The Minnesota Wild are doing some preparation in case of anything going down before the April 12 trade deadline, placing depth forward Kyle Rau on waivers.
Jason Cotton (CAR) and Kyle Rau (MIN) have been placed on waivers.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) April 6, 2021
Similarly to the Luke Johnson move a few days ago, this is all because Rau has hit the 10-game or 30-day threshold that requires the player to go through waivers once again to be demoted to the taxi squad or the AHL.