NHL Player News

Luff was placed on waivers by the Islanders on Saturday.

Luff signed a two-way deal with the Islanders on July 1, and is set to open the upcoming campaign in the minors. The 29-year-old winger was quite effective between AHL Springfield and AHL Bridgeport last season, totaling 18 goals, 34 assists and 52 points across 62 regular-season games. He's set to play a relevant role with the newly-relocated AHL Hamilton and could be an injury replacement with the Isles as the season progresses.

Samoskevich (upper body) won't play in Saturday's preseason finale against Vancouver.

Samoskevich is currently listed as day-to-day. He has some time to recover before Opening Night against Calgary on Thursday. Samoskevich produced 12 goals, 32 points, 161 shots on net and 136 hits in 77 regular-season appearances with Florida in 2025-26. He has been working on Seattle's top line during training camp ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.

Engvall was placed on waivers by the Islanders on Saturday.

While Engvall entered training camp healthy and with a chance to re-earn his spot in the Islanders' bottom six, he will instead open the season in the AHL if he clears waivers. The 30-year-old winger missed the entirety of the 2025-26 season with an ankle injury. He has primarily played at the NHL level since the 2019-20 season, making him an experienced option for the freshly-relocated AHL Hamilton to open the 2026-27 campaign, given that he goes unclaimed.

Chaffee was placed on waivers by the Islanders on Saturday.

Chaffee signed a one-year deal with the Isles in the offseason after he played in 11 games with Tampa Bay during the 2025-26 campaign. He did most of his damage last season with AHL Syracuse, where he posted 24 goals and 57 points across 54 regular-season outings. He'll look to be effective for the newly-relocated AHL Hamilton, but could see some run with the Isles if the team runs into a stream of injuries.

Foudy was placed on waivers Saturday for the purpose of sending him to AHL Hamilton.

Foudy notched 26 goals and 47 points in 60 games for AHL Bridgeport during the 2025-26 regular season. If he clears waivers, he will likely spend most, if not all, of the 2026-27 campaign in the minors.

Hofer will guard the road goal in Saturday's exhibition matchup against Chicago, per Lou Korac of The Hockey News.

Hofer made 17 saves on 18 shots in Monday's 2-1 preseason loss to Dallas. He will get one last start before the 2026-27 campaign begins. Hofer posted a 24-13-5 record with six shutouts, a 2.61 GAA and a .909 save percentage in 46 appearances during the 2025-26 regular season.

Gibson will guard the home crease in Saturday's preseason contest against the Blue Jackets, per Ansar Khan of MLive.com.

Gibson is expected to play the entirety of Detroit's preseason finale between the pipes. The 33-year-old netminder had a solid first preseason outing, where he allowed just two goals on the 24 shot attempts he saw in a 7-4 win over the Penguins. The veteran backstop is coming off his best year in recent memory and is set to anchor the Red Wings' defense as the clear No. 1 option in net ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.

Greenway (lower body) is expected to play in Tuesday's regular-season opener against Vegas, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Greenway returned to the ice for Saturday's practice after being day-to-day due to an injury. He produced one goal, five assists, 32 shots on net, 22 blocked shots and 56 hits in 40 appearances with Buffalo during the 2025-26 regular season. As a member of the Blackhawks in 2026-27, he will likely occupy a bottom-six role.

Knight will start Saturday's preseason finale against the Blues, according to Mark Lazerus of The Athletic.

Knight is expected to play the full game. He posted a 19-25-11 record with three shutouts, a 2.82 GAA and a .902 save percentage in 55 appearances during the 2025-26 regular season. Knight should be a workhorse between the pipes for the Blackhawks again in the 2026-27 campaign.

Jones was put on waivers Saturday for the purpose of being assigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Jones chipped in one assist, five shots on net, 15 blocked shots and 10 hits in seven regular-season appearances for Pittsburgh in 2025-26. If he goes unclaimed, he could see most of his playing time in the minors this campaign.