To me it's interesting that this comes up a day after we learn that Svechnikov is going to miss most of the season.
-Are they adding C depth to the NHL roster because they want to send Ehn down to GR?
-Are they done with the AA at C experiment and want another guy that can fill in at the bottom 6?
I thought he already cleared waivers and was sent down to GR.
They called him back up like a day later. He's still "clear" and can go back down for another couple of weeks or so. I think his waiving and demotion had more to do with the team trying to finagle as much relief as possible from LTIR and SOIR, and there wasn't any risk since Witkowski would likely never get claimed.
Depth C. Wonder who is on the move
The options are basically:
Witkowski - down to GR since he cleared waivers
Rasmussen - back to junior
Ehn - down to GR
I don't it would impact any Dmen since demoting a Dman to make room would give them 15 healthy forwards on the NHL roster.
I think it depends on what they plan on doing with JDLR. If they just want him for pressbox depth, then Witkowski is the logical choice. If they want him to take up a regular spot, then Ehn or Rasmussen moving makes more sense.