The Tampa Bay Lightning have placed Erik Condra on waivers, according Lindsay Kramer of Syracuse.com. The 31-year old has been skating for weeks with the Syracuse Crunch after recovering from back surgery, and was always expected to be sent down when he was healthy. Because he began the season on injured reserve, he’ll now have to clear waivers before playing for the Crunch.
Named team captain last season, Condra is a huge part of the Syracuse lineup and scored 48 points for them in just 55 games last season. He also spent 13 games with the Lightning, but was held scoreless. He is currently on the final year of a three-year, $3.75MM contract he signed with the Lightning in 2015.
Should he clear, he’ll provide good depth for the Lightning and a big boost to a Crunch team that is currently last in the AHL’s North Division. At 3-6-3 they could certainly use their captain back in the lineup. He would clear tomorrow, though the Crunch don’t play again until Saturday.
Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports also reports that Brian Ferlin of the Edmonton Oilers has been placed on waivers. Ferlin is in a similar situation after starting the year on season-opening injured reserve. The 25-year old hasn’t played this year, and needs to go through waivers to get to the AHL. Signed to a one-year, two-way contract this summer, the former Boston Bruins prospect poses little risk of being claimed. His short professional career has shown some promise, but he played just two games last season due to injury.