This afternoon waiver claims in the NHL were processed from yesterday's moves. As a result the Calgary Flames have now claimed a defenseman who was put on waivers by the Dallas Stars yesterday. <h2>Flames Claim Veteran Defenseman From Waivers</h2> NHL insider Elliotte Friedman announced this afternoon that the Calgary Flames had stolen a defenseman from the Dallas Stars. The Flames did so by claiming Joel Hanley off of waivers. <q>Apologies Calgary claims Hanley</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1765090991684390953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1765090991684390953%7Ctwgr%5E8928efadd0848bf951fc4fa6dfba354d7bdf117f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.markerzone.com%2Fnews%2Fbreaking20flames20claim20defenseman20off20waivers'> </a></blockquote></div> The Flames will now be getting a reliable depth defenseman to add to their NHL roster. Hanley is not one to jump into the play but is stout defensively. <q>The Flames have claimed veteran defensive defenceman Joel Hanley off waivers. #Flames</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1765092605702951088'> </a></blockquote></div> The 32-year-old will now look to re-establish himself in a new city and help the Calgary Flames finish their season strong. As for the Dallas Stars, they could look to make a move for a fringe NHL defenseman to re-fill Hanley's spot.