Rémi Poirier is leaving the Washington Capitals organization just as fast as he joined it.
Monday, the 25-year-old goaltender was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Stars. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman first reported the news.
The Capitals placed Poirier on waivers Sunday, intending to send him to the AHL’s Hershey Bears. He had been practicing with the Caps as the club’s third goalie, sitting out of games as a healthy scratch since the club acquired him in a trade from the New Jersey Devils for a 2027 seventh-round draft pick.
Some debate remains about whether the Stars can directly assign Poirier to their AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, if they were the only team to put a claim in on the backstop. The Devils claimed Poirier off waivers from the Stars in late September, but the confusion stems from whether the Capitals’ trade for him nullified Dallas’ ability to immediately send him down if he were reclaimed.
The Stars selected him in the sixth round of the 2020 Draft, and he spent four years in the organization before joining the Devils. Given his roller-coaster season so far, he has not played a single game this year.
In 52 AHL games last season for the Texas Stars, Poirier posted a 27-19-6 record with a 2.61 goals-against average, a .912 save percentage, and two shutouts. He has yet to make his NHL debut.
