Hockey Wilderness · Jan 11, 2021
Should the Wild claim anyone on waivers?
Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesA shortened NHL season amidst the COVID pandemic has brought along all sorts of wrinkles and changes to how the league typically operates. The largest change in terms of roster construction has been the addition of a “taxi squad” consisting of four to six players for each team. The taxi squad travels and practices with the team, but for the purposes of the salary cap are considered minor league players, akin to the “Black Aces” squads we see in the playoffs. Because of this, a player must pass through waivers to be assigned to the taxi squad and any team claiming a player cannot immediately assign them to the taxi squad.