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The Islanders placed Kearns on waivers Friday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
The Islanders inked Kearns to a one-year, two-way deal in June to bring his veteran leadership back to AHL Bridgeport for another season, so this move was expected. The 35-year-old winger drew into two games with the Islanders last season, and could get a similar opportunity in 2016-17 if and when the Islanders are hit with the injury bug up front. As long as Kearns goes unclaimed, he'll head to AHL Bridgeport to begin preparing for the upcoming campaign this weekend.
