Pierre Engvall cleared waivers on Monday and was re-assigned to the Islanders’ AHL affiliate in Bridgeport. There are a few different options as to where this ultimately goes for the organization and the 28-year-old entering the second season of a seven-year, $21 million deal and signed to be a top-six forward.

Islanders News Engvall is one of eight players placed on waivers (though the others were pretty much expected). Lou Lamoriello talked about the top-six (ahem, $3M) reasoning. [Newsday | Post] Other important developments: Matt Martin is not signed,

With NHL roster soon to be due, quite a few big names were placed on waivers, including New York Islanders forward Pierre Engvall. This is a surprising move for the Islanders as Engvall has six years remaining on his contract and isn’t far removed from signing a seven-year contract extension.