There were 845 players add or dropped in season 1.
Here are the most significant in-season ADD/DROPS:
Frank Vatrano BOS C,LW,F Claim Braham Pietasters (glorybe23) Wed Oct 21, 2015, 10:52AM
Gabriel Bourque NSH LW,F Drop Braham Pietasters (glorybe23) Wed Oct 21, 2015, 10:50AM
Ethan Bear EDM D Claim Highland Scotch Hounds (seadawg) Mon Nov 16, 2015, 12:46PM 41
Jared Boll CBJ RW,F Drop Hartford Whalers (Savvy1982) Fri Nov 20, 2015, 4:01PM 45
Bryan Rust PIT RW,F Claim Hartford Whalers (Savvy1982) Fri Nov 20, 2015, 4:00PM 45
Brett Pesce CAR D Claim Windsor Spitfires (Pengwin7) Sun Nov 22, 2015, 2:28PM 48
Phillip Danault CHI/MON C,F Drop Windsor Spitfires (Pengwin7) Thu Dec 17, 2015, 7:40AM
Oskar Lindblom PHI LW,F Claim Sierra Sasquatch (Pit Bulls) Sat Dec 19, 2015, 2:05PM
Cole Cassels VAN C,F Drop Sierra Sasquatch (Pit Bulls) Sat Dec 19, 2015, 2:05PM
Phillip Danault CHI/MON C,F Claim Windsor Spitfires (Pengwin7) Sun Jan 3, 2016, 12:25PM 89
Brady Skjei NYR D Drop Grand Rapids Griffins (brakli) Wed Jan 6, 2016, 5:02PM
Mark Barberio MON D Claim Grand Rapids Griffins (brakli) Tue Jan 5, 2016, 7:29PM
Oskar Lindblom PHI LW,F Drop Sierra Sasquatch (Pit Bulls) Thu Jan 7, 2016, 7:49AM 93
Chris VandeVelde PHI C,F Claim Sierra Sasquatch (Pit Bulls) Thu Jan 7, 2016, 3:00AM 93
Igor Shesterkin NYR G Claim Sierra Sasquatch (Pit Bulls) Sun Jan 17, 2016, 6:32PM 104
Brandon Halverson NYR G Drop Sierra Sasquatch (Pit Bulls) Sun Jan 17, 2016, 6:32PM 104
Max McCormick OTT LW,F Drop Markham Waxers (praba) Wed Jan 27, 2016, 10:33PM 114
Brady Skjei NYR D Claim Markham Waxers (praba) Wed Jan 27, 2016, 10:33PM 114
Frank Corrado TOR D Claim Markham Waxers (praba) Fri Feb 12, 2016, 5:23PM 129
Brady Skjei NYR D Drop Markham Waxers (praba) Fri Feb 12, 2016, 5:22PM 129
Brady Skjei NYR D Claim Windsor Spitfires (Pengwin7) Mon Feb 15, 2016, 3:00AM 132
Jordan Binnington STL G Drop Braham Pietasters (glorybe23) Mon Feb 22, 2016, 2:11PM 139
Igor Shesterkin NYR G Drop Sierra Sasquatch (Pit Bulls) Thu Mar 10, 2016, 12:14PM 156
Really not much in the way of "value" finds on FA/waivers in s1, especially after a 35round draft.
Brady Skjei was fringe-value, eventually would be flipped by the Spits for a 2nd round pick.
And the Spits almost (!!!) dropped future MON C1, Philip Danault, by being impatient with a stellar s1 team that would win regular season standings.
Vatrano & Lindblom weren't close to popping in s1, nor was Jordan Binnington, who wouldn't really get a solid chance with STL for another 3 full seasons!
And it is VERY, VERY, VERY hard to wait on a young goalie... knowing that it will be 4-5 seasons before their NHL club gives them a fair shot (Shesterkin-NYR).
Pit Bulls had his hands on and off Lindblom & Shesterkin... so close!
