On Monday, the New Jersey Devils made a statement move when they announced goaltender Cory Schneider would be placed on waivers for the purpose of being assigned to their AHL affiliate in Binghamton. Yesterday, Schneider (unsurprisingly) went unclaimed and cleared. As of this moment, it appears Schneider’s tenure with the Devils has concluded—at least for the foreseeable future.
Granted, factors like injuries to New Jersey’s present goaltending tandem, the chance that Schneider plays superbly enough in the minors to warrant a call-up, the remote possibility he gets traded, or recovers from any undisclosed injuries he’s been dealing with, could always open the door for an NHL return.