{"id":398194,"date":"2026-01-10T00:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/398194\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T00:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:13:08","slug":"panthers-place-noah-gregor-on-waivers-pro-hockey-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/398194\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers Place Noah Gregor On Waivers \u2013 Pro Hockey Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Panthers are shaking up their depth forward group after a tough-to-swallow blowout loss. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PuckPedia\/status\/2009708115202326953?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">PuckPedia<\/a> reports that the club has placed winger\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gregono01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-09_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Noah Gregor<\/a>\u00a0on waivers.<\/p>\n<p>Gregor had appeared in back-to-back games for the Cats after sitting out five straight. Florida\u2019s fourth line of him,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuninlu01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-09_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Luke Kunin<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/studnja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-09_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jack Studnicka<\/a>\u00a0had a garish showing in the 6-2 loss to Montreal, failing to generate any expected goals at 5-on-5 while getting outscored 2-0 in less than five minutes of ice time.<\/p>\n<p>His waiver placement should serve a dual purpose of opening a roster spot for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tkachma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-09_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Matthew Tkachuk<\/a>, who\u2019s been <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prohockeyrumors.com\/2026\/01\/matthew-tkachuk-to-join-panthers-on-road-trip-return-uncertain.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">skating for a few days now<\/a> and should be ready to come off long-term injured reserve and make his season debut in the near future. That\u2019s must-hear news for a Florida squad that\u2019s now 3-5-1 in its last nine, losing ground in a tight Eastern Conference playoff race. Injuries have taken an incredible toll on their record, which now stands at 22-18-3, leaving the two-time defending champs three points out of a playoff spot.<\/p>\n<p>As for Gregor, the 27-year-old could bounce to his fifth NHL organization if he\u2019s claimed off the wire. Non-tendered by the Sharks last year, he went unsigned before landing a professional tryout with the Cats in September and converting that into a two-way deal at the end of training camp. He\u2019s been in and out of the lineup as a 12th\/13th forward option with Tkachuk,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/barkoal01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-09_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aleksander Barkov<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nosekto01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-09_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tomas Nosek<\/a>, and more missing all or most of the year.<\/p>\n<p>In 24 appearances, the high-motor depth option has one goal and two assists with a -7 rating. He\u2019s averaged just 8:05 per night while posting an ugly 45.8% shot attempt share despite receiving sheltered offensive zone starts. Especially seeing as he\u2019s on a two-way deal, he was always going to be one of the first names to hit waivers if Florida needed a roster spot.<\/p>\n<p>For a league-minimum price tag, there might be some interest in Gregor, who has 73 points in 317 career NHL games dating back to his debut in San Jose in 2019-20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Panthers are shaking up their depth forward group after a tough-to-swallow blowout loss. 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