Sawchenko was waived by Carolina on Thursday, per Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site.
Sawchenko had a 3.05 GAA and an .880 save percentage in 29 regular-season outings with AHL Cleveland in 2025-26. Brandon Bussi, Pyotr Kochetkov and Cayden Primeau are all ahead of him in Carolina's organizational goaltending depth chart, so the Hurricanes probably won't start Sawchenko in the NHL in 2026-27 unless they run into significant injury problems.