Even as the NHL breaks for the All-Star festitivies, front offices are hard at work. Today according to CapFriendly, the Nashville Predators have placed Anthony Bitetto on waivers.
The Predators are carrying eight defensemen at the moment and none of them are waiver-exempt, so if someone was going to go down it makes sense that it would be Bitetto. The 28-year old has played just 18 games this season and is averaging fewer than 11 minutes in those appearances. It seems unlikely that he would be claimed, meaning that he can be at the ready for the team in the minor leagues or just give them a little more last minute flexibility in the NHL.
Bitetto is on a one-year minimum salary contract and will be an unrestricted free agent in the summer. His NHL career consists 114 games and 19 points, while possession statistics reflect very poorly on the veteran minor league defenseman.