Overview

• Head coach Scott Arniel said Thursday that David Gustafsson was placed on waivers, starting the 24-hour claim window.
• If he is unclaimed on Friday, he will be eligible for assignment to the AHL’s Manitoba Moose.
• This marks the first waiver placement of Gustafsson’s seven-year North American career.
• Winnipeg kept waiver-exempt prospects Parker Ford and Brad Lambert on the NHL roster, leaving Gustafsson as the roster casualty.
• Gustafsson, 25, has 20 points in 149 NHL games, averages under nine minutes per night, owns a career faceoff win rate just over 51%, and is in the final year of an $835,000 contract before RFA status.