The Minnesota Wild claimed defenceman Cameron Crotty off waivers from the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.

The news came just before Senators head coach Travis Green also announced that forward Warren Foegele will be out for an extended period after taking a knee-on-knee hit in Monday’s loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

Crotty was placed on waivers Wednesday, along with Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Carson Soucy, who cleared waivers Thursday.

Dallas Stars forward Cameron Hughes was the lone player placed on waivers Thursday. He has not appeared in a game at any level this season, but posted 17 goals and 68 points in 65 AHL games with the Texas Stars last season.

Crotty, a 27-year-old from Ottawa, has played three games with the Senators this season and hasn’t recorded a point.

Crotty is in the final year of a two-year deal, featuring an $812,500 average annual value.

Selected by the Arizona Coyotes in the third-round of the 2017 NHL Draft, Crotty has one assist over 11 career games with the Coyotes, Minnesota Wild and Senators.

Waiving Crotty came as the Senators are set to have their full arsenal of defencemen for the first time this season as Thomas Chabot returns to the lineup against the Los Angeles Kings.

Jake Sanderson, Artem Zub, Chabot, Jordan Spence, Tyler Kleven and Nick Matinpalo will dress against Los Angeles, while Carter Yakemchuk serves as a healthy scratch.

Foegele to miss time

Foegele has one goal and four points in 13 games with the Senators this season while averaging 12:10 of ice time.

He joined the team last season, posting six goals and eight points in 21 games after being acquired from the Los Angeles Kings. He had a total of 13 goals and 17 points in 68 games between the two teams.

The 30-year-old winger has 118 goals and 230 points in 594 career games. He is signed through this season at a cap hit of $3.5 million.

Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports Senators general manager Steve Staios is shopping for scoring help and was doing so even before Foegele went down.

Ottawa is currently 21st in the NHL, averaging 2.85 goals per game amid their promising 8-5-0 start to the season. The team is currently without off-season addition William Eklund with the winger likely sidelined into the new year after ankle surgery.