Campbell has struggled since signing a five-year, $25 million contract with the Oilers in the summer of 2022.
Campbell has struggled since signing a five-year, $25 million contract with the Oilers in the summer of 2022.
The Edmonton Oilers have been struggling mightily this season and their goaltending hasn't been an exception by any means.
On Tuesday, the club elected to make a change and have decided to waive Jack Campbell for the purposes of assignment to the American Hockey League.
The Oilers are 2-8-1 to start the season and have the second-worst NHL record heading into games that were scheduled for Tuesday.
In five games, Campbell has a 1-4-0 record with an .873 save percentage.
According to DailyFaceoff.com's Frank Seravalli, the Oilers intend to call up Calvin Pickard after Campbell passes the waivers system by 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Campbell had a successful tenure with the Maple Leafs from 2020-2022. The goaltender outplayed Frederik Andersen during the 2021 season and set the NHL record of wins to start a regular season at 11 on Apr. 10, 2021.
The goaltender signed a five-year, $25 million deal with the Oilers on July 13, 2022. With Edmonton hoping he'd be their No. 1 solution, he's been anything but, and Stuart Skinner outperformed him for the net last season.
With a $5 million cap hit, the goaltender will still carry a cap charge of $3.85 million with the Oilers while down with Bakersfield of the AHL. The Oilers have three more seasons committed to the goaltender beyond the 2023-24 campaign.
Campbell, was not the only former Maple Leaf on waivers as the Calgary Flames placed forward Dryden Hunt on the wire.
Hunt had a very brief stint with the Leafs last season where he recorded a goal in nine games. He was traded to the Flames at the deadline for forward Radim Zohorna (now with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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