2023 Interesting Potential Waiver Claims

[Vector]

Due to popular request, I've complied a list of interesting potential waiver claims. Some of the criteria is for players 25 years old or younger and with a somewhat interesting statistical profile.

Spoiler: Waiver Eligible Players

Anaheim Ducks
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Brett Leason	RW	24	NHL	54	6	3	9	6'5''	218lbs	On Roster
Benoit-Olivier Groulx	C	23	AHL	63	18	21	39	6'2''	200lbs	On Roster
Arizona Coyotes
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
John Leonard	W	25	AHL	67	17	27	44	5'11''	196lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Cameron Crotty	RD	24	AHL	64	1	12	13	6'3''	182lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Boston Bruins
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Jesper Boqvist	FW	24	NHL	70	10	11	21	6'0''	180lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Ian Mitchell	RD	24	NHL	35	1	7	8	5'11''	173lbs	On Roster
Jakub Lauko	W	23	NHL	23	4	3	7	6'0''	196lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Alec Regula	RD	23	AHL	51	5	16	21	6'4''	208lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Reilly Walsh	RD	24	AHL	71	9	32	41	6'0''	185lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Buffalo Sabres
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Brett Murray	LW	25	AHL	71	23	26	49	6'5''	228lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Brandon Biro	LW	25	AHL	49	16	35	51	5'11''	170lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Kale Clague	LD/RD	25	NHL	33	0	4	4	6'0''	190lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Calgary Flames
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Benjamin Jones	C	24	AHL	71	17	37	54	6'0''	187lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Martin Pospisil	RW	23	AHL	20	4	6	10	6'2''	173lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Carolina Hurricanes
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Dylan Coghlan	RD	25	NHL	17	0	3	3	6'2''	208lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Chicago Blackhawks
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Mackenzie Entwistle	LW/C	24	NHL	66	4	6	10	6'3''	184lbs	On Roster
Boris Katchouk	LW/C	25	NHL	58	5	11	16	6'2''	206lbs	On Roster
Reese Johnson	RW/C	25	NHL	57	4	2	6	6'1''	193lbs	On Roster
Colorado Avalanche
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Riley Tufte	LW	25	AHL	63	19	16	35	6'6''	220lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Keaton Middleton	LD	25	AHL	72	3	20	23	6'6''	240lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Columbus Blue Jackets
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Emil Bemstrom	W	24	NHL	55	7	15	22	6'0''	193lbs	On Roster
Liam Foudy	LW/C	23	NHL	62	7	7	14	6'2''	188lbs	On Roster
Joshua Dunne	C	24	AHL	65	20	17	37	6'4''	204lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Trey Fix-Wolansky	RW	24	AHL	61	29	42	71	5'7''	186lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Marcus Bjork	RD	25	NHL	33	3	8	11	6'3''	203lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Jake Christensen	LD/RD	24	NHL	24	0	4	4	6'0''	186lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Dallas Stars
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Nicholas Caamano	W	25	AHL	29	2	9	11	6'5''	205lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Fredrik Karlstrom	C	25	AHL	47	10	16	26	6'3''	195lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Detroit Red Wings
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Jared McIsaac	LD	23	AHL	61	3	19	22	6'1''	192lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Tim Gettinger	W	25	AHL	52	13	22	35	6'6''	222lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Edmonton Oilers
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Raphael Lavoie	RW/C	22	AHL	61	25	20	45	6'4''	196lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Markus Niemelainen	LD	25	NHL	23	0	0	0	6'6''	190lbs	Injured
Philip Kemp	RD	24	AHL	71	6	15	21	6'3''	202lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Cam Dineen	LD	25	AHL	69	6	41	47	5'11''	188lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Benjamin Gleason	LD	25	AHL	68	9	24	33	6'1''	185lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Florida Panthers
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Grigori Denisenko	W	23	AHL	56	12	24	36	5'11''	186lbs	Waived	Claimed (VGK)
Matt Kiersted	LD	25	NHL	20	1	3	4	6'0''	181lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Rasmus Asplund	LW/C	25	NHL	46	2	6	8	5'11''	185lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
John Ludvig	LD	23	AHL	54	3	14	17	6'1''	213lbs	Waived	Claimed (PIT)
Los Angeles Kings
