Overview
- Copley was claimed on Oct. 2 after Los Angeles waived him, with Tampa Bay announcing the move.
- He slots in as depth and could push Jonas Johansson for the backup job behind Vasilevskiy, whose recent form has drawn scrutiny.
- The Hockey News reported Vasilevskiy is practicing while recovering from an injury, positioning Copley as additional insurance.
- Los Angeles exposed Copley because Darcy Kuemper and Anton Forsberg formed the Kings’ planned tandem.
- Copley is on a one-year, $775,000 contract; no other conditional-waiver players were claimed, and Christian Jaros cleared unconditional waivers to terminate his Blue Jackets deal.