Elliotte Friedman just reported that the Dallas Stars have claimed goalie Remi Poirier off waivers.
It's a homecoming of sorts for the 25-year-old. The Stars drafted him in the sixth round in 2020, 185th overall.
Friedman's post also settles the other half of the story. He noted that Dallas claimed Poirier and that Arvid Soderblom cleared.
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Brien Rea reported that Dallas took Poirier from the Washington Capitals, who had him for only about a week. New Jersey sent him to Washington for a 2027 seventh-round pick, as we covered in Remi Poirier's trade to the Capitals.
Here's the oddity: Poirier has no NHL games played, regular season or playoffs. Dallas is spending a claim on a goalie with no NHL résumé, which says the Stars still believe in the pick they made six years ago.
The Stars sit at 10-5-2, second in the Central Division, and beat San Jose 4-3 on Saturday. They host Winnipeg on Thursday, November 12. How Poirier fits into the goalie picture there is not clear yet, and we will keep tabs on it.
What clearing waivers means for Arvid Soderblom
Soderblom, 27, stays with the Chicago Blackhawks because no team put in a claim. That's a quiet verdict on a goalie with 117 NHL games, and it came after Arvid Soderblom's placement on waivers Sunday.
He has played 5 games this season. Chicago keeps him, but the league just passed on him, and that's worth remembering the next time his name comes up in the crease.
Poirier had a better outcome than Soderblom. One goalie was wanted by a team that knows him. The other was wanted by nobody.
Dallas now has Thursday against Winnipeg to show where its newest goalie sits.
Quick hits
NEW YORK ISLANDERS: Stefen Rosner reports the Islanders are splitting up Matthew Schaefer and Logan Stanley on defense tonight in San Jose. Schaefer gets a new partner, and we'll see quickly whether it sticks.
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LOS ANGELES KINGS: Kevin Fiala skated on a line with Quinton Byfield and Corey Perry at practice today, according to Zach Dooley. That's a combination worth a look.
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SAN JOSE SHARKS: Alexander Wennberg returns to the lineup tonight against the Islanders, NHL Rosters confirmed.
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MINNESOTA WILD: Sun Garrioch reports that the Wild have placed defenseman Cam Crotty on waivers. The Senators hold the first right to reclaim him.
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NEW YORK RANGERS: Vince Z. has the Rangers eyeing two scratches in Edmonton. Someone is about to watch from the press box.
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Was Dallas right to spend a claim on a goalie with no NHL games played?
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