Today at noon Nick Shore will either be claimed or he will clear waivers. He will join Pierre Engvall, Nic Petan, Ilya Mikheyev, and Martin Marincin as the only players who can be cut from the NHL roster without going on waivers. With Mitchell Marner poised to return to the lineup following his injury and subsequent stint on LTIR, the inevitable cap crunch has finally arrived.
If Marner is activated today, a player can be waived if necessary. They are designated as non-roster and must report to the AHL within 24 hours of clearing waivers, so that would be noon on Friday.