The Tampa Bay Lightning announced that they have placed forward Josh Archibald on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract. The Lightning had signed the 30-year-old forward to a two-year deal with an $800,000 AAV on July 1st this year. He was expected to fill a role on the bottom-six and provide some defensive depth while also killing penalties.
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The official press release is below:
Tampa Bay – The Tampa Bay Lightning have placed forward Josh Archibald on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.
“Yesterday, I was informed by Josh’s agent, and by Josh himself in a subsequent conversation, that he was not planning on playing hockey for the time being and that he would not be reporting to training camp,” BriseBois said. “Consequently, Josh was placed on unconditional waivers earlier today for the purpose of terminating his contract.
“We wish Josh, his wife Bailey, and their entire family the very best in their future endeavors.”
