This morning, the Edmonton Oilers placed F Ryan Hamilton on waivers for the purpose of reassignment.

According to Neal Livingston of tendthefarm.com, the moves comes as the OKC Barons have eight (!) forwards who are either sick or injured.

The injured or sick #OKCBarons after yesterday – Yakimov, C. Hamilton, Schaber, Aliu, Khaira, Pinizzotto, Kessy & Lain (all injured/sick). — Neal (@tweetneal) March 22, 2015

Ryan Hamilton was initially recalled to the Oilers on February 10th, 2015 after Taylor Hall and Benoit Pouliot were placed on the IR. The 29 year old played in 16 games, where he scored one goal and one assist and posted a 41% CF.

His lone goal came against the New York Islanders on February 10th, and it was his first of his NHL career.

After the recall of Andrew Miller earlier this week, the Oilers used up the last of their recalls. The only way a player can now be recalled from OKC is on emergency basis.

What’s next?

The Oilers continue their homestand with a matchup on Monday night against the 37-23-12 Winnipeg Jets.

The Jets are coming off of a 3-0 win Saturday night against the Washington Capitals and currently hold onto the 7th spot in the Western Conference.

With the demotion of Hamilton, I would expect to see Luke Gazdic draw into the lineup on the 4th line.