NHL Player News

Geertsen was placed on waivers by the Sabres on Friday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Rochester.

Geertsen made the Sabres' Opening Night roster last year but made just five regular-season appearances at the NHL level before being sent to the AHL in November, where he remained for the remainder of the season. He'll head back to Rochester to begin the 2026-27 campaign, assuming he clears waivers.

Dickinson will be sidelined indefinitely with an undisclosed injury, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports Friday.

Dickinson was expected to fill a bottom-six role for the club, a role that will likely go to Josh Samanski or Owen Michaels in the interim. While the 31-year-old center has reached the 30-point threshold twice in his career, he may be hard-pressed to repeat those numbers in 2026-27, especially if his injury lingers too long into the season.

Comrie was designated for waivers by the Sharks on Friday.

Comrie went 12-11-1 with a 3.13 GAA and .890 save percentage in 25 regular-season contests for Winnipeg last year. With Yaroslav Askarov and Alex Nedeljkovic on the roster, not to mention Ilya Samsonov, the goalie room proved too crowded for Comrie to secure a spot on the roster.

Stromgren was placed on waivers by the Flames on Friday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Calgary.

Stromgren made 66 regular-season appearances with the Flames' AHL affiliate last year and recorded 11 goals and 36 assists. He signed a one-year, two-way contract during the offseason to remain with the organization and will head back to the minors for the start of the 2026-27 campaign, assuming he clears waivers.

Morton was placed on waivers by Calgary on Friday.

Morton has just four games of NHL experience under his belt, including three contests last year. Without a clear path to the NHL roster, Morton figures to remain a relative non-factor in fantasy contests.

Kerins was placed on waivers by the Flames on Friday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Calgary.

Kerins has spent most of the past two years in the AHL, most recently recording 22 goals and 35 assists across 56 regular-season appearances with the Wranglers during the 2025-26 campaign. He remained with the Flames during the offseason on a one-year, two-way contract he signed in late June, and he'll head back to the minors as long as he clears waivers.

Livingstone was designated for waivers by the Flames on Friday.

Livingstone hasn't featured in an NHL game since 2022-23 when he logged five games with the Predators. As such, fantasy managers probably shouldn't be expecting him to suddenly become an NHL mainstay.

Jones was placed on waivers by the Flames on Friday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Calgary.

Jones has seen some time at the NHL level in each of the last two seasons, most recently recording a goal, two assists, 58 hits and 11 blocked shots while averaging 8:50 of ice time across 28 regular-season appearances with the Wild. He joined the Flames on a one-year, two-way contract during the offseason and will begin the year in the minors if he clears waivers, but he could provide depth for the NHL club if the team deals with injuries at some point during the 2026-27 campaign.

Hunt was waived by the Flames on Friday.

Hunt figures to serve as a veteran leader with the organization's minor-league club and shouldn't be expected to offer much in the way of fantasy value. Even if Hunt is recalled at some point, he figures to serve in a bottom-six role where he will log minimal minutes.

Englund was placed on waivers by the Flames on Friday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Calgary.

Englund joined the Flames on a one-year, two-way contract during the offseason and will begin the regular season with the team's AHL affiliate, assuming he clears waivers. The 30-year-old has a decent amount of experience at the NHL level, but he spent most of last year in the minors, where he recorded three goals, 10 assists and 65 PIM across 52 regular-season appearances with AHL Milwaukee.