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Jaret Anderson-Dolan	FW	24	NHL	46	7	5	12	5'11''	200lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Samuel Fagemo	W	23	AHL	56	23	9	32	6'0''	200lbs	Waived	Claimed (NSH)
Mikhail Maltsev	C/LW	25	AHL	28	11	10	21	6'3''	198lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Tobias Bjornfot	LD	22	AHL	50	5	7	12	6'0''	200lbs	On Roster
Jacob Moverare	LD	25	AHL	62	4	22	26	6'3''	210lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Minnesota Wild
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Montreal Canadiens
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Jesse Ylonen	W	23	NHL	37	6	10	16	6'1''	188lbs	On Roster
Lias Andersson	C/LW	24	AHL	67	31	28	59	6'1''	185lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Nicolas Beaudin	LD	23	AHL	42	2	24	26	5'11''	168lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Nashville Predators
Name	Position	Age
New Jersey Devils
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Nolan Foote	LW	22	AHL	55	20	17	37	6'3''	196lbs	On Roster
Cal Foote	RD	24	NHL	24	1	3	4	6'5''	224lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
New York Islanders
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Julien Gauthier	RW	25	NHL	57	9	5	14	6'4''	224lbs	On Roster
Samuel Bolduc	LD	22	AHL	56	10	25	35	6'4''	220lbs	On Roster
Otto Koivula	FW	25	AHL	46	12	13	25	6'5''	225lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Arnaud Durandeau	LW	24	AHL	68	24	31	55	6'0''	185lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Robin Salo	LD	24	AHL	38	0	14	14	6'2''	190lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
New York Rangers
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Ty Emberson	RD	23	AHL	69	7	20	27	6'1''	195lbs	Waived	Claimed (SJ)
Ottawa Senators
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Mark Kastelic	C	24	NHL	65	7	4	11	6'3''	210lbs	On Roster
Jacob Bernard-Docker	RD	23	AHL	41	2	4	6	6'0''	190lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Egor Sokolov	LW	23	AHL	70	21	38	59	6'3''	222lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Philadelphia Flyers
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Yegor Zamula	LD/RD	23	AHL	44	1	18	19	6'3''	176lbs	On Roster
Wade Allison	RW	25	NHL	60	9	6	15	6'2''	205lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Pittsburgh Penguins
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Alexander Nylander	W	25	AHL	55	25	25	50	6'1''	192lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Ty Smith	LD/RD	23	AHL	39	7	17	24	5'11''	180lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Joona Koppanen	LW/C	25	AHL	64	12	23	35	6'5''	216lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
San Jose Sharks
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Jacob Peterson	LW/C	24	AHL	52	14	18	32	6'1''	180lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Seattle Kraken
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Kole Lind	RW	24	AHL	72	30	32	62	6'1''	178lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Cale Fleury	RD	24	NHL	12	0	1	1	6'1''	204lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Marian Studenic	W	24	AHL	67	21	27	48	6'1''	181lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
St. Louis Blues
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Nikita Alexandrov	C	22	NHL	28	3	4	7	6'1''	177lbs	On Roster
Tyler Tucker	LD/RD	23	NHL	26	1	3	4	6'1''	204lbs	On Roster
Tampa Bay Lightning
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Logan Brown	C/LW	25	NHL	30	2	4	6	6'6''	218lbs	Injured
Toronto Maple Leafs
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Pontus Holberg	C	24	NHL	37	5	8	13	6'0''	202lbs	On Roster
Simon Benoit	LD	24	NHL	78	3	7	10	6'3''	203lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Maxime Lajoie	LD	25	AHL	63	11	34	45	6'1''	196lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Vegas Golden Knights
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Pavel Dorofeyev	W	22	NHL	18	7	2	9	6'1''	194lbs	On Roster
Paul Cotter	LW/C	23	NHL	55	13	5	18	6'2''	212lbs	On Roster
Brayden Pachal	RD	24	AHL	55	3	12	15	6'2''	203lbs	On Roster
Washington Capitals
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
Alexander Alexeyev	LD/RD	23	NHL	32	0	5	5	6'4''	213lbs	On Roster
Alex Limoges	C/LW	25	AHL	63	20	34	54	6'1''	201lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Matthew Phillips	C	25	AHL	66	36	40	76	5'8''	165lbs	On Roster
Winnipeg Jets
Name	Position	Age	League	Games	G	A	P	Height	Weight	Status
David Gustafsson	LW/C	23	NHL	46	0	6	6	6'2''	196lbs	On Roster
Axel Fjallby-Jonsson	LW	25	NHL	50	6	8	14	6'1''	189lbs	Waived	Unclaimed
Declan Chisholm	LD/RD	23	AHL	59	5	38	43	6'1''	185lbs	On Roster

