Avalanche claim forward off waivers from New York; Kraken place veteran defenceman on unconditional waivers
One day after losing forward Lukas Sedlak, who was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Flyers, the Avalanche have picked up another forward.
According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the Colorado Avalanche have claimed Dryden Hunt off waivers from the New York Rangers.
Hunt, 26, had a career year during the 2021-22 campaign, which was his first season with the Rangers. In 76 games, the Cranbrook (British Columbia) native had 17 points (six goals, 11 assists), 52 penalty minutes and was a minus-ten.
Meanwhile, in three games this season before being placed on the waiver wire, Hunt had one goal, two penalty minutes and was a minus-one.
COL claims Dryden Hunt— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) October 20, 2022
In other waivers related news, the Seattle Kraken have placed veteran defenceman Michal Kempny on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination.
Kempny, 32, has spent parts of five seasons in the NHL with the Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals, the latter of whom he won a Stanley Cup with in 2018.
The Hodonin (Czechia) signed with the Kraken this summer, but didn't make the team out of training camp, was placed on regular waivers (which he cleared) and was assigned to the Coachella Valley Firebirds of the AHL. In two games with the Firebirds, Kempny had one goal.
Michal Kempny #SeaKraken is unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination https://t.co/liJybTqLL6— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) October 20, 2022
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Connor McDavid | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Evan Bouchard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Samuel Girard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||