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Nashville Predators Claim Tyson Jost Off Waivers

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According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Nashville Predators have added to their forward depth off the waiver wire. Friedman reports that the Predators have claimed forward Tyson Jost from the Carolina Hurricanes.

Heading to Nashville, Jost will join the fifth team of his career. Undoubtedly, the former 10th overall pick of the 2016 NHL Draft has fallen well short of expectations.

Throughout his first six years in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche, Jost was fairly productive, scoring 45 goals and 103 points in 321 games, averaging 13:29 of ice time in a third-line role. Still, he failed to break through in any meaningful fashion, and the Avalanche traded Jost to the Minnesota Wild for Nico Sturm, who became a key depth piece for the franchise’s third Stanley Cup banner.

After failing to find a consistent role in the lineup with Minnesota, Jost was placed on waivers in mid-November of the 2022-23 season. He was subsequently claimed by the Buffalo Sabres, finishing the year with seven goals and 22 points in 59 games. Buffalo rewarded Jost’s efforts with a one-year, $2MM contract the following offseason.

For the third time in a row, Jost quickly fell out of the team’s lineup due to poor performances. Buffalo sent Jost through waivers in late December, and he spent the rest of the season as an oft-taxied depth forward from the Sabres to the AHL’s Rochester Americans.

Last season, Jost joined the Hurricanes on a one-year, $775K prove-it contract, which he turned into four goals and nine points in 39 games. Still, he showed signs of life, finishing the year with the highest CorsiFor% at even strength of his career.

The Hurricanes quickly re-signed Jost to an identical contract this summer, though he won’t play it out in Carolina. Now, after today’s waiver claim, he’ll likely compete for the next week for a fourth-line role with the Predators.

Waivers: 9/30/25

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The final day of September has once again brought a flurry of waiver activity.  After 22 players were placed on waivers on Monday, all of whom cleared, per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, another 22 players are on the wire today, per PuckPedia.  They are as follows:

Calgary Flames

F Clark Bishop
F Dryden Hunt
D Yan Kuznetsov
F Sam Morton

Carolina Hurricanes

D Gavin Bayreuther
F Noel Gunler
F Tyson Jost
F Josiah Slavin
F Ryan Suzuki

Edmonton Oilers

G Matt Tomkins

New York Islanders

G Marcus Hogberg
F Matthew Highmore 

New York Rangers

F Brendan Brisson
D Connor Mackey

Philadelphia Flyers

F Anthony Richard

San Jose Sharks

F Shane Bowers
F Jimmy Huntington
F Oskar Olausson
F Pavol Regenda
G Jakub Skarek

Winnipeg Jets

D Tyrel Bauer
D Isaak Phillips 

Some younger forwards stand out on today’s list.  Olausson, Brisson and Suzuki were late first-round selections back in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively, but haven’t been able to grab a foothold on a full-time NHL roster spot just yet.  Meanwhile, Gunler is only 23 and since he has spent a lot of his time since being drafted playing overseas, he’s still relatively inexperienced in North America with just 100 AHL games under his belt.

Among the blueliners, Phillips has seen NHL action in four straight seasons, all with Chicago, including a 33-game stint in 2023-24.  Mackey was recalled and sent down many times on paper moves last season and has gotten into at least one NHL appearance in five straight years.  Bayreuther is the most experienced of them all with 122 NHL outings but none since 2023-24.

With the belief that a few teams might be eyeing the goalie market, there are a trio of options available.  Hogberg is the most experienced of the three with 57 NHL outings, including 15 last season.  Skarek (two games in 2024-25) and Tomkins (six in 2023-24) joined new teams in free agency this summer and don’t appear likely to be claimed.

These players will be on waivers until 1:00 PM CT on Wednesday.

Hurricanes Re-Sign Tyson Jost, Noel Gunler To Two-Way Contracts

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The Hurricanes have re-signed center Tyson Jost to a two-way contract, according to a team announcement. PuckPedia also reported that RFA winger Noel Gunler has accepted his qualifying offer and will be back with the team on a two-way deal.

Jost was a UFA after spending the 2024-25 season with Carolina on a one-way contract, so there’s a potential for a pay cut if he ends up on waivers and in the minors. His deal pays him a $300K AHL salary with a $600K guarantee.

The 27-year-old spent most of last season as the Canes’ extra forward. He made 39 appearances, his lowest in a season since his six-game trial as a rookie with the Avalanche in 2016-17, and scored four goals and five assists for nine points while averaging 10:22 per game.

