The San Jose Sharks positioned goalie Aaron Dell and winger Jeffrey Viel on waivers Sunday. If the 2 should not claimed by one other crew earlier than Monday at 11 a.m. (PT), they are going to be assigned to the Barracuda, the Sharks’ AHL affiliate.
In different strikes, the Sharks assigned defenseman Nick Cicek, and forwards Thomas Bordeleau and William Eklund to the Barracuda. These gamers didn't require waivers.
The Sharks are hoping Dell clears waivers and stays within the group. He was sharp in coaching camp and 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 in search of a goalie, together with the rebuilding Arizona Coyotes, who didn't get spectacular performances from their netminders within the preseason. Karel Vejmelka led the way in which with a 3.76 targets in opposition to common and a .863 save share in three video games.
If he does clear, Dell, given his NHL expertise, would possible 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 have been amongst a bunch of over 50 gamers who have 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 14 forwards, eight defensemen, and two goalies on their roster, which incorporates injured gamers Alexander Barabanov and Markus Nutivaara.
It’s unclear if both Barabanov or Nutivaara might be prepared for the Sharks’ subsequent sport on Friday at house in opposition to the Carolina Hurricanes. If one of many two is positioned on injured reserve, the Sharks can get right down to the league-mandated most of 23 gamers.
Whereas Barabanov and Nutivaara stayed in San Jose, Eklund, Bordeleau, and Cicek traveled to Europe with the Sharks however didn't play within the crew’s exhibition sport in Berlin on Tuesday or the 2 regular-season video games in opposition to the Nashville Predators in Prague on Friday and Saturday.
Within the preseason, Bordeleau had two factors in three video games. Eklund went with out a level in three video games and Cicek didn't have some extent in two.
Bordeleau and Eklund, thought-about the Sharks’ two prime prospects, are coming into their first full seasons of North American skilled hockey, and Cicek, signed to an NHL deal earlier this 12 months, is in his second 12 months within the group.