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The Toronto Maple Leafs placed goaltender Aaron Dell and forward Jason Spezza on waivers Sunday, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

Spezza will retire if another team claims him off waivers, his agent Rick Curran told Johnston. The 37-year-old previously made it clear that he wants to end his career with the Leafs.

"He'll simply retire," Curran told Johnston.


Toronto opted to begin the season with Dell on the active roster as a third goalie alongside Frederik Andersen and Jack Campbell. The club signed him to a one-year, $800,000 contract during the offseason.

Spezza played in all three Leafs games this campaign, averaging 7:44 of ice time per game and registering one assist. He won all 10 faceoffs he took during Saturday's contest against the Ottawa Senators.

Toronto is facing a cap crunch due to Nick Robertson's injury in Saturday's game. The rookie forward is expected to miss some time, which means the Leafs are likely waiving Dell and Spezza to create cap space to recall another forward.

A number of goalies were claimed off waivers in the last week, including Anton Forsberg and Troy Grosenick. In 33 games with the San Jose Sharks last season, Dell recorded a .907 save percentage and 3.01 goals-against average.
 
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson will be out "longer-term" with an upper-body injury, head coach Mike Sullivan revealed Sunday. There's currently no timeframe for his return to the lineup, Sullivan added.

The 26-year-old was injured during the Penguins' second game of the season against the Philadelphia Flyers and was a late scratch for Sunday's contest. Defenseman Juuso Riikola took his spot in the lineup.

Matheson averaged 15:52 minutes of ice time over the two games he's appeared in.


Pittsburgh acquired Matheson along with Colton Sceviour in exchange for Patric Hornqvist during the offseason.
 
Hollywood said:
The Toronto Maple Leafs placed goaltender Aaron Dell and forward Jason Spezza on waivers Sunday, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

Spezza will retire if another team claims him off waivers, his agent Rick Curran told Johnston. The 37-year-old previously made it clear that he wants to end his career with the Leafs.

"He'll simply retire," Curran told Johnston.


Toronto opted to begin the season with Dell on the active roster as a third goalie alongside Frederik Andersen and Jack Campbell. The club signed him to a one-year, $800,000 contract during the offseason.

Spezza played in all three Leafs games this campaign, averaging 7:44 of ice time per game and registering one assist. He won all 10 faceoffs he took during Saturday's contest against the Ottawa Senators.

Toronto is facing a cap crunch due to Nick Robertson's injury in Saturday's game. The rookie forward is expected to miss some time, which means the Leafs are likely waiving Dell and Spezza to create cap space to recall another forward.

A number of goalies were claimed off waivers in the last week, including Anton Forsberg and Troy Grosenick. In 33 games with the San Jose Sharks last season, Dell recorded a .907 save percentage and 3.01 goals-against average.
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So a team should select him to screw over with the Leafs then?
 
Ottawa Senators rookie Tim Stutzle is day-to-day with a minor injury, the team announced Tuesday.

The ailment is unspecified, but Stutzle is not participating in practice and is unavailable for Tuesday's clash versus the Winnipeg Jets.

Stutzle appeared in his first two NHL games last week, averaging 13:32 of action per contest and netting his first goal in Saturday's tilt against the Toronto Maple Leafs.


Drafted third overall by the Senators in October, the 19-year-old is Ottawa's top prospect.
 
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are eyeing unsigned Winnipeg Jets forward Jack Roslovic.

"Pittsburgh’s been pretty clear in its interest in Jack Roslovic, who is waiting for a trade from Winnipeg," Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman wrote in Tuesday's edition of "31 Thoughts."

However, Friedman cautioned that the Penguins aren't simply looking to make a reactionary move amid a slow start.


"One source indicated the interest shouldn’t be tied to the Penguins’ first two losses," he wrote. "It’s something they’ve looked at for a while."

Roslovic became a restricted free agent when the offseason began Oct. 9. In late December, his agent, Claude Lemieux, said his client wouldn't join the Jets at training camp as he waited for either a trade or a new contract.

The soon-to-be 24-year-old established career-highs with 12 goals and 17 assists in 71 games last season. He's spent all four of his NHL campaigns with the Jets, who drafted him 25th overall in 2015.


Winnipeg currently has no cap space. Pittsburgh has about $1.9 million, according to CapFriendly.
 
The NHL fined the Washington Capitals $100,000 for failing to adhere to the league's rules regarding COVID-19.

The Capitals committed "player violations of the league’s COVID‑19 protocols which involved social interactions among team members who were in close contact and who were not wearing face coverings."

More to come.
 
Hollywood said:
The NHL fined the Washington Capitals $100,000 for failing to adhere to the league's rules regarding COVID-19.

The Capitals committed "player violations of the league’s COVID‑19 protocols which involved social interactions among team members who were in close contact and who were not wearing face coverings."

More to come.
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Good! Wouldn't take much for a few boneheads to derail the season.
 
Hollywood said:
The NHL fined the Washington Capitals $100,000 for failing to adhere to the league's rules regarding COVID-19.

The Capitals committed "player violations of the league’s COVID‑19 protocols which involved social interactions among team members who were in close contact and who were not wearing face coverings."

More to come.
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Wow. Sounds like they could be down Ovechkin + more if they have to quarantine.

Also Ovechkin’s apology sounded like a hostage statement. Even if he wasn’t a Cap, I wouldn’t like that guy. He’s a tool.
 
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