The NHL and NHLPA agreed earlier in the week to implement a special window that would allow players on two-way, non entry-level contracts to be sent to the AHL without being subjected to re-entry waivers.

Teams have until midnight Saturday to assign players to their minor-league affiliates. They will then have up to three days before the season begins to recall the player without having to put him on re-entry waivers.

Here is the current list of players placed on waivers: