Flyers

Shayne Gostisbehere Cleared Waivers

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Mar 31st, 2021 · 12:52 PM EDT

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Flyers update:

Shayne Gostisbehere (Flyers) cleared waivers

— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) March 31, 2021

What does this mean?

Anthony explained it better than I can, in a post we got up Tuesday evening. These are a couple of the noteworthy bullet points:

• If (Ghost) goes unclaimed, he is still a Flyer and could still be in the lineup as soon as Wednesday night in Buffalo.
• If he goes unclaimed, the Flyers have roster flexibility in the sense that they can now include him among the players that can be shuttled back and forth between the roster, the taxi squad, and the AHL.
• The Flyers would not have to put him through waivers again until Ghost either plays 10 NHL games or is on the primary roster for 30 days, whichever comes first. As such, the Flyers can get creative enough to shuttle him around for most of the rest of the regular season without having to waive him a second time.

Again, it’s a move that helps to kickstart conversations with other GMs. Anthony mentioned that a goaltender trade is not out of the question:

“One thing that hasn’t really been discussed publicly is the Flyers are considering trading for a goaltender to give Carter Hart a chance to really shut down having to play games and just focus on resetting himself. But, the Flyers brass is torn on whether to go that path or not.”

Standing by for more news. Flyers vs. Sabres tonight in what should be another instant classic.