Marco Sturm of the Kings, Nick Boynton of the Blackhawks, Wade Belak of the Predators, Kris Newbury of the Rangers and Todd Ford of the Capitals were placed on waivers Friday, according to the waiver list obtained by ESPN.com. Sturm is the biggest name of the bunch, the veteran winger acquired from Boston earlier this season. He is earning $3.5 million this season and will be an unrestricted free agent July 1.