picking up. We’ll keep tabs on who has been waived today here. This post will be updated as more placements come in.
Calgary Flames (per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman)
D Jonathan Aspirot
F Clark Bishop
Colorado Avalanche (per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman)
D Wyatt Aamodt
G Kevin Mandolese
D Keaton Middleton
Nashville Predators (per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman)
F Anthony Angello
D Kevin Gravel
F Jake Lucchini
New York Islanders (per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman)
Seattle Kraken (per team announcement)
Utah Hockey Club (per team announcement)
Vegas Golden Knights (per team announcement and Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman)
F Callahan Burke
F Grigori Denisenko
D Mason Geertsen
D Robert Hagg
F Mason Morelli
D Dysin Mayo
F Gage Quinney
Washington Capitals
F Ethen Frank
D Hardy Haman Aktell
F Alex Limoges
D Chase Priskie
F Riley Sutter
As for yesterday’s group, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports (Twitter link) that all players cleared waivers.