Two NHL players placed on waivers for Nov. 12

A couple of NHLers were placed on waivers Wednesday.

The New York Rangers waived goaltender Spencer Martin, while the Calgary Flames waived center Justin Kirkland, making them available to be picked up by the rest of the league.

Martin had played 14 games for CSKA Moscow of the KHL this season, where he earned a .905 save percentage and a 2.69 goals-against average, until his contract was bought out. New York then signed him to a two-year deal. If he clears waivers, the Rangers will assign him to the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack.

The Oakville, Ont. native had seven starts and two relief appearances in the NHL for the Carolina Hurricanes last season, where he put up a 3-4-1 record with a .846 SV% and a 3.89 GAA. He spent the majority of last season with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, where he appeared in 31 games and sported a .909 SV% and a 2.34 GAA.

Martin, 30, was originally selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the third round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He’s bounced between the NHL and the minors for most of his career. Strictly in the NHL, he’s appeared in 66 total games with a 24-30-8 record, a .883 SV% and a 3.56 GAA.

Kirkland, 29, has played in nine games for the Flames this season, registering just an assist. He missed the majority of last season due to an ACL injury, as he played in only 21 games and notched two goals and six assists for eight points.

The Winnipeg native was a third-round draft pick of the Nashville Predators in 2014. Prior to the last two seasons in Calgary, he had only played in nine total NHL games, in which he went pointless, split between the Anaheim Ducks and the now-relocated Arizona Coyotes.