On the surface, the Pittsburgh Penguins made a somewhat interestingly timed moved today in waiving defender Mark Friedman.
Mark Friedman was placed on waivers #LetsGoPens
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Friedman has cleared waivers twice this season, and since it is after the NHL trade deadline, he is ineligible to play for any other NHL team this regular season or playoffs. Therefore, unless a team wanted to pick him up with next season in mind, he will probably clear a third time.
The move to waive Friedman was necessary to trim a little bit more off the Penguins salary cap, space they would need in order to activate Marcus Pettersson from the long-term injured reserve.