The Detroit Red Wings and several other NHL teams are particularly concerned about losing one of their goaltenders on waivers because the salary cap-strapped Tampa Bay Lightning need an interim replacement for Andrei Vasilevskiy. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman has a thought about the situation that Detroit finds itself in:
When it comes to waivers, everyone’s waiting on the goalies. Teams to watch: Buffalo (Mike Comrie or Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen); Detroit (Alex Lyon and James Reimer); Montreal (Cayden Primeau); Philadelphia (Felix Sandstrom); Toronto (Martin Jones). Some teams say they might carry three goalies, but no one ever believes them until it actually happens.
Columbus claimed Spencer Martin. Colorado and Tampa Bay have short-term injury needs. (One executive mentioned St. Louis’s Malcolm Subban for the Lightning, because he was outstanding against their AHL team, Syracuse, in the playoffs.) Will Buffalo keep the veteran Comrie or the higher-ceiling of Luukkonen? (Comrie had a very good pre-season start against Pittsburgh.) Lyon saved Florida’s season late last year. The Red Wings got him with a guaranteed second year, would they risk it on waivers?
Continued; I would not be shocked if the Wings keep three goaltenders on their regular-season roster until the Lighting alleviate their goaltending concerns. It would really stink to see Alex Lyon on the Bolts.
