Overview
- Both players will report to their new minor‑league affiliates rather than joining NHL rosters.
- Olausson, drafted 28th overall in 2021, has four NHL games without a point and logged 26 AHL points last season after three straight 11‑goal campaigns.
- He was traded from Colorado to San Jose in late July, was waived and assigned to the Barracuda out of camp, and did not play a game for the organization.
- Olausson is in the final year of his entry‑level deal with an $863,333 cap hit.
- Masters has yet to appear in the NHL after time with AHL Iowa and ECHL Iowa, and he is expected to report to San Jose’s ECHL affiliate in Wichita.