It is currently not mandatory for teams to place players on waivers to assign them to the minors, however, before every season every waiver eligible player that is in the minors will be placed on waivers.
The Washington Capitals have re-signed the following RFAs:
Jason Dickinson - 2 years, $4.500M ($2.250M AAV)
Nathan Bastian - 2 years, $1.900M ($0.950M AAV)
Carl Grundstrom - 2 years, $1.900M ($0.950M AAV)
@Arbourshate
The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed the following RFAs:
Joel Kiviranta - 2 years, $2.200M ($1.100M AAV)
Karson Kuhlman - 2 years, $1.900M ($0.950M AAV)
@Art Vandelay