McGinn's performance through wavier wire uncertainty 'speaks volumes'

Brock McGinn collides with Nashville's Jeremy Lauzon Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn.NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Penguins' game against the Predators in Nashville, Tenn. on Tuesday very well may have been Brock McGinn's last game in a Penguins uniform.

The Penguins put McGinn on waivers on Tuesday at 2 p.m. shortly after the morning skate. Teams have until 2 p.m. on Wednesday to submit claims for McGinn, who has two years remaining on his contract that carries a $2.75 million cap hit. If McGinn isn't claimed, the Penguins would have the option to send him down to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and clear $1.125 million in cap space ahead of the March 3 trade deadline.

It has to be a nerve-wracking 24 hours for…