The San Jose Sharks positioned goalie Aaron Dell and winger Jeffrey Viel on waivers Sunday. If the 2 should not claimed by one other workforce earlier than Monday at 11 a.m. (PT), they are going to be assigned to the Barracuda, the Sharks’ AHL affiliate.
Each strikes had been anticipated, however the Sharks are hoping each gamers clear waivers, significantly Dell, who was sharp in coaching camp and within the preseason. He stopped 26 of 27 photographs in his one exhibition sport, a 3-1 San Jose win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sept. 28.
Some groups may very well be on the lookout for a goalie, together with the rebuilding Arizona Coyotes, who didn’t get spectacular performances from their netminders within the preseason. Karel Vejmelka led the best way with a 3.76 objectives in opposition to common and a .863 save share in three video games.
If he does clear, Dell, given his NHL expertise, would seemingly be the primary netminder recalled ought to both James Reimer or Kaapo Kahkonen get injured or be in any other case unavailable. Dell, 33, has performed in 126 NHL video games over the past six seasons with a 50-47-13 report and a profession .905 save share.
Dell was additionally with the Sharks group from 2015-2020 and is eighth in franchise historical past in wins (48) and save share (.908). Dell was additionally the Sharks 2017 nominee for the Invoice Masterton Memorial Trophy.
The opposite professional goalies within the Sharks’ system proper now are Zachary Emond, Eetu Mäkiniemi, and Strauss Mann, none of whom have NHL expertise.
Dell and Viel had been amongst a bunch of over 50 gamers who had been waived by NHL groups Sunday. Viel is in his fifth season within the Sharks group and has appeared in 45 NHL video games, together with 34 final season when he had 5 factors and 114 penalty minutes.
After Sunday’s transactions, the Sharks may have 16 forwards, 9 defensemen, and two goalies on their roster, which incorporates rookies William Eklund, Thomas Bordeleau, and Nick Cicek, and injured gamers Alexander Barabanov and Markus Nutivaara.
It’s unclear if both Barabanov or Nutivaara shall be prepared for the Sharks’ subsequent sport on Friday at residence in opposition to the Carolina Hurricanes. Eklund, Bordeleau, and Cicek may be assigned to the Barracuda with out having to undergo waivers.
Per CapFriendly, the Sharks should construct their cap-compliant 23-man roster for Tuesday by utilizing solely the gamers who traveled to Europe, though transactions can happen after that day.
Originally published at San Diego News HQ
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