Red Wings Waive Five

Per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports, the Red Wings placed five players on waivers today.

Waivers:
BRIAN LASHOFF
DET
ERIC TANGRADI
DET
DUSTIN TOKARSKI
ANA
DUNCAN SIEMENS
COL

— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) October 8, 2016

Waivers: MARTIN FRK
DET
NICK JENSEN
DET
LANDON FERRARO
STL
DEREK RYAN
CAR
MITCHELL CALLAHAN
DET

— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) October 8, 2016

Mitch Callahan, Eric Tangradi, and Brian Lashoff come as no surprise, as they all cleared waivers last year and spent the season (aside from a brief call-up for Tangradi) in Grand Rapids.

Martin Frk seems to be a victim of the Red Wings deciding to keep eight defensemen on the roster while Niklas Kronwall recovers from injury.  With eight blueliners, there’s only room for 13 forwards, leaving Frk out.

Nick Jensen has lost the battle for the final spots on the blue line, as it would seem the seventh and eighth spots have gone to Xavier Ouellet and Ryan Sproul.

If I had to guess, Jensen will be claimed.  Frk might be as well, but I thought there was no way Landon Ferraro and Callahan would make it through in 2014 so what do I know?