Leafs claim Panik from TBay

[bustaheims]

DarrenDreger: Toronto claims Panik off waivers from TBay.

Interesting move. Young 4th line winger with some potential upside.

 

[Zee]

Panic has already set in?

 

[rdowdall]

Is it time for Panik?

I mean the headlines almost write themselves.  Much like the Kessel headlines.

 

[bustaheims]

Panik at the ACC!

 

[Kin]

His name is like a word!

 

[Bullfrog]

Panik sets in on the 4th line?

 

[louisstamos]

Panik at the ACC!

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Interesting. Could be an upgrade over Frattin.

 

[Sudafederov]

So you run down
To the safety of the town
But there's Panik on the streets of Carlyle

 

[Joe S.]

All of you should be ashamed of yourselves

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A[/youtube]

 

[freer]

I dont get this move, I thought we were maxed with the cap?

 

[Highlander]

I thought it was time to press the "Don't Panik" button

 

[freer]

I thought it was time to press the "Don't Panik" button

Good Grief

 

[ZBBM]

His name is like a word!

^^ 

*facepalm*

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

I dont get this move, I thought we were maxed with the cap?

Leivo and Bodie were sent to the Marlies today.  With Panik on the roster they've got $1,086,167 in space according to Capgeek (also depending if I did the whole, acquiring Panik transaction correctly in the Armchair GM).

Some info on Panik here: http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2014/10/08/if-the-edmonton-oilers-were-waiting-for-a-gem-to-hit-the-waiver-wire-they-might-want-to-look-at-richard-panik/

More:

@coreypronman 

Panik has always been a high skill/skating flashy type of player. Has struggled with consistency and all around game.  Panik had improved some consistency issues since turning pro in the AHL but not at the top level.  In those senses with minor differences in degrees of talent and style of play Panik is similar to the Holland acquisition at the time.

More still, from a Lightning blog: http://www.rawcharge.com/2014/8/21/6051789/tampa-bay-lightning-top-25-under-25-13-richard-panik

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

His name is like a word!

^^ 

*facepalm*

If Perreault was 'No Panic Yanic', safe to say this is 'No Yanic Panik.' 

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

Read on the HF Lightning boards that he has consistency issues but at times can use his size to great effect (something along the lines of bulldozing everyone in sight).

Also read that his Corsi numbers were very good 2 seasons ago so maybe this is a Dubas move or just a Dumb@$$ move. Time will tell.

Either way he's a free "reclamation" project. He lost his spot because Drouin and Namestnikov were better, not because he was bad per se.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

I don't think he can be much worse than Frattin has been since the start of camp, also seems to have more upside, good move.

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

I don't think he can be much worse than Frattin has been since the start of camp, also seems to have more upside, good move.

Yeah Frattin looks nowhere near the player he was in his first go-around as a Leaf. Not sure what happened, but he doesn't have much longer to make an impression IMO with Leivo, Panik and others ready to step in.

 

[Boston Leaf]

So you run down
To the safety of the town
But there's Panik on the streets of Carlyle

Morrissey has cancer