Five Players Hit NHL Waivers Today Including One From a Penguins Rival

As we get ready for NHL opening night, last-minute roster moves are still being made by NHL teams, and this includes two surprise goaltenders: Ville Husso and Alexandar Georgiev, who've both been placed on waivers today.

Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman completed a cap dump trade in February, trading Ville Husso to the Anaheim Ducks, but his stay in California appears to be short-lived.

In terms of Georgiev, he is a Stanley Cup Champion with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022, and was later traded to the San Jose Sharks.

He ended up on waivers in 2025, where the Buffalo Sabres claimed him, and he's now in search of another NHL home; either that, or he will be AHL-bound if no teams claim him.

In addition to these goaltenders, the Carolina Hurricanes, a rival of the Penguins, waived Juha Jaaska.

Perhaps Penguins GM Kyle Dubas can act and claim one of these five players. We have seen other teams involved in claims recently. The Toronto Maple Leafs recently claimed a fresh and new goaltender and forward off waivers.

Forward Sammy Blais and goaltender Cayden Primeau were brought into the fold. Primeau, who was once seen as the future of Montreal's crease, had spent his entire career with the Canadiens but had never been in a settled position.

As recently as last season, the 26-year-old netminder played the majority of his year with the AHL's Laval Rocket, where he earned a .927 save percentage and 1.96 goals against average in 26 games total.

He did manage to appear in 11 games for the Canadiens, but had a very bad .836 save percentage in those games, which likely led to his demise.