This afternoon waiver claims in the NHL were processed from yesterday's moves. As a result the Calgary Flames have now claimed a defenseman who was put on waivers by the Dallas Stars yesterday. <h2>Flames Claim Veteran Defenseman From Waivers</h2> NHL insider Elliotte Friedman announced this afternoon that the Calgary Flames had stolen a defenseman from the Dallas Stars. The Flames did so by claiming Joel Hanley off of waivers. Apologies Calgary claims Hanley <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1765090991684390953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1765090991684390953%7Ctwgr%5E8928efadd0848bf951fc4fa6dfba354d7bdf117f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.markerzone.com%2Fnews%2Fbreaking20flames20claim20defenseman20off20waivers'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> The Flames will now be getting a reliable depth defenseman to add to their NHL roster. Hanley is not one to jump into the play but is stout defensively. The Flames have claimed veteran defensive defenceman Joel Hanley off waivers. #Flames <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1765092605702951088'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> The 32-year-old will now look to re-establish himself in a new city and help the Calgary Flames finish their season strong. As for the Dallas Stars, they could look to make a move for a fringe NHL defenseman to re-fill Hanley's spot.