Remember the preseason? When every team was waiving guys left and right, and aside from Two-Time Stanley Cup Champion Jordan Nolan, the free assets were ignored entirely? Every team turned their nose up at the offerings in September and October, but in January, it’s suddenly much harder to sneak someone through. Case in point: the Anaheim Ducks picked up JT Brown, who was waived by Tampa. To create room, the Ducks in turn waived Logan Shaw, and Montreal snagged him!
Freddie Hamilton, Ryan Carpenter, and Nathan Walker are other forwards to have been claimed in the past month, and though pricey, potentially useful defensemen (Cody Franson?