Kessel Run
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Sarrrge said:
Dude just can't catch a break.
2012-2013 Waivers thread
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Dude just can't catch a break.
bustaheims
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Sarrrge said:
I hope someone else picks him up. That would be awesome.
bustaheims said:
Pittsburgh!
WhatIfGodWasALeaf
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Poor guy, knowing his luck Winnipeg will claim him.
bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:
It is their turn.
bustaheims
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DarrenDreger: Waivers: MTL claims Halpern off Waivers from NYR; J.Crabb, Z.Boychuk, and B.Lee clear Waivers; and NYR place S.Bickel on Waivers.
It appears as though Boychuk's wild ride is over for now.
It appears as though Boychuk's wild ride is over for now.
maplesyrup
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J. Jokinen on waivers... Is he @ 3mil for next year better than Bozak @ likely more?
dappleganger
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Sarrrge said:
No, I don't think so.
Jokinen is on the downside, possibly not in the league next year. We'll see if he gets picked up on waivers.
Sarrrge said:
I don't think that he replaces Bozak. But I would claim him and maybe put him in the lineup over Frattin. Mostly for his shootout skills, but he's not a bad player even aside from that.
Sarrrge said:
I haven't seen much of him lately. Not at all this year. But a couple of years ago, I liked him as a 2nd line center if a team was weak down the middle in their top 6 (like the Leafs were(. He's Bozak-like in terms of being soft. He's expendable for the Canes because Jordan Staal took his second line center spot and he's not a solid, physical checking center. He's good on faceoffs and the shootout.
But the fact that he's reached waivers suggests no NHL team was willing to give up anything to get him - which surprises me some. But it doesn't reflect well on how he's regarded by NHL GMs at this point - something is up.
L K
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He's been on a downward trend in productivity 65 > 52 > 46 > 10 but I have a hard time seeing how not a single team would take a chance on the guy.
He's a good faceoff guy, he's gold in the shootout and he has a pretty decent offensive resume. It's not like the guy is atrocious defensively either. He's not a PK kind of player but he's far from pure incompetence.
He's a good faceoff guy, he's gold in the shootout and he has a pretty decent offensive resume. It's not like the guy is atrocious defensively either. He's not a PK kind of player but he's far from pure incompetence.
maplesyrup
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I wonder if he and Komarov have ever played together...
bustaheims
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Sarrrge said:
Doubtful. Jokinen's been on this side of the pond for quite a while now.
bustaheims
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If he didn't have that extra year on his contract, he'd definitely get picked up - if only for his faceoff and shootout skills alone - but another year at $3M per for a guy who has seen his offensive production drop like this . . . I'd wait to see if the Canes use a compliance buy out on him.
bustaheims said:
His ice time has slipped with the addition of Staal and the drop in quality of linemates. That's got to be a part of his loss of production.
With the signing of Semin, I guess this is the Canes simply trying to shed his contract.
A team that might consider him is the Coyotes. They have a lot of tight games where his shootout ability could be useful. They could use him as a second line scoring center to help with faceoffs and maybe bump Hanzel who isn't that good on the draw to a wing.
bustaheims
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Real_ESPNLeBrun: Spoke with one GM this morning who likes Jokinen and would have taken him if he was a pending UFA. Next year's $3 M on his deal scared teams
Real_ESPNLeBrun: Salary cap is going down next season. Teams will choose carefully before adding to next year's payroll...
Real_ESPNLeBrun: Salary cap is going down next season. Teams will choose carefully before adding to next year's payroll...
bustaheims
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TSNBobMcKenzie: MTL puts Tomas Kaberle on waivers.
TSNBobMcKenzie: Re: waivers providing flexibility. I'm told MTL doesn't plan on demoting Kaberle if he clears but will have ability to do so if necessary.
TSNBobMcKenzie: Re: waivers providing flexibility. I'm told MTL doesn't plan on demoting Kaberle if he clears but will have ability to do so if necessary.