Ducks' Sherwood clears waivers

Anaheim Ducks forward Kiefer Sherwood went unclaimed on the wire, according to Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.

The Ducks waived Sherwood on Sunday, initiating the first transaction since the NHL suspended its season due to the coronavirus on Thursday.

Now that the 24-year-old has cleared, Anaheim can pay him at a bi-weekly rate based off his $70,000 AHL salary, rather than a daily calculation using the $925,000 he was earning in the NHL, according to The Athletic's Eric Stephens.

Sherwood collected one assist in 10 games with the Ducks in 2019-20 before the league paused the season. Anaheim called him up after trading Ondrej Kase to the Boston Bruins in late February.

The New York Rangers have since pulled off the second move following the shutdown, signing defenseman K'Andre Miller to an entry-level contract Monday.