Overview
- Waiver placement opens a claim window for the league’s other 31 teams under NHL rules.
- If unclaimed, Bains remains on his two-year deal at a $775,000 AAV through next season and can be reassigned to AHL Abbotsford.
- He has one goal and four assists this season while averaging 9:09 per game, including multiple healthy scratches in November.
- He made the roster out of camp in a top-six and penalty-kill role before being moved to fourth-line duties and losing special-teams minutes.
- Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2022, the Surrey, B.C., native became a key AHL contributor and helped Abbotsford win the Calder Cup last season.