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[F A N]

He's also 24, not 21. Figure by now he'd actually be closer to his target weight. If he's had trouble up to now adding, not likely to be easy for him to actually do it.

See how he is next year really. This is an AHL year for him. But, if he wants a legit shot at the NHL, he's got to figure it out with the trainer/nutritionist to help him get to where he needs to be physically.

It can take guys some time to fill out. TJ Brodie was trying to gain muscles every year until he was in his later 20s but Brodie does have wider shoulders.

I think the nutrition aspects of the NHL life is different than in college as well. I think more likely Hirose wasn't doing everything he can. But he's now a pro and he gets to learn how serious players train and work out.

 

[rypper]

LOL of course they did Drance. Did he follow it up with that laugh that would get him punched out in pretty much any pub inthe lower mainland? Between him and String Tie the media has to to shit in this town.

Where’s Neil Macrae and Gary Mason when you need them?

Gary Mason who falls all over himself to carry water for an alleged cold abuser.

Who the heck is string tie?

 

[HairyKneel]

Gary Mason who falls all over himself to carry water for an alleged cold abuser.

Who the heck is string tie?

String Tie is JD Burke. Who and what is a cold abuser?

 

[Vector]

String Tie is JD Burke. Who and what is a cold abuser?

His phone autocorrected child abuser. Mason is friends with the Aquilinis and has spent a lot of time talking them up whenever he speaks to the media.

 

[rypper]

String Tie is JD Burke. Who and what is a cold abuser?

Child abuser.

Jd Burke hasn't really appeared in the local media landscape since 1040 shuttered. Sick reference though.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

He‘s either allergic to the gym and/or food, or he must just not have the frame to put on much size???

You’d think if millions of dollars were on the line, putting on 10+ pounds wouldn’t be too difficult to do for most people in his position…

Not how bodies work.

It's not "either" those two things. There's a long list of things that can cause someone to not be able to gain (healthy) weight when you're trying maintain stamina and endurance.

 

[HairyKneel]

@ rypper and Vector OK yeah these damn phones suck. Mason was good in his day though. I wasn’t really hip to him being buddies with Fredo. That puts a damper on things for sure.

 

[Nona Di Giuseppe]

I wouldn't say "normal" weight. If Hirose was a boxer he would probably try and fight at ~156lbs. How much does Petey weigh? Don't ask him.



Well celebrities do it for movies and at Hirose's age he could probably could gain quite a bit of lean muscle in 3 months.

He does have narrow shoulders. I think he's a guy you want to focus on strength rather than weight.

You state this as if every actor does this for a role. For every actor you have seen gain/lose weight for a role, there's probably ten who can't, or didn't. And they don't have to maintain stamina, endurance, and mobility like hockey players do; that's the key here. Some people will burn through weight maintaining their endurance.

 

[rypper]

Let's not pretend like actors don't have the power of various steroids, hgh, etc in achieving body transformations that would be frowned upon if NHL players did the same.

 

[Vector]

@ rypper and Vector OK yeah these damn phones suck. Mason was good in his day though. I wasn’t really hip to him being buddies with Fredo. That puts a damper on things for sure.

He was my guy as well. The last couple years has been disappointing.

 

[krutovsdonut]

Child abuser.

Jd Burke hasn't really appeared in the local media landscape since 1040 shuttered. Sick reference though.

jd burke is currently covering pretty much every team in the league except the canucks for elite prospects

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[Frostage]

Let's not pretend like actors don't have the power of various steroids, hgh, etc in achieving body transformations that would be frowned upon if NHL players did the same.