The 2016 No. 10 overall pick never reached his top-six potential but remains a valuable depth option with nearly 500 games of NHL experience. However, he’s cleared waivers multiple times successfully in the past few seasons, so it doesn’t look like there’s much risk for Carolina if they try to sneak him back to AHL Chicago at some point. He scored four goals and five assists in 14 games for the minor-league club last season.

Jost’s spot as the extra forward looks safe for now when looking at Carolina’s depth chart, but the team still has plenty of cap space to burn and is in on Nikolaj Ehlers, the top remaining UFA. They could pursue more depth forward signings as well – potentially a return to Raleigh for names like Jack Roslovic or Jeff Skinner, both of whom are still available. If the Canes make multiple forward additions ahead of Jost, he’ll likely be a waiver candidate if everyone is healthy in training camp.

As for Gunler, his QO will pay him a salary of $813,750 if he’s in the NHL next season and $80K in the AHL. The 23-year-old was a second-round pick in 2020 but has yet to make his NHL debut. The 6’2″ winger has spent parts of the last three seasons with AHL Chicago, where he scored 13 goals and 26 points in 58 games last season.

Carolina Hurricanes Activate Tyson Jost

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The Carolina Hurricanes are getting back one of their depth forwards for tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. According to a team release, the Hurricanes have activated forward Tyson Jost from their injured reserve.

As one of the lengthier injury absences of his career, Jost missed the last 19 games with a lower-body injury. Still, it wasn’t a major loss for Carolina given he’s registered two goals in 16 games throughout the 2024-25 campaign. That hasn’t been his only action this year.

After clearing waivers at the beginning of the season, Jost has split his year between the Hurricanes and their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. His production has understandably been better with AHL Chicago as he’s scored four goals and nine points in 14 games.

Unless Carolina acquires another depth forward at the trade deadline Jost should spend the rest of the regular season with the Hurricanes. They would need to pass him through the waiver wire again and it’s not expected they’ll be as successful as they were in October. Most contending teams will look for cheap injury insurance this time of the year while deadline sellers will look to fill open roster spots. Jost’s league-minimum salary could make him an enticing choice for most teams should he go on waivers again.

Minor Transactions: 1/26/25

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There have been a few minor roster moves made around the NHL today, some of which may or may not ultimately be paper transactions that are reversed in the next couple of days.  We’ll run through those here.

  • The Panthers announced (Twitter link) that they’ve loaned defenseman Tobias Bjornfot to AHL Charlotte. The 23-year-old got into eight games with Florida after being recalled earlier this month but with Aaron Ekblad returning yesterday, his presence was no longer needed on the roster.  Bjornfot is tied for third in scoring by Checkers blueliners, notching 11 points in 27 games at the minor league level.
  • The Stars have returned winger Matej Blumel to the minors, per an announcement from AHL Texas. He has been shuttled back and forth with some frequency in recent days though he did suit up today versus Iowa.  The 24-year-old has a goal in seven games with Dallas and is now up to 19 goals and 15 assists in 33 AHL contests.
  • Nashville has assigned defenseman Spencer Stastney to AHL Milwaukee, per the AHL’s transactions log. He suited up in seven games for the Predators over the last three weeks while on recall but didn’t register a point.  The 25-year-old has three points in 10 games with the Admirals after missing nearly two months while on personal leave.  Nashville now has just six healthy blueliners on their active roster so it’s possible that Stastney could be back up relatively quickly.
  • The Hurricanes have placed center Tyson Jost on LTIR, PuckPedia reports (Twitter link). The 26-year-old last played at the end of December and is battling a lower-body injury although he resumed skating last week.  Assuming the placement is retroactive, he has already missed the required 10 games and 24 days.  The move allowed them to remain cap-compliant after Friday’s three-team trade.

Injury Updates: Wild, Nichushkin, Lindholm, Jost

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The lower-body injury that Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon sustained on Tuesday isn’t as bad as initially feared.  However, it’s still expected to keep him out of the lineup for the next two to three weeks, reports Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press.  The 35-year-old has logged at least 20 minutes a night on the back end in every year but his rookie season back in 2010-11.  Spurgeon has 13 points and 52 blocked shots in 32 games so far this season.

Meanwhile, Minnesota might be getting a different key blueliner back soon.  Whyno adds that defenseman Jake Middleton could return as soon as next week from the hand injury that has kept him out for the last three weeks, landing him on LTIR.  Middleton had 13 points in 29 games before the injury while his 76 blocks still lead the Wild.

