Wild waive two players as Stars bring back familiar goaltender through claim

Minnesota has placed defenseman Cameron Crotty and forward Tyler Pitlick on waivers, only eleven days after claiming Crotty from Ottawa.

Around the league, Dallas has claimed goaltender Remi Poirier from Washington, and Chicago's Arvid Soderblom has cleared.

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet broke the Minnesota news.

Crotty is a 27-year-old right-shot defenseman listed at 6-foot-3 and 212 pounds.

He arrived October 29 when captain Jared Spurgeon went on injured reserve, and he has one assist in 11 NHL games with the Arizona Coyotes, Wild and Ottawa Senators.

His $812,500 deal runs out this summer.

Pitlick, a Minneapolis native, scored twice in 32 games for the Wild last season.

He started this year in Iowa after clearing waivers September 24 and was recalled October 12.

Pitlick did play for the Edmonton Oilers earlier in his career.

If both clear, Iowa is the logical landing spot, though nothing about their next step is confirmed.

Poirier's season has been a merry-go-round.

Dallas waived him in September, New Jersey claimed him, and Washington acquired him November 1 for a seventh-round pick.

The Capitals then waived him Sunday before he played a game this season.

Dallas knows the 25-year-old well, having drafted him in the sixth round in 2020 and watched him post a .908 save percentage in 137 AHL games with Texas.

Friedman also reported Dallas's claim.

A claim comes with a catch: Poirier must stay on Dallas's NHL roster or go back through waivers before he can head to Texas.

Soderblom, meanwhile, is free to be sent down after Chicago waived him Sunday.

The 27-year-old is 0-3-1 with a 4.67 goals-against average and .842 save percentage in five appearances, and his $2.75 million contract expires this summer.

Drew Commesso looks like the natural replacement.

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