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Flyers waive Lindblom, donate $100K to cancer organization

FILE - Minnesota Wild goaltender Cam Talbot deflects the puck during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, April 3, 2022, in Washington. The Wild have traded Talbot to the Ottawa Senators for fellow goaltender Filip Gustavsson. The move comes days after Minnesota re-signed veteran Marc-Andre Fleury and in the aftermath of Ottawa trading Matt Murray to Toronto. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) FILE -Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71) during the first period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers Thursday, May 5, 2022, in New York. The Penguins and Evgeni Malkin agreed to a four-year contract late Tuesday night July 12, 2022 worth $6.1 million annually. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) FILE - Minnesota Wild goaltender Cam Talbot deflects the puck during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, April 3, 2022, in Washington. The Wild have traded Talbot to the Ottawa Senators for fellow goaltender Filip Gustavsson. The move comes days after Minnesota re-signed veteran Marc-Andre Fleury and in the aftermath of Ottawa trading Matt Murray to Toronto. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) FILE -Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71) during the first period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers Thursday, May 5, 2022, in New York. The Penguins and Evgeni Malkin agreed to a four-year contract late Tuesday night July 12, 2022 worth $6.1 million annually. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) FILE - Minnesota Wild goaltender Cam Talbot deflects the puck during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, April 3, 2022, in Washington. The Wild have traded Talbot to the Ottawa Senators for fellow goaltender Filip Gustavsson. The move comes days after Minnesota re-signed veteran Marc-Andre Fleury and in the aftermath of Ottawa trading Matt Murray to Toronto. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) FILE - Minnesota Wild goaltender Cam Talbot deflects the puck during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, April 3, 2022, in Washington. The Wild have traded Talbot to the Ottawa Senators for fellow goaltender Filip Gustavsson. The move comes days after Minnesota re-signed veteran Marc-Andre Fleury and in the aftermath of Ottawa trading Matt Murray to Toronto. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) FILE - Fans hold signs in support of Philadelphia Flyers' Oskar Lindblom during a stoppage in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher made what he called “a very difficult decision” in placing forward Oskar Lindblom on waivers on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, for the purpose of buying out the final year of his contract. As part of the decision to free up salary cap space in cutting a player who overcame being diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, the Flyers are donating $100,000 to a Philadelphia organization supporting families impacted by cancer in Lindblom’s name. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File) FILE - Philadelphia Flyers' Oskar Lindblom plays during an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher made what he called “a very difficult decision” in placing forward Oskar Lindblom on waivers on Tuesday, July 2, 2022, for the purpose of buying out the final year of his contract. As part of the decision to free up salary cap space in cutting a player who overcame being diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, the Flyers are donating $100,000 to a Philadelphia organization supporting families impacted by cancer in Lindblom’s name.(AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File)
Flyers waive Lindblom, donate $100K to cancer organization