ANAHEIM, Calif. – A former first-round draft pick, Jakub Kindl fell victim to a numbers crunch on Saturday when the Red Wings placed the veteran defenseman on waivers.
“There are so many players that are so close and he’s certainly one of them,” Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. “As we made decisions in the lineup sometimes it’s fit, sometimes it might be the hand of a guy, sometimes it might be what he brings to the table, power play, penalty kill, edge, passer. So we made decisions throughout the first part of the season where ultimately we had other guys slotted in ahead of him.