Coyotes place Stanley Cup-winning forward on waivers

The Arizona Coyotes have placed forward Zach Sanford on waivers, according to PHNX Sports’ Craig Morgan.

The 29-year-old veteran winger played in has played in 316 career NHL games. He won the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues and has a career-high of 16 goals and 30 points. He’s bounced around a bit over the last few years and is now set to be available to all 31 other teams, at just an $800k cap hit.

Sanford was originally recalled in December and skated in 11 games for the Coyotes, including Thursday’s loss to the New York Islanders. He has played in a fourth-line capacity and has scored two points to go alongside eight blocked shots and four hits. He has averaged 9:15 time-on-ice per game this season but has not skated on any special teams units.

Now, with Friday’s waiver placement, he’ll be available in case any other NHL team needs a plug-and-play winger who can handle fourth-line minutes in the NHL.