{"id":471577,"date":"2025-06-30T18:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T22:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=471577"},"modified":"2025-06-30T18:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T22:58:17","slug":"tampa-bay-lightning-place-forward-conor-sheary-on-waivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/06\/30\/tampa-bay-lightning-place-forward-conor-sheary-on-waivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Lightning Place Forward Conor Sheary On Waivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"120\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Lightning placed ten-year veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/shearco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-30_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conor Sheary<\/a> on unconditional waivers. Today, he cleared, meaning that the two sides were mutually agreeing to terminate his contract. With just five NHL appearances last season. He spent most of his time in the AHL. Why you may ask? It was due to the team\u2019s salary cap constraints. The 33\u2011year\u2011old winger, who was entering the final year of his three\u2011year deal (carrying a $2\u202fmillion cap hit), sees his Tampa tenure end, as the Lightning free up room under the cap. Tampa enters a challenging period with around <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/06\/20\/tampa-bay-lightning-cap-offseason\/\" target=\"_self\">$3.5 million in cap space<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"275\">Two-Time Champion With the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"275\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">A two\u2011time Stanley Cup champion with Pittsburgh in 2016 and 2017, Sheary arrived in Tampa Bay in July 2023 as a seasoned scorer. Over 62 games with the Lightning, he tallied four goals and 15 points. It was a modest return for a forward, but modest doesn&#8217;t pay the bills<\/span>. <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">He had previously suited up for Buffalo and Washington, registering in total 124 goals and 267 points across 593 career NHL contests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"432\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">According to Sportsnet\u2019s Elliotte Friedman and multiple reports, Sheary requested the contract termination, keen to pursue better opportunities rather than remain in Syracuse<\/span>. <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">If he clears waivers, he\u2019ll hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent. Now, it is just in time for the NHL\u2019s July 1 signing period, which hits towns tomorrow<\/span>. Stay tuned with us here at Last Word On Hockey for the latest.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"432\">Low Salary Cap Constraints<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"616\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">This move to put Conor Sheary on waivers aligns with Tampa Bay\u2019s broader offseason strategy: shedding veteran cap hits to make space for new signings and cap flexibility following their recent draft picks and roster moves. <\/span>For Sheary, this marks a crossroads: hunting for a fresh NHL chance or recommitting to the AHL ranks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"616\">Main Photo Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Lightning placed ten-year veteran Conor Sheary on unconditional waivers. Today, he cleared, meaning that the two sides were mutually agreeing to terminate his contract. With just five NHL appearances last season. He spent most of his time in the AHL. Why you may ask? 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