I stress article 2-4, which even many veteran GMs seem unaware of.Relevant Passages from the CBA wroteCOLON2-1 : Any player who is over the age of twenty-one (21) and has played in more than one hundred fifty (150) games must clear waivers upon call up or send down.
2-2 : Any goaltender who is over the age of twenty-two (22) and has played in more than seventy-five (75) games must clear waivers upon call up or send down.
2-3 : Any player who is over the age of twenty-eight (28) must clear waivers.
2-4 : Waiver eligibility is retroactive to the beginning of the season.
Waiver claiming is suspended until after the waiver draft.
Please use these formats when using the waiver transaction process:
When claiming a player that has been placed on waivers by another team: X team places a waiver claim on Y player
When claiming an unowned free agent that is signed to an NHL contract: X team signs Y player as a free agent
When releasing an unsigned player: X team releases Y player
When sending a player to the minors that must clear waivers: X team places Y player on waivers with the intentions of assigning him to the minors
When recalling a player from the minors that must clear waivers: X team places Y player on waivers with the intention of recalling him from the minors
