The Edmonton Oilers have lost Travis Dermott to the Minnesota Wild from waivers, while the Islanders have waived two players including a former first-rounder. The Edmonton Oilers lost defenseman and former Maple Leaf Travis <a href='https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/wild-place-d-middleton-on-long-term-injured-reserve-claim-dermott-off-waivers/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Dermott to the Minnesota Wild on a waiver claim</a>. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1867646257239294003'> </a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.nhl.com/wild/player/travis-dermott-8478408' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Travis Dermott</a>'s a puck-mover who has fit in as a generally reliable defender for the Edmonton Oilers and had hopes of really cementing himself with the Oilers. He'll add depth to the Minnesota back end moving forward. Pierre Engvall and Oliver Wahlstrom hit waivers for the New York Islanders. On his end, Oliver Wahlstrom's a first-round pick who has shown flashes of being a formidable offensive player but just couldn't seem to find consistency. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1867646396024992172'> </a></blockquote></div> Pierre Engvall is a big, fast, bottom-six forward who has become a pretty reliable role player but is also off the books. Two such additions show just how cold NHL rosters can be as they dance cap space with performance in their pursuit of greatness. Now that these two players are gone and waived by the Isles, this is a good indication of more changes to come mid-season. In what seems to be a busy time regarding waivers lately should come as no surprise, as many teams are looking to finalize their pre-holiday rosters before the freeze that will come into effect in just a few weeks.