Several Intriguing Players Available For Free After Hitting Waivers: The New York Rangers Must Act Fast
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The NHL waiver wire seen a shorter list of players on October 3rd, as only 12 players have been placed on waivers as the 2025-26 season is nearly here.
Earlier on October 3rd, 12 NHL players were placed on the wire, shockingly none were from the New York Rangers this time.
As instead the New York Rangers have decided to assign two top prospects, Gabe Perreault and Scott Morrow to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League on Friday morning.
The Rangers have sent F Gabe Perreault and D Scott Morrow to Hartford. Not surprising. Both need to play the minutes and in the roles their skillsets dictate they need to play to continue their develop. That wasn't going to happen right away in New York.
12 Players Placed On Waivers, October 3rd 2025
However, with that being said here's a look at the 12 players who did hit the waiver wire:
The following players have been placed on waivers (October 3, 2025) on the purpose of assignment:
Boston - C Patrick Brown
Boston - D Michael Callahan
Boston - C Georgi Merkulov
Boston - D Victor Söderström
Boston - LW Riley Tufte
Carolina - RW Givani Smith
Tampa Bay - G Brandon Halverson
Toronto - C David Kämpf
Toronto - D William Villeneuve
Utah - G Matt Villalta
Vancouver - C Nils Aman
Washington - RW Sheldon Rempal
Boston - C Patrick Brown
Boston - D Michael Callahan
Boston - C Georgi Merkulov
Boston - D Victor Söderström
Boston - LW Riley Tufte
Carolina - RW Givani Smith
Tampa Bay - G Brandon Halverson
Toronto - C David Kämpf
Toronto - D William Villeneuve
Utah - G Matt Villalta
Vancouver - C Nils Aman
Washington - RW Sheldon Rempal
None of the following players stand out as strong suitors for the New York Rangers so it's very unlikely that we will Chris Drury claim any of them.
Do you think New York Rangers President and General Manager Chris Drury should claim any of these 12 players placed on waivers? Let us know in the poll down below.
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