"Washington placed Joel Rechlicz on waivers, with the intention of reassigning him to the AHL's Hershey Bears. That's what will happen unless another NHL team claims the tough forward by Saturday at noon.

Rechlicz's Bears equipment bag was packed and in front of his stall in the dressing room at KCI.

He requires waivers to be assigned to Hershey because this is his fourth season after signing an entry-level deal with the Islanders in 2008. That Rechlilcz signed an NHL contract on Jan. 30, also means he must pass through waivers before he can be loaned to the AHL. "