With Brad Richardson back skating with the Calgary Flames, the club was going to have to make a roster move to activate the veteran from the injury reserve. They made that move: placing forward Glenn Gawdin on waivers, per multiple reports.
#Flames have Glenn Gawdin on waivers.
— Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) October 20, 2021
Gawdin, 24, played as the Flames’ fourth line centre in each of their first two games this season. He had an even plus/minus, but won just three of 11 face-offs over the two games. He was originally signed by the Flames in 2017 during his breakout offensive season with the Western Hockey League’s Swift Current Broncos; he narrowly missed out on a scoring title but was named the league’s playoff MVP. He’s since been a mainstay for the Flames’ AHL affiliate, the Stockton Heat.
He’s on a one year, two-way contract paying him $750,000 at the NHL level. Unless he plays 71 NHL games this season, he’ll become a Group 6 unrestricted free agent when his contract expires on July 13.
Should Gawdin clear waivers tomorrow, he’ll be assigned to the Heat.
