Chris Higgins will be placed on waivers Tuesday, John Shannon of Sportsnet reports.

Higgins will be placed on waivers Tuesday, John Shannon of Sportsnet reports.

Analysis:

Higgins recently fell out of favor with coach Willie Desjardins to the point where he's no longer with the team. It was originally thought that Higgins would be trade bait, but apparently he's destined for AHL Utica unless a team claims him off waivers shortly after Tuesday.