The Tampa Bay Lightning placed backup goalie Marc Denis on waivers Friday.
Denis, who’s in his ninth NHL season, has been a major disappointment since being acquired from Columbus in a June 2006 trade and signing a three-year, $8.6 million contract. He appeared in 10 games this season, going 1-5 with a 4.05 goals-against average and .859 save percentage.
If the 30-year-old clears waivers Saturday, the Lightning plan to reassign him to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.
Denis entered the season as Johan Holmqvist’s backup, but dropped to third-string when the Lightning recalled rookie Karri Ramos from Norfolk last week. Denis was a healthy scratch for the four games Tampa Bay has played since Ramos was promoted and named the starter.
What are your thoughts? Was it time to cut bait, or should the Lightning stuck with him so he could work through his struggles?
