2023 Interesting Potential Waiver Claims

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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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[Vector]

Crotty and Leonard both on the list but Crotty is the only interesting one. That’s purely because he’s a 6’3 right-handed defensemen. Has shown the tiniest offensive progress. Basically the #5 guy on Tucson and I didn’t notice him during the game I went to.

Pre-draft analysis, in 2017, had him as a very good skater. He’s now at 212lbs according to Elite Prospects.

 

[MS]

Crotty and Leonard both on the list but Crotty is the only interesting one. That’s purely because he’s a 6’3 right-handed defensemen. Has shown the tiniest offensive progress. Basically the #5 guy on Tucson and I didn’t notice him during the game I went to.

Pre-draft analysis, in 2017, had him as a very good skater. He’s now at 212lbs according to Elite Prospects.

I don’t even remember Crotty from the several Tucson games I watched last year.

 

[Grantham]

Jan Jenik from ARI looks intriguing. Could be a good claim for us. Almost a PPG level player in the AHL.

Anyone watch him play?

 

[MS]

Jan Jenik from ARI looks intriguing. Could be a good claim for us. Almost a PPG level player in the AHL.

Anyone watch him play?

He’s a bit interesting, yeah. Big junior scorer who has kind of re-profiled into a bottom-6 guy willing to drop the gloves and play physical. Good size and good hands for a bottom-6 guy but the question mark is his skating.

 

[Vector]

Bernard-Docker and Sokolovics both on going on waivers tomorrow.

 

[LemonSauceD]

CLAIM SOKOLEV AND JBD

 

[wonton15]

CLAIM SOKOLEV AND JBD

I would claim both tbh with the way our “depth” has looked

 

[arttk]

CLAIM SOKOLEV AND JBD

What about them makes you so excited?

 

[LemonSauceD]

What about them makes you so excited?

Depth RD and a player with nothing left to prove at the AHL level and really didn’t stand a chance cracking the Ottawa line up considering the depth they have on the wings.

JBD would be an upgrade over any depth RD that we have. They also have Chychrun, Zub, and Hamonic on the right side.

Everything is just too crowded in Ottawa land.

Not everyday you see a 6’3 230lb winger with size, skill, and physicality. His skating ability is adequate as well. I honestly don’t think he’ll make it to us.

 

[VanillaCoke]

CLAIM SOKOLEV AND JBD

Both are auto claim, neither should get past us, inexcusable.

 

[MS]

Sololov has very slow feet and doesn’t track the play back well defensively. I don’t think he fits anything they’re really trying to do.

JBD is about as vanilla as it gets. Maybe his defensive IQ will play? But small defenders who can’t move the puck aren’t exactly in high demand.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

I have no clue who JBD is....but I would avoid this person as they have JB in their initials.

 

[TruGr1t]

JBD would probably be a fine claim due to the depth on the right side. At least makes some sense.

 

[MS]

JBD has 2 years left on a 1-way deal which I’m guessing not many teams will want to touch.

 

[Soups On]

Claim JBD, trade Rathbone to Ottawa for a conditional pick or something. Profit?

Any additional RD depth would be welcome. We know how this team is with injuries.

EDIT: wait, they haven't signed Pinto. Probably wanting to clear some cap. Would be nice if the Canucks did get JBD.

 

[credulous]

jdb is another guy who has had infinite opportunity and done nothing with it. that's a pass for me

 

[Sedinery]

Depth RD and a player with nothing left to prove at the AHL level and really didn’t stand a chance cracking the Ottawa line up considering the depth they have on the wings.

JBD would be an upgrade over any depth RD that we have. They also have Chychrun, Zub, and Hamonic on the right side.

Everything is just too crowded in Ottawa land.

Not everyday you see a 6’3 230lb winger with size, skill, and physicality. His skating ability is adequate as well. I honestly don’t think he’ll make it to us.

Neither will drop to the Canucks

 

[VanJack]

Jacob Bernard Docker and Jan Jenik would at least provide depth at center and on the blueline. And both guys were selected in the 2018 draft--so they're only 23.

But the Canucks are so tight to the cap, I just can't see it happening.

 

[ChilliBilly]

I wrote this in a different thread.


"So far, from the list I found, only 3 out of about 140 players have been claimed.

you can find the list here:

NHL Waiver Wire: Complete list of players placed on waivers before 2023-24 NHL season

I don't. know the criteria for the list, it doesn't show Martin getting claimed."


Everyone talks about claiming players, but really don't have a way of adding any players do we? Surprised actually that someone didnt take a shot at Rathbone. Irwin Woo and Rathbone all cleared waivers. As I said above, only 3 out of 140 players were claimed. Though I have no idea how complete that list is.

 

[Vector]

I wrote this in a different thread.


"So far, from the list I found, only 3 out of about 140 players have been claimed.

you can find the list here:

NHL Waiver Wire: Complete list of players placed on waivers before 2023-24 NHL season

I don't. know the criteria for the list, it doesn't show Martin getting claimed."


Everyone talks about claiming players, but really don't have a way of adding any players do we? Surprised actually that someone didnt take a shot at Rathbone. Irwin Woo and Rathbone all cleared waivers. As I said above, only 3 out of 140 players were claimed. Though I have no idea how complete that list is.

5 players have been claimed and that list is wrong.

Rathbone is on a one-way, significantly lowered his appeal.

 

[DFAC]

I wrote this in a different thread.


"So far, from the list I found, only 3 out of about 140 players have been claimed.

you can find the list here:

NHL Waiver Wire: Complete list of players placed on waivers before 2023-24 NHL season

I don't. know the criteria for the list, it doesn't show Martin getting claimed."


Everyone talks about claiming players, but really don't have a way of adding any players do we? Surprised actually that someone didnt take a shot at Rathbone. Irwin Woo and Rathbone all cleared waivers. As I said above, only 3 out of 140 players were claimed. Though I have no idea how complete that list is.

Ty Smith went unclaimed and is a better, younger, more established version of Rathbone. Rathbone wasn’t even able to beat out guys like Brisebois, Wolanin or Hirose for a spot this year which is alarming in itself. There was no way anyone was claiming Rathbone, his stock has been declining for a while now.

 

[Vector]

84 players have gone through waivers. 5 have been claimed.

An additional 29 players were placed on waivers yesterday. Senators placed 4 more but they don't go on waivers until today.

 

[andora]

I really dont understand the appeal rathbone is getting.. from last year to his waiver talk etc..

 

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[bandwagonesque]

There's really no one available we could put on the roster today without losing a better player with the possible exception of Jan Jenik.