Cayden Primeau and Michael Pezzetta in the waivers

On Sunday afternoon, NHL teams made their final cuts in preparation for the start of the regular season.My colleague Marc-Olivier Cook wrote an article on the Montreal Canadiens' latest decisions, as Samuel Blais and Kaapo Kahkonen were put in waivers. However, two former Habs players were also put in waivers: Cayden Primeau and Michael Pezzetta.

Cayden Primeau (Hurricanes) and Michael Pezzetta (Maple Leafs) were unable to find a spot on their new teams. pic.twitter.com/bGxKlnlW6B

– RDS (@RDSca) October 5, 2025

Pezzetta isn't the kind of player who can be a regular on a team, but in a 13th or 14th forward role, he does the job very well and, above all, he's not going to complain about his meager playing time. As for the Hurricanes, it's not necessarily Primeau's inclusion in the waivers that's surprising. Brandon Bussi, formerly with the Boston Bruins, seems to have demonstrated enough for the Canes to trust him over Primeau.

The #Canes have acquired goaltender Brandon Bussi off waivers. We've also placed goaltender Cayden Primeau on waivers for the purpose of reassignment. Details ” https://t.co/trFG9oHN3z pic.twitter.com/lKpORVZVrn

– Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) October 5, 2025

More details to come…