The old Hollywood transformation diet

"Chicken breasts and broccoli"

 

[F A N]

You state this as if every actor does this for a role. For every actor you have seen gain/lose weight for a role, there's probably ten who can't, or didn't. And they don't have to maintain stamina, endurance, and mobility like hockey players do; that's the key here. Some people will burn through weight maintaining their endurance.

Who are the actors who can't? Those who didn't probably didn't work hard enough?

Modern day hockey training involves mostly strength and mobility training and nutrition. It's about power, speed, mobility, and explosiveness. Endurance training actually isn't a big part of it. You're training your body for short shifts not marathons. Players don't typically "burn through weight" while training. The goal is to build strength and muscle mass while maintaining agility and explosiveness.

 

[CanucksMJL]

AFAIK "in shape" means conditioning. The "in shape" player can perform consistently and without a sluggish decline over the course of an entire game. If a player added 10lbs of muscle, but they run out of gas after the 2nd period they are not "in shape". Anyone who has done competitive sports knows that a tired body means a tired mind. Poor conditioning is a double whammy of lead legs and bad decisions.

 

[F A N]

AFAIK "in shape" means conditioning. The "in shape" player can perform consistently and without a sluggish decline over the course of an entire game. If a player added 10lbs of muscle, but they run out of gas after the 2nd period they are not "in shape". Anyone who has done competitive sports knows that a tired body means a tired mind. Poor conditioning is a double whammy of lead legs and bad decisions.

Fitness level and conditioning are terms used frequently. And we are talking about NHL level fitness/conditioning. If a player shows up to camp looking weak I don’t think he would be considered “in shape.”

For most, the conditioning and fitness level of players at training camp is going to the best they will be all season.

 

[Tables of Stats]

I wonder if we'll start seeing skinny players get gut microbiome transplants from thicker players and thicker players getting the same from thin ones? There's a lot of evidence that gut bacteria really changes how easily one is able to pack on mass in a healthy fashion.

 

[Bojack Horvatman]

I wonder if we'll start seeing skinny players get gut microbiome transplants from thicker players and thicker players getting the same from thin ones? There's a lot of evidence that gut bacteria really changes how easily one is able to pack on mass in a healthy fashion.

In all seriousness though, I find this fascinating as I work in the fitness industry. It makes sense though. The better the body is at breaking down food, more nutrients and protein are going to be available for muscle repair.

 

[Tables of Stats]

In all seriousness though, I find this fascinating as I work in the fitness industry. It makes sense though. The better the body is at breaking down food, more nutrients and protein are going to be available for muscle repair.

There are so many things we're just starting to understand about how the body actually does things. We know what the inputs and outputs tend to be but not the full process and how to tweak it for extra efficiency.

 

[Javaman]

The tread title is an oxymoron.

No offense, but it's true.

There's a reason these players are on waivers. And it's not because they are interesting as players. Just saying.

 

[elitepete]

What does it mean if a player’s name is crossed out?

The tread title is an oxymoron.

No offense, but it's true.

There's a reason these players are on waivers. And it's not because they are interesting as players. Just saying.

Oh ok. I guess we should just close this thread down. Good players never go on waivers.

 

[Vector]

What does it mean if a player’s name is crossed out?

Crossed out meant they were placed on waivers and either cleared or claimed. I also crossed out some injured players.

 

[Javaman]

...


Oh ok. I guess we should just close this thread down. Good players never go on waivers.

Well, I never said that good players never go on waivers nor suggested that we should close this thread down. Let's put the strawmen away, shall we?

 

[elitepete]

Well, I never said that good players never go on waivers nor suggested that we should close this thread down. Let's put the strawmen away, shall we?

What exactly was the point of your post?

 

[Javaman]

What exactly was the point of your post?

Umm, if you don't understand my posts, maybe you shouldn't respond snarkily to them?

Just a friendly suggestion.

 

[elitepete]

Umm, if you don't understand my posts, maybe you shouldn't respond snarkily to them?

Just a friendly suggestion.

“Interesting players don’t go on waivers” is a very high iq opinion. Carry on.