Other injury news from around the NHL:

  • Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury, mentions Corey Masisak of The Denver Post. However, head coach Jared Bednar added that the 29-year-old could miss seven to ten days with the issue.  Nichushkin has been quite productive since returning from a stint in the Player Assistance Program, notching 11 goals and six assists in just 21 games, putting him in a tie for fourth in team goals despite missing 17 games.
  • Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm is making some strides as he works his way back from a lower-body injury but hasn’t been cleared to skate yet, notes Boston.com’s Conor Ryan. The veteran has missed the better part of the last two months with the injury, a big blow to a Boston back end that has had some uncharacteristic struggles so far.  Prior to the injury, Lindholm had seven points in 17 games while logging nearly 21 minutes a night, a per-game rate that stands second on the team.
  • The undisclosed injury that Hurricanes forward Tyson Jost sustained on Tuesday is expected to keep him out long-term, relays team reporter Walt Ruff (Twitter link). The 26-year-old cleared waivers earlier this season but played in 16 games with Carolina since being recalled in November.  Jost has a pair of goals in those outings while averaging 10:28 per game but he won’t be adding to that point total for a while yet now.

East Notes: DeSimone, Wilson, Jost, Drury

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According to a team release, Devils defenseman Nick DeSimone was assigned to AHL Utica on Wednesday. Aside from a couple of paper transactions, the 30-year-old has been on New Jersey’s roster for the past month but has yet to play an NHL contest this season. He’s been a healthy scratch on 17 occasions, never ranking higher than seventh on the Devils’ defense depth chart despite early-season injuries to Luke Hughes and Brett Pesce.

DeSimone has, however, remained on the roster for a longer stretch as veteran insurance, while younger names like Seamus Casey and Simon Nemec have headed to Utica for additional development. With New Jersey back in action tomorrow against the Kings, it wouldn’t be surprising to see them reverse the transaction and reinstate DeSimone to the active roster. Demoting him today allows them to accrue a small amount of additional cap space and delay the expiry of his temporary waiver exemption after he last cleared in October.

The New York native appeared in a career-high 34 NHL contests split between the Devils and Flames last season, recording seven points and a +3 rating while averaging 13:29 per contest. He’s struggled in limited action with Utica this season, posting two assists and a -10 rating in nine appearances.

There’s more from the Eastern Conference:

  • Capitals mainstay Tom Wilson sustained a minor bone fracture in the sinus cavity area after taking a puck to the face in Saturday’s win over the Canadiens, he told Tom Gulitti of NHL.com. The injury only caused him to leave the game momentarily, and he scored two goals after returning. He doesn’t expect to miss any additional time due to the injury, he confirmed, although he’ll be wearing a full face shield for the next four weeks at the instruction of team doctors. Wilson, 30, is on pace for a career-high 33 goals and 67 points this season – the first of a seven-year, $45.5MM extension.
  • The Hurricanes announced today that they’ve recalled forward Tyson Jost from AHL Chicago. Jost’s inclusion on the roster indicates that center Jack Drury will miss at least Friday’s game against the Senators after leaving last night’s win over the Sharks in the first period with an upper-body injury after blocking a shot from San Jose winger Klim Kostin. Head coach Rod Brind’Amour told reporters postgame that he anticipated Drury would miss a significant chunk of time. However, he didn’t disclose further details on the injury (per Ryan Henkel of The Hockey News). Jost, 26, had one goal in seven games during a recall last month, averaging 9:20 per contest. He has four goals and five assists for nine points in 14 AHL appearances this season.

Hurricanes Reassign Tyson Jost, Pyotr Kochetkov Out Indefinitely

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The Hurricanes announced they’ve reassigned forward Tyson Jost to AHL Chicago. They haven’t done anything to fill his roster spot, although head coach Rod Brind’Amour also confirmed that goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov has entered concussion protocol after leaving Saturday’s shootout loss to the Blue Jackets and doesn’t have a timeline for a return (per the team’s Walt Ruff).

Carolina is now officially without their top two goaltenders for the foreseeable future. Starter Frederik Andersen hasn’t played in nearly a month and recently underwent knee surgery that will keep him out of action until January or February.

Kochetkov, 25, left the Columbus game during overtime after teammate Sean Walker inadvertently skated into his head while trying to stop a rush chance from Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski. There appeared to be significant whiplash on the play, but as with any head injury and subsequent concussion, Kochetkov’s absence could be anywhere from a week to more than a month.

A 2019 second-round pick, the young Kochetkov has had to step up many times in recent seasons with injury-prone veterans Andersen and Antti Raanta ahead of him. He started the year as the undisputed No. 2 for the first time after Raanta became an unrestricted free agent and wasn’t brought back following a brutal 2023-24 campaign. He’s done well in 13 starts, posting a 10-2-0 record with a .904 SV% and 2.42 GAA. That’s been good enough for 3.9 goals saved above expected, per MoneyPuck, up from last year’s 0.7 mark despite his decreased SV% and GAA.

