NHL waiver wire: Full list of players placed on waivers before roster lock day

By Ankit Kumar

Modified Oct 06, 2024 23:28 GMT

As the 2024-25 NHL season North American opener starts on October 8, teams are finalizing their rosters. The deadline to submit opening-day rosters is October 7, 5 p.m. ET. Many players have been placed on waivers ahead of this deadline.

The 2024 NHL Global Series saw the New Jersey Devils defeat the Buffalo Sabres in two games in Prague, Czechia, winning 4-1 and 3-1. These games aim to grow the NHL's international fanbase and have also kicked off the countdown for the roster lock day. So, let's take a look at the NHL waiver rules and the waived players.

NHL Waiver Wire Rules

The NHL waiver wire system started in the 1950s to help teams move players to the minors. Here are the key rules:

• One-way contract players: Players on NHL-only contracts must go through waivers to be sent to the minors.
• Claim process: Any NHL team can claim a player within 24 hours, taking on their full salary.
• Priority: If multiple NHL teams claim the same player, the team with the worst record gets priority.

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NHL Waiver Wire: List of players placed on waivers

October 6th

• Marshall Rifai (put on waivers by Toronto Maple Leafs)
• Matt Murray (moved to waiver wire by Toronto Maple Leafs)
• James Reimer (placed on waivers by Buffalo Sabres)
• Arthur Kaliyev (placed on injured reserve by Los Angeles Kings)
• Drew Doughty (placed on injured reserve by Los Angeles Kings)
• Pheonix Copley (placed on waivers by Los Angeles Kings for assignment to AHL Ontario)
• Jack Studnicka (waived by Los Angeles Kings for assignment to AHL Ontario)
• Samuel Fagemo (placed on waivers by Los Angeles Kings for assignment to AHL Ontario)
• Matthew Robertson (placed on waivers by New York Rangers)
• Cole Schwindt (placed on waivers by Calgary Flames)
• Devin Cooley (moved to waivers by Calgary Flames)
• Jakob Pelletier (put on waivers by Calgary Flames)
• Jiri Patera (placed on waivers by Boston Bruins)
• Brandon Bussi (placed on waivers by Boston Bruins)
• Adam Gaudette (put on waivers by Ottawa Senators)
• Jan Jenik (placed on waivers by Ottawa Senators)
• Pierre Engvall (placed on waivers by New York Islanders)
• Matt Villalta (put on waivers for assignment to AHL Tucson)
• Jimmy Schuldt (sent back to AHL San Jose by San Jose Sharks)
• Colin White (loaned to AHL San Jose by San Jose Sharks)
• Nolan Burke (assigned to AHL San Jose by San Jose Sharks)
• Drake Caggiula (waived for assignment to AHL Bakersfield by Edmonton Oilers)
• Raphael Lavoie (placed on waivers by Edmonton Oilers)
• Josh Brown (put on waivers by Edmonton Oilers)
• Olivier Rodrigue (placed on waivers by Edmonton Oilers)
• Noah Philp (loaned to AHL Bakersfield by Edmonton Oilers)
• Vadim Zherenko (sent to AHL Springfield by St. Louis Blues)
• Hunter Skinner (returned to AHL Springfield by St. Louis Blues)
• Samuel Johannesson (assigned to AHL Springfield by St. Louis Blues)
• Dylan Peterson (sent back to AHL Springfield by St. Louis Blues)
• Hugh McGing (reassigned to AHL Springfield by St. Louis Blues)
• Mathias Laferriere (loaned to AHL Springfield by St. Louis Blues)
• Aleksanteri Kaskimäki (reassigned to AHL Springfield by St. Louis Blues)
• Dalibor Dvorský (returned to AHL Springfield by St. Louis Blues)
• MacKenzie MacEachern (reassigned to AHL Springfield by St. Louis Blues)
• Gage Goncalves (assigned to AHL Syracuse by Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Jesse Ylonen (assigned to AHL Syracuse by Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Gabriel Szturc (reassigned to AHL Syracuse by Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Dylan Duke (assigned to AHL Syracuse by Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Denton Mateychuk (loaned to AHL Cleveland by Columbus Blue Jackets)

October 5th

• Donovan Sebrango (reassigned to AHL Belleville by Ottawa Senators)
• Cole Reinhardt (reassigned to AHL Belleville by Ottawa Senators)
• Shai Buium (placed on injured non-roster list by Detroit Red Wings)
• Gage Alexander (sent to ECHL Toledo by Detroit Red Wings)
• Matej Blumel (assigned to AHL Texas by Dallas Stars)
• Lian Bichsel (reassigned to AHL Texas by Dallas Stars)
• Filip Larsson (loaned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton by Pittsburgh Penguins)
• Taylor Gauthier (moved to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton by Pittsburgh Penguins)
• Ryder Korczak (assigned to AHL Hartford by New York Rangers)
• Brennan Othmann (reassigned to AHL Hartford by New York Rangers)
• Akito Hirose (reassigned to AHL Abbotsford by Vancouver Canucks)
• Connor Mackey (placed on waivers by New York Rangers)
• Matt Kiersted (waived by Florida Panthers)
• Kole Lind (placed on waivers by Dallas Stars)
• Alexander Petrovic (placed on waivers by Dallas Stars)
• Cameron Hughes (waived by Dallas Stars)
• Chris Wagner (placed on waivers by Colorado Avalanche)
• Magnus Hellberg (placed on waivers by Dallas Stars)
• Kyle Capobianco (placed on waivers by Dallas Stars)
• TJ Tynan (placed on waivers by Colorado Avalanche)
• Oscar Dansk (placed on waivers by Anaheim Ducks)
• Daemon Hunt (placed on waivers by Minnesota Wild)
• Ben Jones (placed on waivers by Minnesota Wild)
• John Ludvig (claimed off waivers by Colorado Avalanche from Pittsburgh)
• John Hayden (waived by Seattle Kraken)
• Josh Mahura (placed on waivers by Seattle Kraken)
• Jimmy Schuldt (called up from AHL San Jose by San Jose Sharks)
• Filip Roos (sent to AHL Belleville by Ottawa Senators)
• Tyler Boucher (returned to AHL Belleville by Ottawa Senators)
• Hayden Hodgson (returned to AHL Belleville by Ottawa Senators)
• Stephen Halliday (sent to AHL Belleville by Ottawa Senators)
• Angus Crookshank (demoted to AHL Belleville by Ottawa Senators)
• Jet Greaves (sent down to AHL Cleveland by Columbus Blue Jackets)
• Stanislav Svozil (returned to AHL Cleveland by Columbus Blue Jackets)
• Cole Clayton (demoted to AHL Cleveland by Columbus Blue Jackets)
• Hunter McKown (returned to AHL Cleveland by Columbus Blue Jackets)
• Luca Del Bel Belluz (returned to AHL Cleveland by Columbus Blue Jackets)
• Owen Sillinger (sent to AHL Cleveland by Columbus Blue Jackets)