Most added & dropped player:
Zach Trotman (12) who was getting spot PP duty with a in-limbo BOS team:
David Legwand (10) on the tail end of his career, added x5, dropped x5:'
Zach Trotman BOS D Claim Amsterdam Red Lights (rataylor22) Tue Mar 8, 2016, 11:34AM 154
Zach Trotman BOS D Drop CSKA Moscow (rainydrinkwater) Thu Mar 3, 2016, 5:55AM 149
Zach Trotman BOS D Claim CSKA Moscow (rainydrinkwater) Tue Mar 1, 2016, 6:57AM 147
Zach Trotman BOS D Drop Vancouver Voodoo (GoNucks) Thu Feb 25, 2016, 10:15PM 142
Zach Trotman BOS D Claim Vancouver Voodoo (GoNucks) Sun Feb 21, 2016, 8:31AM 138
Zach Trotman BOS D Drop Manitoba Moose (GinFizz) Wed Feb 17, 2016, 7:50PM 134
Zach Trotman BOS D Claim Manitoba Moose (GinFizz) Thu Jan 7, 2016, 5:37PM 93
Zach Trotman BOS D Drop Grand Rapids Griffins (brakli) Tue Dec 15, 2015, 11:39AM 70
Zach Trotman BOS D Claim Grand Rapids Griffins (brakli) Mon Nov 30, 2015, 3:28AM 55
Zach Trotman BOS D Drop Fall River's Finest (MCMackerel) Fri Nov 27, 2015, 12:29PM 52
Zach Trotman BOS D Claim Fall River's Finest (MCMackerel) Mon Nov 16, 2015, 1:34PM 41
Zach Trotman BOS D Drop Windsor Spitfires (Pengwin7) Fri Oct 30, 2015, 8:16AM 24
David Legwand BUF C,F Claim Saanichton Cougars (InForAPenny) Wed Feb 3, 2016, 8:27PM 121
David Legwand BUF C,F Drop Saanichton Cougars (InForAPenny) Thu Jan 7, 2016, 7:07PM 93
David Legwand BUF C,F Claim Saanichton Cougars (InForAPenny) Wed Dec 30, 2015, 12:53AM 85
David Legwand BUF C,F Drop Braham Pietasters (glorybe23) Thu Dec 24, 2015, 12:31PM 79
David Legwand BUF C,F Claim Braham Pietasters (glorybe23) Sat Nov 28, 2015, 3:03AM 53
David Legwand BUF C,F Drop District-5 Ducks (evans334) Wed Nov 25, 2015, 8:24AM 50
David Legwand BUF C,F Claim District-5 Ducks (evans334) Fri Nov 13, 2015, 9:08AM 38
David Legwand BUF C,F Drop Sierra Sasquatch (Pit Bulls) Fri Nov 6, 2015, 5:47PM 31
David Legwand BUF C,F Claim Sierra Sasquatch (Pit Bulls) Wed Nov 4, 2015, 6:46AM 29
David Legwand BUF C,F Drop Halifax Krakens (GretzkysMullet) Mon Oct 26, 2015, 3:00AM 20
Also (9):
Magnus Paajarvi STL LW,F Drop Braham Pietasters (glorybe23) Mon Mar 7, 2016, 10:17AM 153
Magnus Paajarvi STL LW,F Claim Braham Pietasters (glorybe23) Tue Feb 23, 2016, 2:43PM 140
Magnus Paajarvi STL LW,F Drop Windsor Spitfires (Pengwin7) Sat Feb 13, 2016, 7:59AM 130
Magnus Paajarvi STL LW,F Claim Windsor Spitfires (Pengwin7) Mon Dec 21, 2015, 8:07AM 76
Magnus Paajarvi STL LW,F Drop Saanichton Cougars (InForAPenny) Wed Dec 16, 2015, 10:51PM 72
Magnus Paajarvi STL LW,F Claim Saanichton Cougars (InForAPenny) Sun Nov 8, 2015, 12:35PM 33
Magnus Paajarvi STL LW,F Drop District-5 Ducks (evans334) Thu Nov 5, 2015, 11:24AM 30
