As the deadline approaches for NHL teams to establish their 23-man roster for the start of the 24-25 season, the Colorado Avalanche made a few trades on the waiver wire earlier today.
The Avalanche claimed defenseman John Ludvig from the Pittsburgh Penguins and waived forwards TJ Tynan and Chris Wagner.
The 24-year-old defenseman from Ludvig played 33 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins last year after being placed on waivers by the Florida Panthers. Ludvig recorded 5 points and 47 penalty minutes in his 33 games with the Penguins during the 23-24 season. Now, after being claimed, Ludvig will likely be one of eight defensemen on the Avs’ opening day roster.
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Tynan, 32, has been an AHL journeyman for most of his career, playing with 6 different AHL teams since his debut in 2013-14. At the NHL level, Tynan has played in 21 career games, the majority of them with the Colorado Avalanche during the 2019-20 season, where he played in 16 games. Tynan spent all of last season with the Ontario Reign, the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, scoring 66 points in 71 games. If Tynan were to waive, he could be one of the best players on the Colorado Eagles, the AHL affiliate.
Wagner, 33, played 13 games with the Avalanche last season and 21 games with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles. The veteran forward played 373 career NHL games for the Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, New York Islanders and Boston Bruins.
NHL teams have until Monday, October 7 at 5 p.m. EST to comply with the salary cap.
