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The Vancouver Canucks have placed a former first-round pick on the National Hockey League’s waiver wire on Saturday morning just two months after acquiring him.
Vancouver Canucks place former first round pick Lukas Reichel on NHL’s waiver wire
In a post on social media on Saturday, National Hockey League insider David Pagnotta reported that barring a last minute trade, the Vancouver Canucks will be placing forward Lukas Reichel on the waiver wire to make room for the players acquired in the Quinn Hughes trade yesterday.
“The #Canucks have been shopping Lukas Reichel, but are expected to place him on waivers today, barring a trade.” Pagnotta said.
Jeff Paterson of Rink Wide: Vancouver reported that Lukas Reichel is no longer listed on the Canucks’ roster, signalling that he’s on waivers today, while new additions Zeev Buium and Liam Ohgren are on there, with Marco Rossi placed on injured reserve.
“Buium and Ohgren showing on #Canucks NHL roster this morning. Rossi added to team IR. And Lukas Reichel no longer appears on team roster.” Paterson said.
Reichel, a native of Nuremberg, Germany, has found himself in the press box quite often lately and during his time with the Vancouver Canucks has registered just one assist, four penalty minutes and is a minus-five in 14 games.
We’ll have to wait and see what the next 24 hours has in store for Lukas Reichel and his future with the Vancouver Canucks organization, but there will likely be interest in the 23-year-old winger on the waiver wire and it’s safe to say that Patrik Allvin & co. are hoping that he’ll be claimed.
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Vancouver Canucks’ experiment with former first-round pick is over and officially place him on waivers
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