NHL deadline looms with another 40 on waivers.

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Ryan Hall
October 9, 2023 (1:56)

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The NHL season is less than 48 hours away, with the puck drop scheduled for October 10th.

NHL organizations have been rapidly making their cuts over the past 24 hours as they prepare their rosters to fit under the salary cap. Many players, including those with PTO contracts, have been cut and are now available for other teams to choose if they want.

According to Chris Johnston of TSN, here are the next 40 players who have made it to the waiver wire:

October 8th Waiver List:
Patrick Brown (BOS)
A.J. Greer (BOS)
Dylan Coghlan (CAR)
Joey Anderson (CHI)
Riley Tufte (COL)
Riley Damiani (DAL)
Zach Aston-Reese (DET)
Ben Gleason (EDM)
Raphael Lavoie (EDM)
Lane Pederson (EDM)
Zac Dalpe (FLA)
Casey Fitzgerald (FLA)
John Ludvig (FLA)
Jaret Anderson-Dolan (LA)
Joel Armia (MTL)
Gustav Lindstrom (MTL)
Boko Imama (OTT)
Mark Friedman (PIT)
Magnus Hellberg (PIT)
Vinnie Hinostroza (PIT)
Colin White (PIT)
Radim Zohorna (PIT)
MacKenzie MacEachern (STL)
Calle Rosen (STL)
Malcolm Subban (STL)
Nathan Walker (STL)
Zach Bogosian (TB)
Gabriel Fortier (TB)
Simon Benoit (TOR)
Kyle Clifford (TOR)
Dylan Gambrell (TOR)
Martin Jones (TOR)
William Lagesson (TOR)
Maxime Lajoie (TOR)
Jack Studnicka (VAN)
Christian Wolanin (VAN)
Grigori Denisenko (VGK)
Kyle Capobianco (WPG)
Collin Delia (WPG)
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby (WPG)

This list includes more prominent names such as Kyle Clifford, Zach Bogosian, Martin Jones, Malcolm Subban, and Joel Armia. During these cuts, the Chicago Blackhawks only managed to put one name on the list, which happens to be Joey Anderson, the former Toronto Maple Leafs player who came over via trade.

The Blackhawks remain at the bottom of the NHL when it comes to contracts and salary caps. They currently have $13.7 million in cap space and 22 players out of 23. It's certainly possible that General Manager Kyle Davidson will look at this list to see if there are any other players he could add, as he has sufficient room to improve his team.

The Blackhawks will begin their season on the road against the Pittsburgh Penguins, where the newly chosen first overall superstar, Connor Bedard, will face off against his idol Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins.