It's been a tough road to the NHL for goalie Garret Sparks, although it's fair to say a lot of it has been self-inflicted. The Vegas Golden Knights have placed the goaltender on waivers, after picking him up in a trade with Toronto in July.
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Sparks had a shut out in his only preseason game with Vegas during training camp so the move comes as a bit of a surprise. Both Sparks and goalie Oscar Dansk has been placed on wavers by Vegas Saturday, leaving Malcolm Subban essentially unchallenged for the backup spot to Marc-André Fleury.
While Sparks seemed destined to the backup position in Toronto after a stellar AHL career, it was not to be as the club appeared to give up on him after a series of poor games last season between the pipes. Waivers means he'll either be picked up by another NHL team or sent to the minors after 24 hours.
