The whole waiver thing is a little goofy. It has nothing to do with one-way or two-way deals, many people think the two-way deals mean being exempt from waivers mainly cause that's what EA Sports does with their NHL game. Players are eligible for waivers if they meet one of two criteria. A certain number of years played since the player signed their pro contract based on the age when they signed and position, and a certain number of games played. Salak for example gets four years of waiver exemption(meaning he doesn't need to pass through waivers)because he signed his first pro contract at age 22, so using that criteria he is exempt from waivers until the age of 26. However the other criteria states that once a player plays a certain number of professional games they must pass through waivers, this is also based on the age when they signed a contract and position. Since Salak signed at age 22 and is a goalie that number of games is 60. Games that count are any NHL regular season and playoff game, and for players over the age of 20 this game count also counts AHL regular season and playoff games as well as games played internationally when on loan from an NHL team(Florida loaned Salak to Farjestads last year). Salak has played in 82 games that count towards waiver eligibility. Because he has exceeded 60 games he is eligible for waivers.
Long story short, yes Salak has to pass through waivers. However waivers don't take effect until 12 days before the start of the regular season, so they could send him down early.
