Jay Bouwmeester is calling it a career, he confirmed to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun on Monday.

The defenseman played 17 NHL seasons and won the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues in 2019.

Bouwmeester collapsed on the Blues bench and suffered a cardiac episode during a contest last February. It proved to be his final game.

“Oh yeah," he said when LeBrun asked him whether he'd retired this offseason. "I knew I was done essentially when it happened, to be quite honest."

Bouwmeester added he's feeling "OK" now, nearly a year after the episode. "I wouldn’t say it’s been totally smooth sailing but generally, I’ve been pretty good," he said. "I've generally been able to do whatever I want to do and I’ve stayed pretty active."

The 37-year-old played seven-plus seasons with the Blues, parts of four with the Calgary Flames, and his first six with the Florida Panthers, who drafted him third overall in 2002.

He collected 424 points in 1,240 career games.

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Loui Eriksson and Corey Perry are among a long list of waived players Monday.

The Vancouver Canucks designated Eriksson for assignment along with five other players.

The Montreal Canadiens placed Perry and fellow veteran forward Michael Frolik on waivers.

Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Lightning waived six players, including Tyler Johnson and Luke Schenn. The club also placed three additional players on waivers in order to send them to the AHL's Syracuse Crunch and assigned 10 others to the affiliate.

The Calgary Flames waived defenseman Oliver Kylington, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

The Winnipeg Jets placed forward Mathieu Perreault and defenseman Luca Sbisa on waivers, per Sportsnet's Sean Reynolds.

Elsewhere, the Edmonton Oilers waived five players, including forward Jujhar Khaira.

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Ottawa Senators rookie Tim Stuetzle reflected on his first taste of the NHL after making his training camp debut Sunday.

"An unbelievable day," Stuetzle said, according to TSN's Brent Wallace.

"To be on the ice with NHL guys … for me it's just very excited for sure," he added. "I was nervous at the beginning, but like I said before, the boys did all the best to get the nerves away from me, so I felt good, and I felt very comfortable on the ice with them."

Stuetzle, 18, enters camp fresh off a strong showing for Germany at the world juniors in Edmonton. He mustered five goals and 10 points through five games and helped the nation reach the quarterfinals for the first time at the tournament.

The 6-foot-1 pivot was selected third overall by the Senators at the 2020 draft in October and will play a key role in the club's rebuild. Stuetzle understands the pressure of being a lottery pick and is hungry to live up to expectations.

"I mean, it's great for me, obviously, but first I need to prove (myself) here on that level," he said, per Wallace. "And that's my goal. I hope I'm going to have a good training camp and play a good season."

Ottawa isn't expected to be a playoff contender in 2020-21, but adding Stuetzle, along with offseason pickups Evgenii Dadonov, Braydon Coburn, Matt Murray, and several others, gives the club a more competitive lineup.

Stuetzle is slated to make his NHL debut Friday at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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The New Jersey Devils signed forward Jesper Bratt to a two-year deal with an average annual value of $2.75 million, the team announced Sunday.

Bratt, 22, becomes a restricted free agent when the deal expires.

The 5-foot-10 winger tallied a career-high 16 goals - including a team-leading 15 at even strength - and 16 assists through 60 games in 2019-20.

New Jersey selected Bratt in the sixth round of the 2016 NHL Draft, but he ranks eighth in scoring among all skaters picked that year. He's amassed 37 goals and 100 points over 185 career outings.

The Devils have no outstanding restricted free agents and own $9.61 million in projected cap space, according to CapFriendly.

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