The buck now falls on 29-year-old journeyman Spencer Martin and inexperienced 24-year-old Yaniv Perets, although it’s hard to imagine the championship-contending Hurricanes not making a move to add a more stable name to their crease if Kochetkov trends toward missing significant time. Perets has not logged NHL ice aside from stopping one shot in less than 13 minutes of action in a game against the Kings in January of last season, although he served as a backup for Carolina once earlier this month. Martin, meanwhile, has a 1-2-1 record with a .870 SV% and 3.21 GAA in three starts and one relief appearance since coming up to the roster in October in relief of Andersen.

Perets’ minor-league numbers this season don’t portray him as a legitimate NHL option, even in a pinch. The undrafted free agent signing out of Quinnipiac in 2023 has just a .825 SV% and a 3.67 GAA in three AHL appearances for Chicago this season and had a subpar .889 mark in 34 games for ECHL Norfolk in 2023-24.

Jost, 26, heads back to the minors after going without a point in his last six games. The 5’11” center/left winger signed a one-year deal for the league-minimum $775K with Carolina over the offseason after being non-tendered by the Sabres, but he was waived and assigned to Chicago shortly after making the opening night roster. The Canes recalled him just over two weeks ago after he put up a goal and two assists in eight minor-league games, but he averaged just 9:20 through seven NHL appearances with a goal on eight shots. Since he remained on the active roster for fewer than 30 days and played less than 10 games, he doesn’t need waivers to return to the AHL.

Hurricanes Recall Tyson Jost And Ty Smith

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As their West Coast road trip continues, the Hurricanes have added a pair of reinforcements.  The team announced that they’ve recalled center Tyson Jost and defenseman Ty Smith from AHL Chicago.

Jost signed a one-year, $775K one-way deal with Carolina on the opening day of free agency after being non-tendered by Buffalo, giving him guaranteed NHL money and the Hurricanes an experienced center.  However, he failed to make the opening roster and cleared waivers last month, getting sent to the Wolves soon after.  The 26-year-old has played in eight games in the minors so far this season, picking up a goal and two assists.  For his career, Jost has 140 points in 456 career NHL appearances between Colorado, Minnesota, and Buffalo.

As for Smith, it’s his second stint with the big club this season after spending ten days up with Carolina last month but didn’t see any game action.  The 24-year-old has played in three games with the Wolves so far in 2024-25, picking up a pair of assists.  The Hurricanes acquired Smith last season at the trade deadline as part of the Jake Guentzel trade but left him with Pittsburgh’s farm team, meaning this is his first year in their system.  Smith has 123 career NHL games under his belt with 47 points, the bulk of those coming a few years ago while with New Jersey.

With Carolina sending down Spencer Martin today (at least on a paper transaction), Carolina’s active roster currently stands at 22 players.

Hurricanes Place Tyson Jost On Waivers, Move Jesper Fast To LTIR

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Oct. 10: Jost cleared waivers, per PuckPedia. The team later announced he’s been sent to the AHL.

Oct. 9: The Hurricanes have placed center Tyson Jost on waivers to be assigned to AHL Chicago, per the team’s Walt Ruff. It’s the latest in a series of minor moves for the Canes over the past 24 hours, including moving winger Jesper Fast from IR to LTIR, according to PuckPedia.

It’s not an unsurprising waiver placement, given Jost’s tumble down the depth chart with the Sabres in 2023-24. The 26-year-old was limited to just six points in 43 games and saw AHL action for the first time since 2018-19, passing through waivers unclaimed on his way to AHL Rochester. The 2016 10th overall pick also averaged a career-low 10:36 per game in Buffalo last year, posted a -11 rating, and logged extremely underwhelming possession metrics (44.0 CF%, 37.3 xGF%).

Jost still managed to land a one-way deal with the Canes this summer, although it was for the league minimum. He was projected to be in the press box for Friday’s home opener against the Lightning after Jackson Blake was recalled yesterday, but it now looks like he’ll be off the roster entirely, whether by virtue of assignment after clearing waivers or if he gets claimed.

In parts of eight NHL seasons with the Avalanche, Wild, and Sabres, Jost has made 456 appearances with 57 goals, 83 assists, and 140 points (0.31 per game) and a -14 rating. He’s a persistent shooter, averaging 123 on goal per 82 games, but has a pretty mild 8.3% shooting percentage. The natural center also struggles to win draws with a 39.9 FOW%. He’ll be a UFA next summer.

With Jost still rostered and Fast on LTIR, the Hurricanes have $2.35MM in cap space, per PuckPedia. Fast will miss the entire season after undergoing neck surgery.

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