Three NHL players were placed on waivers Friday morning. Duncan Siemens was one of the three.
While it does not necessarily mean the end of his fraught career with the Avalanche organization, it is another obvious setback for a player who went 11th overall in the 2011 NHL draft. Unless he is claimed by another team within a 24-hour period from the time he went on the waiver wire, he could go back to the minors.
Coach Jared Bednar, though, would not say that a demotion to San Antonio is a sure thing just yet. Siemens did practice with the club Friday, and by placing him on waivers, Bednar said the move gives the team some “flexibility”, which might mean claiming another player on waivers.