The NHL waiver wire moved twice on Saturday, and both players who were on it the day before wound up landing somewhere else.
Nashville and Washington each stepped in, with the Predators and Capitals making claims that kept defensemen Daemon Hunt and Jack St. Ivany on NHL rosters, just in different sweaters.
According to The Athletic’s Michael Russo, Nashville grabbed Hunt from Minnesota. Winnipeg Free Press writer Ken Wiebe reported that Washington claimed St.
Ivany from Winnipeg.
Hunt, 24, had opened the 2026-27 regular season with 11 games for the Wild before Minnesota put him on waivers. The 6-foot-1 left-shot defenseman did not post a point and averaged 14:08 of ice time. He now heads to a Predators team that is dealing with an injury to defenseman William Trudeau.
Minnesota originally took Hunt in the third round, No. 65 overall, of the 2020 NHL Draft. He stood out with the WHL’s Moose Jaw Warriors before turning pro in 2022.
The Brandon, Man., native also spent a brief stretch in the Columbus Blue Jackets organization during the 2024-25 season after being included in the David Jiricek trade, then returned to the Wild early in 2025-26. Across 61 career NHL games in the regular season and playoffs, Hunt has eight points, all of them assists.
St. Ivany, 27, had played four scoreless games for the Jets to begin the new season before he hit waivers and was claimed by Washington. The Capitals are currently without Rasmus Sandin and Vincent Desharnais.
A 6-foot-4 right-shot defenseman, St. Ivany was drafted by the Flyers in the fourth round in 2018.
He launched his pro career in 2022 after four NCAA seasons split between Yale and Boston College, then signed with Pittsburgh. In June, the Penguins dealt him to Winnipeg for forward David Gustafsson.
St. Ivany has nine assists in 57 career NHL games.
Hunt and St. Ivany were the only two players on Friday’s waiver wire, and both were claimed. Brennan Klak later reported that three more players were waived on Saturday.
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