from Chris Johnston of Sportsnet,

At the end of a summer that saw a number of veterans squeezed out of NHL jobs, the salary cap crunch claimed yet more victims: Those who thought they had security.

An unprecedented number of players on sizeable contracts were placed on waivers in recent days for the purpose of being sent to the American Hockey League.

None was more surprising than Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Andrew MacDonald, who is under contract through 2019-20, but found himself among the names on Monday’s waiver wire. He is due to make another $23.75-million in actual dollars on that deal and will almost certainly be earning his next paycheques while playing for AHL Lehigh Valley....

Among the other notables who were placed on the wire Monday: Flames forwards Mason Raymond and Paul Byron, Canucks defenceman Frank Corrado and forward Linden Vey, Jets defenceman Jay Harrison, Canadiens goalie Dustin Tokarski, Kings goalie J-F Berube, Bruins forward Max Talbot and Penguins defenceman Tim Erixon.

The squeeze is being felt around the league.

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