Magnus Paajarvi STL LW,F Claim District-5 Ducks (evans334) Wed Nov 4, 2015, 1:42PM 29
Magnus Paajarvi STL LW,F Drop Vancouver Voodoo (GoNucks) Wed Oct 7, 2015, 1:40PM 1
Mason Raymond CGY LW,F Drop Grand Rapids Griffins (brakli) Wed Feb 3, 2016, 9:16AM 120
Mason Raymond CGY LW,F Claim Grand Rapids Griffins (brakli) Fri Jan 22, 2016, 4:43PM 108
Mason Raymond CGY LW,F Drop Markham Waxers (praba) Sun Jan 3, 2016, 10:10PM 90
Mason Raymond CGY LW,F Claim Markham Waxers (praba) Sun Dec 27, 2015, 8:55PM 82
Mason Raymond CGY LW,F Drop Vancouver Voodoo (GoNucks) Mon Dec 7, 2015, 8:32PM 62
Mason Raymond CGY LW,F Claim Vancouver Voodoo (GoNucks) Tue Dec 1, 2015, 5:41PM 56
Mason Raymond CGY LW,F Drop CSKA Moscow (rainydrinkwater) Fri Nov 27, 2015, 7:57PM 52
Mason Raymond CGY LW,F Claim CSKA Moscow (rainydrinkwater) Fri Oct 9, 2015, 3:00AM 3
Mason Raymond CGY LW,F Drop Wheeling Nailers (Brosive) Tue Oct 6, 2015, 11:25AM 1
Mike Weber BUF/WSH D Claim CSKA Moscow (rainydrinkwater) Fri Mar 11, 2016, 3:00AM 157
Mike Weber BUF/WSH D Drop Halifax Krakens (GretzkysMullet) Tue Mar 8, 2016, 10:13AM 154
Mike Weber BUF/WSH D Claim Halifax Krakens (GretzkysMullet) Fri Mar 4, 2016, 12:54PM 150
Mike Weber BUF/WSH D Drop CSKA Moscow (rainydrinkwater) Mon Feb 29, 2016, 5:49PM 146
Mike Weber BUF/WSH D Claim CSKA Moscow (rainydrinkwater) Sun Feb 21, 2016, 2:23AM 138
Mike Weber BUF/WSH D Drop CSKA Moscow (rainydrinkwater) Wed Feb 17, 2016, 6:21PM 134
Mike Weber BUF/WSH D Claim CSKA Moscow (rainydrinkwater) Mon Dec 28, 2015, 6:27PM 83
Mike Weber BUF/WSH D Drop Guelph Storm (havanablast21) Fri Oct 23, 2015, 9:06PM 18
Mike Weber BUF/WSH D Claim Guelph Storm (havanablast21) Wed Oct 7, 2015, 2:35PM 1
Viktor Tikhonov CHI/ARI RW,F Drop Guelph Storm (havanablast21) Thu Feb 25, 2016, 9:51AM 142
Viktor Tikhonov CHI/ARI RW,F Claim Guelph Storm (havanablast21) Thu Feb 18, 2016, 10:14AM 135
Viktor Tikhonov CHI/ARI RW,F Drop Amsterdam Red Lights (rataylor22) Wed Feb 3, 2016, 1:23PM 120
Viktor Tikhonov CHI/ARI RW,F Claim Amsterdam Red Lights (rataylor22) Thu Jan 21, 2016, 1:18AM 107
Viktor Tikhonov CHI/ARI RW,F Drop District-5 Ducks (evans334) Wed Jan 6, 2016, 5:06PM 92
Viktor Tikhonov CHI/ARI RW,F Claim District-5 Ducks (evans334) Sun Dec 6, 2015, 1:11PM 61
Viktor Tikhonov CHI/ARI RW,F Drop Grand Rapids Griffins (brakli) Tue Nov 10, 2015, 1:13PM 35
Viktor Tikhonov CHI/ARI RW,F Claim Grand Rapids Griffins (brakli) Fri Oct 16, 2015, 5:09PM 10
Viktor Tikhonov CHI/ARI RW,F Drop District-5 Ducks (evans334) Tue Oct 13, 2015, 8:35AM 7
^Probably funniest is CSKA Moscow's THREE stints with Mike Weber... "I can't quit you!"