The online betting community has had much to say when it comes to waiver wire transactions in the NHL this season. Whether you are a veteran of the NHL or a journeyman of the AHL, there is not a safe bet that your job will be safe. Here is a look at the final cuts around the league as the start of the season gets underway.

Tuesday was a busy day on the waiver wire, as teams looked to cut their rosters down to 23 men. The goal for several franchises was to put their young top tier prospects on the wire and then continue to groom them in the AHL. Unfortunately for a couple of teams, the contracts of several prospects made them waiver wire eligible and in effect ended those prospects tenure with their respective franchises.

For instance, the Florida Panthers hoped that main piece to the Keith Ballard Vancouver Canuck deal, Michael Grabner, would pass through waivers in order to play for the Rochester Americans. Yet on Tuesday, the youthful New York Islanders, who have a great record of drafting amazing talent, claimed Grabner off the Panthers waiver wire.

With Grabner, the Islanders may now have that winger they have been looking for to play alongside John Tavares after Jeff Tambellini left via free agency in the offseason. What's more, this move works out better for Grabner, as he was fifth on a depth chart full of journeymen down in Florida.

Perhaps the weirdest waiver wire transaction from earlier in the week was the deal between the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators. The Predators acquired whipping boy Shane O'Brien in a trade for recently acquired defenseman Ryan Parent. Parent was originally drafted by the Predators, before heading to Philadelphia, and then heading back to Nashville in a deal for Dan Hamhuis contract rights. What's astounding is now the Canucks, who eventually signed Hamhuis in the offseason, now have both players in the Philadelphia and Vancouver deal