The Penguins put Joseph Blandisi on waivers at noon on Wednesday.
Blandisi will remain on waivers for 24 hours. If no teams put in a claim, the Penguins can assign him to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, but they don't have to. Clearing waivers would reset Blandisi's games-played and days-on-the-roster counters and allow him to play up to another 10 games or 30 days without needing further waivers.
If Blandisi is claimed, the acquiring team is expected to keep him in the NHL for the remainder of the season. Otherwise, he would have to go on waivers again and other teams could put in a claim. If that were to happen, the Penguins would not have first dibs, but if no other team puts in a claim, the Penguins would be eligible to claim him and assign him directly to Wilkes-Barre.
Blandisi was a healthy scratch in Las Vegas on Tuesday night with Andrew Agozzino and Sam Lafferty entering the lineup. He has two goals and three assists in 21 NHL games this season.
