Nearly two dozen players on waivers today, including at least one 1st round pick

UPDATE: A total of 22 players have been placed on NHL waivers today. Most notably the Vancouver Canucks have placed former 1st round pick Vitali Kravtsov on waivers and the Pittsburgh Penguins have placed Danton Heinen on waivers.

The full list:

Read below for our earlier report on the Lightning claiming goaltender Pheonix Copley.

This just in, the Tampa Bay Lightning have claimed goaltender Pheonix Copley off of waivers.

Why is this such a big deal?

Lightning superstar goaltender Andrei Vasilevsky has yet to play a game this preseason due to injury, but is/was suspected to start tonight in the team's final preseason game. That seems in doubt now and there's a belief amongst the team's fanbase that Vasilevsky is out long-term and that Copley could be a safety net.

The Lightning now have Vasilevsky, Copley and Jonas Johansson under contract. Stay tuned for an update on Vasilevsky.