Overview
- Mathew Dumba, who was waived by Pittsburgh on Thursday for contract termination, will become an unrestricted free agent if he clears on Friday.
- Unconditional waivers are used to end a deal once a player clears, which in this case frees Dumba from reporting to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the Calder Cup playoffs.
- Dumba played 11 NHL games for the Penguins before a December assignment to the AHL, where he posted 20 points in 27 games but has not appeared since early March.
- Florida also waived Noah Gregor and Nolan Foote, and clearing would allow both to join the AHL Charlotte Checkers for the postseason in a likely series against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
- The move caps a multi-year decline from Dumba’s Minnesota top-four peak to reduced roles in Dallas and limited minutes in Pittsburgh, which coverage suggests dims his NHL outlook for next season.