The Ducks cut their training-camp roster to 45 players Thursday by assigning seven to their American League affiliate, the Iowa Chops, and returning three to junior hockey.
Of the players remaining in camp, four are injured, including journeyman left wing Josh Green, who is sidelined by a groin problem. Left wing T.J. Trevelyan remains on the shelf because of a concussion, while left wing Ryan Donally has a hip issue. Left wing Matt Beleskey, meanwhile, continues to recover from off-season shoulder surgery.
Center Maxime Macenauer was on the ice Thursday after having been idled earlier in camp by a bruised shoulder.
The roster also includes veteran defenseman Mathieu Schneider, who remains out of camp while awaiting a trade. The Ducks are attempting to move Schneider, and his $5.625 million salary-cap hit, in order to get beneath the NHL’s $56.7 million salary limit before their Oct. 9 regular-season opener against the San Jose Sharks. The Ducks are currently a shade more than $3 million above the ceiling. Read the rest of this entry »
