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• Keith Kinkaid: Signs minor-league deal

  10/02/2024 • By RotoWire

  Kinkaid inked a one-year, minor-league contract with AHL Charlotte on Wednesday. Kinkaid had started the preseason on a professional tryout deal with the Islanders, but it seems he will be heading south to link up with the Checkers. The fact that the 35-year-old backstop is on a minor-league-only deal means that Kinkaid won't be suiting up in the NHL this season -- unless somebody comes calling with an NHL-level contract.

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• Islanders' Keith Kinkaid: Named to rookie camp roster

  09/12/2024 • By RotoWire

  Kinkaid will be on the ice with the Islanders' prospects after being named to the rookie camp roster Thursday and signing a professional tryout agreement, per Andrew Gross of Newsday. Even if Kinkaid were to land a contract with the Islanders, it would almost certainly be a two-way deal or a minor-league-only contract considering Semyon Varlamov and Ilya Sorokin are cemented as the NHL duo heading into the 2024-25 campaign. As such, don't expect Kinkaid to offer much in the way of fantasy value this season.

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• Devils' Keith Kinkaid: Designated for waivers

  10/17/2023 • By RotoWire

  Kinkaid (undisclosed) was placed on waivers for the purpose of reassignment Tuesday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports. Per NHL rules, Kinkaid has to be medically cleared before he can be waived or reassigned. While the veteran backstop has played sparingly at the NHL level over the last few seasons -- he saw action in just two games last year -- there are a handful of teams that could be in the market, including the Edmonton Oilers, who aren't exactly getting solid netminding out of either of their current goalies. If Kinkaid goes unclaimed, he will link up with AHL Utica for the time being.

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• Devils' Keith Kinkaid: Surfaces on IR

  10/09/2023 • By RotoWire

  Kinkaid (undisclosed) was moved to the non-roster injured reserve Monday. Kinkaid was injured early in the preseason and will be stashed away to begin the regular season. He appeared in just two NHL games last year and will likely begin his 2023-24 season at the AHL level once healthy.

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• Devils' Keith Kinkaid: Inks two-way deal

  09/13/2023 • By RotoWire

  Kinkaid signed a one-year, two-way contract with New Jersey on Wednesday. Kinkaid's salary will be $350,000 if he plays in the AHL and it'll jump to $775,000 at the NHL level. The 34-year-old has a 70-58-21 record, 2.91 GAA and .905 save percentage in 169 career NHL outings. He'll probably start the campaign in the AHL, but he might spend time with the Devils if Vitek Vanecek or Akira Schmid sustains an injury during the 2023-24 campaign.

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