Islanders place veteran forward Andrew Ladd on waivers

New York Islanders left wing Andrew Ladd, right, has been placed on waivers. (Kathy Willens/AP)

Sportsnet Staff November 14, 2019, 12:08 PM

The New York Islanders have placed veteran forward Andrew Ladd on waivers.

Ladd, 33, hasn’t played an NHL game since March 24 and has been recovering from off-season surgery for a torn ACL. He recently completed a conditioning assignment with AHL Bridgeport and will report back there if he clears waivers, general manager Lou Lamoriello said.

Lou Lamoriello says #Isles will place LW Andrew Ladd (LTIR/knee) on waivers for the purpose of re-assigning him to Bridgeport (AHL). Lou says organization did not see enough from Ladd in five-game conditioning stint to believe he's ready to return to NHL. Lou believes he'll clear

— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) November 14, 2019

The Islanders signed Ladd to a seven-year, $38.5-million contract in the summer of 2016 but he has yet to live up to his $5.5-million cap hit.

In 177 games with the Islanders, the former Winnipeg Jets captain has 38 goals and 71 points. He has one goal in five games with Bridgeport this season.

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