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Cooley was moved to waivers Sunday, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.

Cooley earned a 2-3-1 record with a 4.98 GAA and an .870 save percentage across six regular-season outings with the Sharks in 2023-24. His likely demotion to AHL Calgary will result in the Flames beginning the 2024-25 campaign with netminders Dustin Wolf and Dan Vladar on the Opening Night roster.

Patera was placed on waivers Sunday, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Boston claimed Patera off waivers from Vancouver on Wednesday for additional goaltending depth. However, the Bruins signed Jeremy Swayman on Sunday, making Petera expendable. The 25-year-old Patera will head to AHL Providence if he clears waivers.

Bussi was placed on waivers Sunday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Assuming he doesn't get claimed by another team, Bussi will begin the 2024-25 campaign with AHL Providence. He was in the running for a roster spot for Opening Night before the Bruins signed Jeremy Swayman on Sunday.

Villalta was put on waivers Sunday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Tucson.

Villalta earned a 31-17-3 record with a 2.54 GAA and a .911 save percentage across 51 AHL appearances during the 2023-24 regular season. He will probably spend most of the 2024-25 campaign in the minors, barring an injury to Connor Ingram or Karel Vejmelka.

Rodrigue was placed on waivers Sunday.

Rodrigues supplied a 19-12-5 record with a 2.73 GAA and a .916 save percentage in 37 appearances for AHL Bakersfield during the 2023-24 regular season. The 24-year-old netminder will probably spend most, if not all, of the 2024-25 campaign in the minors.

Sorokin (back) hasn't been ruled out from starting Opening Night against Utah on Thursday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Sorokin practiced again Sunday and appears to be trending in the right direction following offseason back surgery. He posted a 25-19-12 record with two shutouts, a 3.01 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 56 appearances during the 2023-24 regular season. Semyon Varlamov could start Thursday's home contest versus Utah if Sorokin isn't ready to play.

Zherenko was sent to AHL Springfield on Sunday.

Zherenko posted a 12-14-1 record with a 3.49 GAA and a .904 save percentage in 29 AHL contests during the 2023-24 regular season. He will likely spend most, if not all, of 2024-25 in the minors.

Ullmark stopped 23 of 25 shots in Saturday's preseason win over the Canadiens.

Shane Pinto scored twice in the first six minutes of the first period en route to a hat trick, and Ullmark made sure Montreal never got level in a 4-2 win. The veteran netminder won't enjoy the same kind of stingy defense he played behind in Boston, but as Ottawa's unquestioned No. 1 in the crease, Ullmark should also top the career-high 49 games played he recorded in the 2022-23 regular season, which should help make up for any regression in his GAA and save percentage.

Montembeault turned aside 15 of 19 shots in Saturday's preseason loss to the Senators.

A hat trick by Shane Pinto, including goals on the power play and shorthanded, accounted for most of the damage against Montembeault in a 4-2 loss. The 27-year-old netminder has struggled to produce useful fantasy ratios the last two seasons behind a leaky Montreal defense, but he still heads into 2024-25 as the top man in the crease for the Canadiens.

Kuemper stopped 11 of 14 shots during Saturday's preseason loss to the Panthers.

Two power-play goals against in the first period put the Kings in a hole they couldn't climb out of, but it's encouraging that the team was still stingy in allowing shots despite the absence of Drew Doughty (ankle) on the blue line. Kuemper is coming off a disappointing two-year run as a Capital that saw him produce a 3.03 GAA and .902 save percentage in 90 games, but the 34-year-old netminder could rebound behind a tighter defensive scheme with the Kings.