Five players join new NHL teams after getting claimed off the waiver wire
Out of the 59 players on the waivers list from yesterday, five players were claimed. Today, Austin Watson is the only one entering the waiver wire after signing new deal.
Yesterday, we saw a massive list of 59 players placed on waivers as teams finalized their rosters from the start of the regular season.
NYR: Robertson
NYI: Skarek, Hogberg, Hutton, Bolduc, Karlstrom, Foudy, Fasching, Engvall
OTT: Jenik, Gaudette
VGK: Rondbjerg, Laczynski, Aston-Reese
TOR: Rifai, Murray
STL: Tucker, Schueneman
BUF: Reimer, Rousek, Clague
PIT: Imama, AHo
BOS: Patera, Bussi, Sweezey, Viel, Brown
CGY: Schwindt, Cooley, Pelletier
DET: Holl, Lagesson, Rafferty, Snively, Dries
WSH: Shepard
EDM: Lavoie, Caggiula, J Brown, Rodrigue
WPG: Anderson-Dolan
NSH: Del Gaizo
NJD: White, Foote, DeSimone, Bowers
CHI: Phillips
CAR: Suzuki, Smith, Josiah Slavin
UTA: Villalta
LAK: Studnicka, Copley, Fagemo
TBL: Ylonen, Santini, Goncalves
Out of all these players, five players will report to new teams after getting claimed.
Aston-Reese from VGK to CBJ
Reimer from BUF to ANA
Patera from BOS to VAN
Schwindt from CGY to VGK
Lavoie from EDM to VGK
The Vancouver Canucks have ironically re-acquired goaltender Jiri Patera from the Boston Bruins off waivers.
Earlier this month the Canucks placed Patera on waivers hoping to send him to Abbotsford but the Bruins claimed him as a backup option in case they couldn't reach a deal with restricted free agent goalie Jeremy Swayman before the season started. However the Bruins resolved that issue by signing Swayman to an eight year $66M contract making Patera available again. Now he'll head to Abbotsford as originally planned after signing a two year contract with Vancouver in July.
Meanwhile the Detroit Red Wings have signed 32 year old rugged forward Austin Watson to a one-year contract worth $775K, which means he will need to be placed on waivers today.
Stay tuned for more.
