The Columbus Blue Jackets made a pair of roster moves on Wednesday, placing defenceman Emil Andrae and forward Danton Heinen on waivers.
Andrae has chipped in two assists through five games with Columbus this season while averaging 10:33 of ice time. His most recent appearance came Oct. 20 against Toronto, when he picked up an assist in a 6-2 loss.
The 24-year-old has already been on the move several times since last season ended. He was traded to Toronto from Philadelphia on June 16 with goaltender Samuel Ersson and a third-round pick in exchange for defenceman Simon Benoit and goalie Joseph Woll.
Toronto then signed Andrae to a two-year, $3.1 million contract on July 4. He spent all of training camp with the Maple Leafs before being dealt on Sept. 28 to Columbus along with Matthew Knies, Steven Lorentz and a conditional second-round selection in the deal that sent Kirill Marchenko, Miles Wood and Elvis Merlzlikins to Toronto.
In 112 career NHL games, Andrae has three goals and 22 points between Philadelphia and Columbus.
Heinen, 31, has not recorded a point in 10 games with the Blue Jackets this season. He dressed in Tuesday night’s 7-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, but logged only 5:05 of ice time.
He is playing on a one-year, $1 million contract.
Heinen split the 2025-26 season between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus, finishing with six goals and 12 points in 46 games.
Meanwhile, Winnipeg Jets forward Brad Lambert, who was waived on Tuesday, has cleared.
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