Former first-rounders among 59 on waivers on Sunday afternoon ahead of roster submission deadline

Tomorrow, teams around the National Hockey League will need to submit their respective rosters for opening night and in order to assign some of those players to the minors, they need to go through waivers.

According to PuckPedia, on Sunday afternoon, a total of 59 players were placed on the waiver wire for the purpose of being assigned to the American Hockey League. Among those on the wire today include Matt Murray of the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with several former first-round picks such as Jakob Pelletier of the Calgary Flames.

Zach Aston-Reese (Vegas Golden Knights)
Matt Murray (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Marshall Rifai (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Josiah Slavin (Carolina Hurricanes)
Ty Smith (Carolina Hurricanes)
Ryan Suzuki (Carolina Hurricanes)
Brandon Bussi (Boston Bruins)
Jiri Patera (Boston Bruins)
Jakob Pelletier (Calgary Flames)
Adam Gaudette (Ottawa Senators)
Jan Jenik (Ottawa Senators)
Justin Holl (Detroit Red Wings)
James Reimer (Detroit Red Wings)
Pierre Engvall (New York Islanders)
Hudson Fasching (New York Islanders)
Liam Foudy (New York Islanders)
Frederick Karlstrom (New York Islanders)
Samuel Bolduc (New York Islanders)
Grant Hutton (New York Islanders)
Marcus Hogberg (New York Islanders)
Jakob Skarek (New York Islanders
Erik Brannstrom (Vancouver Canucks)
Isaak Phillips (Chicago Blackhawks)
Josh Brown (Edmonton Oilers)
Drake Caggiula (Edmonton Oilers)
Raphael Lavoie (Edmonton Oilers)
Olivier Rodrigue (Edmonton Oilers)
Cole Schwindt (Calgary Flames)
Devin Cooley (Calgary Flames)
Shane Bowers (New Jersey Devils)
Nick DeSimone (New Jersey Devils)
Nolan Foote (New Jersey Devils)
Colton White (New Jersey Devils)
Matthew Robertson (New York Rangers)
Jonas Rondbjerg (Vegas Golden Knights)
Tanner Laczynski (Vegas Golden Knights)
Tyler Tucker (St. Louis Blues)
Corey Schueneman (St. Louis Blues)
Lukas Rousek (Buffalo Sabres)
Kale Clague (Buffalo Sabres)
Sebastian Aho (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Boko Imama (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Billy Sweezey (Boston Bruins)
Jeffrey Viel (Boston Bruins)
Patrick Brown (Boston Bruins)
William Lagesson (Detroit Red Wings)
Brogan Rafferty (Detroit Red Wings)
Joe Snively (Detroit Red Wings)
Sheldon Dries (Detroit Red Wings)
Hunter Shepard (Washington Capitals)
Jaret Anderson-Dolan (Winnipeg Jets)
Marc Del Gaizo (Nashville Predators)
Matt Villalta (Utah Hockey Club)
Jack Studnicka (Los Angeles Kings)
Pheonix Copley (Los Angeles Kings)
Samuel Fagemo (Los Angeles Kings)
Jesse Ylonen (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Steven Santini (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Gage Goncalves (Tampa Bay Lightning)

For Sunday's crop of players on waivers, we'll have to wait until Monday at 2 pm ET to see if anyone is claimed or if they'll be assigned to the American Hockey League. The San Jose Sharks get the first crack at making a waiver claim as they finished last in the NHL in the 2023-24 season. They'll have first dibs on waiver claims until November 1st.