Per Elliotte Friedman, there are a lot of teams watching the Oscar Lindberg situation with the Rangers very closely. They want to see how he performs and if he makes the team. It is highly unlikely Lindberg clears waivers if he does not make the team, and the Rangers are well aware of this.
Friedman isn’t exactly bringing us shocking news, it’s something we’ve all speculated since the summer. Lindberg is an NHL player, and he will be an NHL player –hopefully for the Rangers– this season. The notion that he’s not going to clear waivers is known.