NHL Player News

Lafferty was placed on waivers Sunday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.

Lafferty contributed one goal, two points, nine shots on net, five blocked shots and 35 hits in 29 games with Chicago during the 2025-26 regular season. He signed a one-year, two-way contract with Florida in the summer. If Laffery clears waivers, he could start the 2026-27 campaign with AHL Charlotte.

McLaughlin was placed on waivers by New Jersey on Sunday.

McLaughlin re-upped with New Jersey in the offseason, where he signed a one-year, two-way deal to stay with the organization. He played seven games with New Jersey a season ago, but he primarily suited up for AHL Utica, where he recorded six goals and 14 points across 23 regular-season outings. The 27-year-old forward could see a handful of outings in the NHL again in 2026-27, but he will likely spend the majority of the campaign with the Comets.

Tomasino was placed on waivers by the Senators on Sunday, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

Tomasino spent most of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL, where he recorded 12 goals and 29 assists across 52 regular-season appearances between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Lehigh Valley. He'll presumably head back to the minors if he clears waivers.

Suzuki was placed on waivers by the Senators on Sunday, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

Suzuki signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Senators during the offseason after generating 13 goals, 35 assists and 30 PIM over 66 regular-season appearances with AHL Chicago last year. He's set to begin the 2026-27 campaign in the minors as long as he clears waivers.

Blackwell (lower body) was placed on waivers Sunday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.

Blackwell had been dealing with an injury but has recovered. He earned four goals, 15 points, 61 shots on net, 37 blocked shots and 112 hits in 70 games for Dallas during the 2025-26 regular season. If he clears waivers, he could start the 2026-27 campaign with AHL Texas.

Zhilkin was placed on waivers by the Jets on Sunday, per Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.

Zhilkin just missed the cut on making Winnipeg's Opening Night roster as a depth winger. The 22-year-old forward had a brief trial run with the NHL club in the middle of the 2025-26 campaign, where he posted an assist, four shots on net, a plus-three rating, five hits and four blocked shots across six regular-season games. He has the potential to suit up for the Jets in some capacity in the upcoming campaign and beyond, but to begin 2026-27, he'll return to AHL Manitoba for his fourth season with the Moose.

O'Brien (lower body) was placed on injured reserve on Sunday.

O'Brien was held out of Seattle's lineup for their preseason contest Thursday. The 19-year-old center was exceptional with OHL Brantford in 2025-26, where he compiled 28 goals and 93 points across 53 regular-season games. Once O'Brien is ready to go, the Kraken will have to decide whether they want to try him out with their current roster, or push off his NHL debut by potentially optioning him to AHL Coachella Valley.

Poitras (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Bruins on Sunday, per Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe.

Poitras suffered his lower-body injury during Tuesday's practice session and was kept out of the Bruins' preseason finale Friday. The 22-year-old center saw limited action at the NHL level last season, where he posted a goal and eight shots on net across three regular-season appearances. When he's healthy enough to return from IR, the Bruins will have to make a decision on whether he will factor into the NHL lineup or to start his 2026-27 campaign with AHL Providence, where he posted 44 points in 69 regular-season games a year ago.

Jarvis (shoulder) was placed on the injured non-roster list Sunday.

Jarvis was initially pegged to miss about 4-6 months after having shoulder surgery in June. However, he believes he could return ahead of schedule after taking to the ice during training camp. Jarvis amassed 32 goals, 66 points, 224 shots on net and 81 hits in 71 games for the Hurricanes during the 2025-26 regular season.

Nielsen was placed on waivers by the Avalanche on Sunday.

Nielsen had a chance to factor in for the Avs to begin the upcoming campaign, but the team elected to move forward with Georgi Merkulov and Parker Kelly to battle for an everyday depth center role. The 26-year-old Nielsen had a solid tryout at the NHL level last season, where he posted an assist, three shots on net and nine hits across four regular-season games. He was effective in his first full season with AHL Colorado, posting 49 points across 66 regular-season outings, which should allow him to retain a large role with them to open the upcoming campaign.