The Edmonton Oilers have officially placed a defensemen on NHL waivers. <h2>Oilers Place Niemelainen on Waivers</h2> <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/323136.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> The Oilers announced that Markus Niemelainen has been sent to the AHL. <q>🔁 #Oilers roster move 🔁 Defenceman Markus Niemelainen has been placed on waivers. #LetsGoOilers</q> The 25 year-old defenseman is on his way to Bakersfield to join the Condors, but teams have 24 hours to claim him for free. He scored 1 point in 43 NHL games since he was drafted at the third round of the 2016 draft by the Oilers. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/edmontonoilers/status/1712891253933883548'> </a></blockquote></div> Do you think he will clear waivers?
