Monday’s waiver wires had two New York Islanders names, for different purposes.
Leo Komarov, who’s in the final year of a contract with a $3 million cap hit, was placed on waivers — something that happened multiple times last season, and he cleared each time. This likely makes room to bring Matt Martin off IR, where the winger has been since the start of the season after offseason ankle surgery. Andrew Gross of Newsday reported Martin taking his regular rotation next to Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck during today’s practice.
The other waiver move carries a little more permanence: According to Elliotte Friedman, who also first shared the Komarov paper move, Dymitro Timashov is also on waivers, for the purposes of termination.