Total of 12 surprising names enter the NHL waiver wire today

Insider Elliotte Friedman has just released the new list of waiver activity this afternoon with a surprising total of 12 names, including news from yesterday's list.

According to trusted Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman, today's list includes a few surprising names.

Everyone from yesterday has cleared.

Cleared:
McLaughlin (BOS)
Frk, Kirkland (CAL)
Sanford, Seney (CHI)
Gawdin, Hicketts, Madden, Walsh (LA)
Cecconi, Crotty, Raska (MIN)
Condotta, Gignac (MON)
Bellows, Hinostroza, Murray (NASH)
Laferriere, MacEachern, McGing, Skinner (STL)
Paquette-Bisson, Pouliot (TB)

Expect activity to pick up as teams finalize their roster ahead of game 1 of the regular season.

Stay tuned for more.

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