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Around noon, two players who were part of the New Jersey Devils yesterday have become former New Jersey Devils players today. Both are defensemen, which means the recently acquired Jonas Siegenthaler will get his chance to play and Will Butcher will likely continue to get a chance to play instead of waiting over a month for another one again.
The first to go today was Sami Vatanen. Per Elliotte Friedman, Sami Vatanen was claimed on waivers by Dallas. Vatanen was placed on waivers yesterday, presumably because there was little interest in a trade for the 29-year old defenseman. Vatanen did play in the 2-5 loss to the Penguins yesterday and played fairly well. His season overall has been a mixed bag. Amid his decent 5-on-5 numbers were some performances where he was a shell of his former self with the mistakes and missed coverages that he made. The return of Vatanen did not work out. That he was placed on waivers despite a fairly inexpensive
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