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Wild Place Chris Stewart on Waivers

By Giles Ferrell - February 25, 2018

The Minnesota Wild announced this morning that they have placed veteran forward Chris Stewart on waivers.

NEWS: #mnwild has placed forward Chris Stewart on waivers.

— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) February 25, 2018

In 47 games this season, the 30-year-old Stewart has tallied nine goals and four assists for the Wild. He has been a healthy scratch as of late, being in the press box for 10 of the past 15 games.

39 seconds later, Chris Stewart scores to give the #mnwild the lead. pic.twitter.com/su971lsD1s

— Giles Ferrell (@gilesferrell) February 23, 2018

Minnesota is trying to get a bit more financial wiggle room by placing Stewart on waivers, as they hope to recall Luke Kunin from Iowa and sign prospect Jordan Greenway at some point.

I believe Chris Stewart has left arena. As I wrote in this article, my math tells me #mnwild have to unload a salaried player if they plan to recall Kunin at some point, sign Greenway, save space for injuries.

Looks like Stewart may be casualty of waivers https://t.co/ORa7v9KkED

— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) February 25, 2018

Stewart is in the final year of the two-year contract which he signed in the summer of 2016. The contract carries a cap hit of $1.15 million annually.

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Giles Ferrell is Zone Coverage's senior hockey writer covering both the Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Golden Gophers. Follow him on Twitter @gilesferrell

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