The following post is a guest piece by writer Mark T.
The waiver wire plays a particularly important role for the Colorado Avalanche this preseason.
Joe Sakic has already publicly stated that his team is going to be taking advantage of its position in the waiver claims system. Until November 1, Colorado gets first priority on any waived player because they were so spectacularly awful last season. This is the only true guaranteed advantage to finishing last in the league, and I’m glad Sakic is planning to take advantage of it.
The waiver wire officially becomes active 12 days before the offical start of the NHL season — that’s today.