Ducks Place Schneider on Waivers

The Anaheim Ducks announced today that they have placed defenseman Mathieu Schneider on waivers. He has until 12 noon Wednesday to clear waivers. Schneider played in 65 last season with the Ducks, scoring 12 goals and adding 27 assists for 39 points. In 1197 NHL games, Schneider has 212 goals and 490 assists for 702 points with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings, and Anaheim Ducks. With the Ducks interested in resigning Teemu Selanne and needing to get under the salary cap, it was rumored that Schneider was being shopped by the Ducks, with the Los Angeles Kings rumored to be interested. If the Kings are truly interested in Schneider, now would be the ideal time to acquire him, as they would not have to give up anything for his services. If he goes unclaimed, it likely means that no teams are interested in Schneider's hefty contract. The Ducks cannot demote Schneider to the minors to free up cap space. According to the CBA, the salary of a player over 35 years of age still counts against a team's salary cap even if they are demoted to the minors. It could become likely now that the Ducks may have to move another player to free up cap space to resign Selanne.