Five NHL players on waivers including veterans Weise and Alzner

These waiver drops are starting to get more and more intriguing. Any takers?

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Five NHL players on waivers including veterans Weise and Alzner
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This just in, the Montreal Canadiens have announced that they’ve placed Matthew Peca, Philip Varone, Karl Alzner, Xavier Ouellet and Dale Weise on waivers for the purpose of re-assignment. 

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While none of these demotions are going to make shockwaves across the league, it’s still a surprise to see NHL veterans like Alzner and Weise hit the waiver wire. The problem, of course, is the cap hit that each player carries. Alzner makes a whopping $4.625 million against the salary cap while Weise earns $2.35 million. The Habs simply can't tie up $7 million in cap space to depth players.

As for Peca, Varone and Ouellet, they were all long shots to make the team in the first place so the fact that they've been demoted is a surprise to no one.