NHL Player News

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.

Bourgault was placed on waivers by Ottawa on Sunday, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

Bourgault reached an arbitration settlement on a one-year contract with the Senators in July and is slated to head back to the minors once the regular season begins, assuming he clears waivers. The 23-year-old recorded 25 goals, 32 assists and 34 PIM across 70 regular-season appearances with AHL Belleville last year.

Groshev was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Sunday.

Groshev signed a two-year, two-way deal with the Lightning in the offseason after another solid year in the organization. He made his NHL debut during the 2025-26 campaign, where he recorded an assist across just two regular-season outings. The 24-year-old winger is headed into his fourth season with AHL Syracuse, where he will continue his development in hopes of being a depth winger for the team in the near future.

Szuber was placed on waivers Sunday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Laval.

Szuber notched 11 goals and 27 points in 65 games for AHL Tucson during the 2025-26 regular season. Montreal acquired him from Utah in the offseason and signed him to a one-year, two-way contract in the summer.

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

Boucher signed a one-year, two-way contract to remain with the Senators during the offseason, and he'll be left off the team's Opening Night roster once again. The 2021 first-round pick hasn't yet made his NHL debut, but he logged 12 goals, 14 assists and 68 PIM across 47 regular-season appearances with AHL Belleville during the 2025-26 campaign.

Callahan was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Sunday.

Callahan spent the 2025-26 campaign in Boston's organization before he inked a one-year deal with their division rival. The former AHL Providence alternate captain was a solid contributor each of the last four seasons, and he's coming off a season where he set a career high of 14 assists across 56 regular-season outings in 2025-26. He'll likely factor into a top-four role with AHL Syracuse to open the upcoming season.

Samson was waived Sunday for the purpose of being loaned to AHL Laval.

Samson notched five goals and 18 points in 40 AHL regular-season appearances between Lehigh Valley and Syracuse in 2025-26. He signed a one-year, two-way contract with Montreal in July.

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

Bolduc signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Senators in late June, and he'll presumably begin the year with AHL Belleville if he goes unclaimed on waivers. He made 68 regular-season appearances at the AHL level between Ontario and Belleville last year, recording six goals, 25 assists and 24 PIM.

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

Blais made 21 regular-season appearances between the Maple Leafs and Canadiens last year, logging three goals, five assists, 78 hits, 12 blocked shots and 10 PIM while averaging 8:26 of ice time. The 30-year-old will presumably head to AHL Belleville if he goes unclaimed on waivers.

Slaggert was placed on waivers by the Blackhawks on Sunday, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports.

Slaggert made a career-high 53 regular-season appearances at the NHL level with Chicago last year and recorded three goals, four assists, 79 hits, 24 blocked shots and 16 PIM while averaging 10:33 of ice time. He made 39 regular-season appearances for AHL Rockford during the 2024-25 campaign and will presumably head to the minors for the start of the 2026-27 regular season if he clears waivers.