Breaking: A waiver announcement was made at the last minute by the National Hockey League involving star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy returning
Tampa Bay Lightning fans can rejoice after their #1 goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy returned to the NHL.
The Lightning were without Vasilevskiy for quite some time due to back surgery, so Matt Tomkins and Jonas Johansson had to fill in while he was away.
To accommodate Vasi's return, the Lightning waived depth goalie Matt Tomkins.
Vasil will rejoin the Lightning on the upcoming road trip, but what does this have to do with the Oilers? The Tampa Bay Lightning signed Tomkins to a two-year, two-way contract in May of 2023.
In this time period, before he is assigned to the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL, Tomkins is easily claimable.
The Olympics demonstrated Tomkins' potential, as he went 2-1 with a 1.01 GAA and a .963 save percentage as Team Canada's starter.
At $775K per year over two years, Tomkin's contract totals $1.5 Million, which is very cheap.
Tomkins as of now has played 3 games in the NHL with the Lightning, posting a 1-2 -0 record, with a 3.40 GAA and .889 save percentage.
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