Juuso Välimäki was picked up by Arizona Coytes from the transfer list.
Juuso Välimäki’s Calgary will switch to Arizona next season. AOP / USA TODAY Sports
In the NHL, on the eve of the official season opening, players were once again placed on the transfer list and thus on the farm. Yesterday, the Calgary Flames passed on their 2017 first round pick Juuso Välimäki to the transfer list.
The Finnish defenseman was picked up from the transfer list today by the Arizona Coyotes, one of the bottom teams in the NHL. Transfer news NHL insider Chris Johnston.
Today, the Finns who moved to the Washington Capitals in the summer came under threat of transfer Henrik Borgströmof the New York Islanders Otto Koivulaof the Florida Panthers Aleksi Heponiemi and the Detroit Red Wings goaltender, who made a splash in Leijon Jussi Olkinuora.
Any NHL team has 24 hours to pick up players who end up on the transfer list. After that, they move to NHL clubs’ farm teams.