NHL Player News

Del Gaizo was placed on waivers by the Canadiens for the purpose of assignment to AHL Laval, the team announced Sunday.

Del Gaizo was one of five Canadiens players to hit waivers on a roster cutdown day in Montreal. The 25-year-old inked a one-year, two-way deal with the Canadiens over the offseason and will begin his career with the Habs in the AHL. Del Gaizo spent the previous four seasons in the Predators' organization, recording two goals and nine points in 46 outings with Nashville last year.

Clurman was placed on waivers by the Canadiens for the purpose of assignment to AHL Laval, the team announced Sunday.

The 27-year-old signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Canadiens over the summer, and he'll begin his career with Montreal's organization at the AHL level. Clurman got into one game with Pittsburgh last year -- the only NHL action of his career so far. He had 11 points in 31 regular-season outings with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2024-25.

Santini was placed on waivers Sunday for the purpose of sending him to AHL Syracuse.

Santini contributed six goals and 17 points in 58 regular-season appearances with AHL Syracuse in 2024-25. He will probably spend most, if not all, of this campaign in the minors.

Samberg sustained an apparent upper-body injury Saturday versus the Flames and will be evaluated in the coming days, Murat Ates of The Athletic reports.

Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press reported that Samberg took a hit from Ryan Lomberg that left the former favoring his left shoulder or arm. Samberg's potential absence could open the door for Logan Stanley or Haydn Fleury to play a larger role at the start of the season.

Fowler signed a three-year, $18.3 million contract extension with St. Louis on Saturday, per Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Fowler still has one season remaining on his existing eight-year, $52 million contract, so his new deal will begin with the 2026-27 campaign. The 33-year-old had nine goals, 40 points, 14 PIM, eight hits and 87 blocks in 68 regular-season outings between Anaheim and St. Louis in 2024-25. Fowler is likely to serve as part of the Blues' top four and the first power-play unit this year.

Brisebois is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery because of a lower-body injury, per Jeff Paterson of CanucksArmy.com on Saturday.

Brisebois had two goals, five points and 19 PIM across 48 regular-season appearances with AHL Abbotsford in 2024-25. He'll probably be reassigned to the minors once he is healthy.

Maatta (undisclosed) didn't participate in Saturday's practice and is day-to-day, Catherine Bogart of Utah's official site reports.

Maatta is not expected to be out for long, but he probably won't be rushed back for preseason action. He compiled two goals, 16 assists, 70 shots on net, 117 blocked shots and 22 hits across 70 regular-season games in 2024-25.

Brown was placed on waivers Saturday for the purpose of assigning him to AHL Bakersfield.

Brown had one assist, nine shots on goal, 18 blocked shots and 21 hits across 10 regular-season outings with the Oilers in 2024-25. He could be among the first call-ups this year should injuries occur.

Buffalo put Rathbone on waivers Saturday, per PuckPedia.

Rathbone is expected to clear waivers and start 2025-26 in the minors. He had six goals, 23 points and 51 PIM in 63 regular-season outings with AHL Rochester last year. The 26-year-old hasn't appeared in an NHL game since the 2022-23 campaign.

Cormier was put on waivers Saturday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.

Cormier contributed nine assists in 19 regular-season outings for AHL Henderson in 2024-25. If he clears waivers, he will report back to Vegas' top minor-league affiliate.