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Daniel Walcott: Back in AHL
Tampa Bay released Walcott on Saturday from his professional tryout agreement and returned him to AHL Syracuse.
Walcott signed a one-year, AHL deal with the Crunch in August. The 29-year-old blueliner provided 13 goals, 32 points and 103 PIM in 67 games with Syracuse last campaign.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Surfaces on waivers
Walcott was waived by the Lightning on Friday, per CapFriendly.
Walcott made his NHL debut during the 2020-21 season and hasn't played at the top level since. The 28-year-old should be expected to spend most of the 2022-23 campaign at the AHL level.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Reassigned to AHL
Walcott was demoted from the taxi squad to AHL Syracuse on Sunday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Walcott made his NHL debut with the Lightning last season but hasn't played at the NHL level during the 2021-22 campaign. The 27-year-old has five points through 19 AHL appearances.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Elevated to taxi squad
Walcott was promoted from AHL Syracuse to the taxi squad Thursday, Bryan Burns of the Lightning's official site reports.
Walcott has yet to appear in an NHL contest this season. The 25-year-old has played 19 games and has recorded three assists and two goals with AHL Syracuse in 2021-22.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Waived for AHL assignment
Walcott was waived Saturday, reports Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
Walcott, who is 27, finally made his NHL debut last season. He's a strong leader who could end up wearing a letter with Syracuse this season. Walcott's game won't stand out from a fantasy perspective if he can earn a call up, but he will be a solid citizen on the ice.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Expected to make NHL debut
Walcott has been promoted to the active roster for Monday's game against the Panthers, Erik Erlendsson of Lightning Insider reports.
Erlendsson adds that Walcott could skate on a line with Gemel Smith and Mathieu Joseph, suggesting Walcott will be playing up front in his NHL debut rather than on the blue line. The 27-year-old Walcott has three points in nine games with AHL Syracuse this season.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Up to taxi squad
Walcott was promoted to the taxi squad Tuesday, per CapFriendly.
Walcott will add depth on the blue line as the Lightning embark on a four-game road trip to Columbus and Nashville. The 2014 fifth-round pick has yet to make his NHL debut. He has accrued three points and 12 PIM across nine AHL games this year.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Signs two-year deal
Walcott signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Lightning on Tuesday.
Walcott has yet to make his NHL debut, and at 27 years old, he'd be a long-shot to crack the defending champions' lineup anytime soon. He'll serve as organizational depth on the blue line.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Heads to AHL
Walcott was reassigned to AHL Syracuse on Monday.
The 26-year-old journeyman AHLer continues to hope his NHL dream comes true, but it seems a long way off.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Signs two-way deal
Walcott signed a one-year, two-way contract to remain with the LIghtning on Friday.
The 26-year-old has yet to appear in an NHL game. He's found the net 18 times in 240 career games at the AHL level.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Healthy and on waivers
The Lightning lifted Walcott (shoulder) from non-roster injured reserve Wednesday and placed him on waivers for assignment to AHL Syracuse, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
Walcott has been dealing with the effects of his shoulder injury for over a year now, but he's ready for contact again so he'll continue his development in the minors. The 25-year-old hasn't surpassed 16 points in three AHL seasons, so he'll likely stay in bus league for the foreseeable future.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Still hampered by shoulder issue
Walcott will start training camp sporting a non-contact sweater due to the shoulder issue he suffered during camp in 2018, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Walcott played in just five games with AHL Syracuse last season after moving down to the minors. It seems the 25-year-old is not yet back to 100 percent, given his limitations in training camp. Whenever he does get the all-clear, the Quebec native will be reassigned to the minors in the hopes of jump starting his career.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Inks two-way deal
Walcott signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Lightning on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old hasn't played in the NHL in his career, and with the depth Tampa Bay has up front that seems unlikely to change, at least to begin the 2019-20 season. Walcott accumulated no points last season in just five AHL games due to a shoulder injury he suffered during the 2018 preseason.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Lands on waivers
Walcott (shoulder) was designated for waivers by the Lightning on Friday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Walcott was injured during the preseason, but appears to finally have been cleared to resume playing. Assuming the defenseman passes through waivers unclaimed, he will report to AHL Syracuse, where he can play his first games of the 2018-19 campaign.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Out 5-to-6 months
Walcott will sit out 5-to-6 months with a shoulder injury, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.
Walcott was headed to AHL Syracuse after camp, but instead he's eyeing a late-February return. The 24-year-old blueliner scored five goals and added 11 assists last season in the minors.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Exits with arm/shoulder issue
Walcott took a hard hit during Wednesday's preseason game against the Hurricanes and exited immediately to the locker room, Bryan Burns of the Lightning's official site reports.
No word surfaced regarding whether or not the blueliner was able to return, but, given the potential severity inferred by Burns, it wouldn't be surprising if Walcott's night ended there. More information on his injury and a potential timetable could surface in the coming days.
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Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Secures one-year pact
Walcott inked a one-year, two-way contract with Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Walcott -- who was originally drafted by the Rangers in 2014 -- has spent the past three seasons playing for AHL Syracuse without earning a call-up. The defenseman notched five goals, 11 assists and 70 PIM this past year with the Crunch. Even if the Lightning don't re-sign Andrej Sustr or Slater Koekkoek, it's hard to find a spot in the lineup for Walcott given the emergence of Mikhail Sergachev and Jake Dotchin.
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Player Bio
HT/WT: 6-1, 175 lbs |
Birthplace: L'Ile Perrot, PQ |
Age: 30 |
Experience: 1 |
Shoots: Left |