’Canes waive Darling, Coyotes claim Pickard

On a busy day for goaltenders on the NHL waiver wire, the Carolina Hurricanes put Scott Darling on waivers and the Arizona Coyotes claimed Calvin Pickard from the Philadelphia Flyers. Darling went on waivers Thursday with two years left on his contract beyond this season at a salary cap hit of US$4.15 million. Darling became Carolina’s third goaltender behind Petr Mrazek and Curtis McElhinney, who the Hurricanes claimed from the Maple Leafs before the season began. Darling, 29, has gone 15-25-8 with a 3.17 goals-against average and .889 save percentage in 50 games with the Hurricanes. Arizona picked up Pickard in the aftermath of starter Antti Raanta leaving Tuesday’s game with a lower-body injury.