Sawchenko was placed on waivers by Columbus on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Sawchenko had a 3.00 GAA and a .900 save percentage across 27 regular-season outings with AHL Cleveland in 2024-25. The 27-year-old is expected to report to Cleveland in the likely event that he clears waivers.

Sawchenko signed a one-year, two-way contract with Columbus on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Sawchenko played seven NHL games with San Jose in 2021-22, going 1-2-1 with a 3.35 GAA and a .901 save percentage. He has bounced around in the minors for the last three seasons, playing for AHL Chicago, Abbotsford and Cleveland. Sawchenko was 10-11-5 with a 3.00 GAA and a .900 save percentage across 27 regular-season appearances with Cleveland in 2024-25. He could see some NHL action next season if Elvis Merzlikins or Jet Greaves suffer an injury.

Sawchenko was sent to AHL Cleveland on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Sawchenko had a 2.12 GAA and a .924 save percentage in six regular-season games with AHL Abbotsford in 2023-24. Elvis Merzlikins and Daniil Tarasov are expected to be the Blue Jackets' two goaltenders going into the 2024-25 campaign, and Jet Greaves is likely also ahead of Sawchenko in the depth charts.

Sawchenko was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Sawchenko turned aside all 12 shots he faced in his first preseason contest versus St. Louis on Wednesday. The 26-year-old will likely be reassigned to AHL Cleveland at some point before the start of the season.

Sawchenko was waived by Columbus on Friday, according to PuckPedia.

EDGE Analysis

Sawchenko last appeared in the NHL with San Jose during the 2021-22 campaign, posting a record of 1-2-1 with a .901 save percentage and a 3.35 GAA in seven regular-season appearances. The 26-year-old will likely compete with Jet Greaves for the No. 1 goaltending gig with AHL Cleveland this season.

Sawchenko signed a one-year, two-way contract with Columbus on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Sawchenko posted a 4-1-0 record with a 2.12 GAA and a .924 save percentage in six regular-season appearances for AHL Abbotsford in 2023-24. He also went 2-4-0 with a 2.96 GAA and an .898 save percentage in six outings during the playoffs with Vancouver's top minor-league affiliate. The 26-year-old netminder will probably spend most, if not all, of 2024-25 in the AHL.

Sawchenko was placed on waivers Sunday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Abottsford.

EDGE Analysis

Sawchenko signed a two-way deal with the Canucks in the offseason after posting a 17-18-3 record with an .895 save percentage with AHL Chicago last year. The 25-year-old netminder will begin the 2023-24 campaign in the AHL again if he clears waivers.

Sawchenko signed a one-year, two-way contract with Vancouver on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

As a member of AHL Chicago last season, Sawchenko posted a 17-18-3 record with a 3.10 GAA and an .895 save percentage in 41 games. He will probably begin the 2023-24 campaign in the minors.

Sawchenko has reportedly signed a two-way contract with the Hurricanes, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

EDGE Analysis

Sawchenko was not qualified by the Sharks and became an unrestricted free agent. He'll follow fellow former Sharks Brent Burns and Lane Pederson to the Hurricanes' organization, where Sawchenko is projected to slot in as a minor-league goalie. He's unlikely to see much NHL time in 2022-23 -- Frederik Andersen and Antti Raanta will begin the year with the big club, and Pyotr Kochetkov is likely ahead of Sawchenko on the depth chart. The length of Sawchenko's new deal is not yet known.

Sawchenko was reassigned to AHL San Jose on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

With San Jose's acquisition of Kaapo Kahkonen, the team no longer needs Sawchenko at the NHL level. He's sporting a 4.17 GAA and an .866 save percentage in the minors this season.