Claimed off Waivers: [ARI] Coyotes claim F Adam Ruzicka off waivers from the Flames

[MMC]

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[WarriorofTime]

He sucks but maybe a change of scenery works for him, we'll see. Power forward types have annoyingly frustrating development curves sometimes.

 

[vokiel]

Congrats!

 

[Namikaze Minato]

I wonder how much money this cost Arizona, surely somebody will come along with some great information.....

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

So every bottom feeder passed on him.

I look at the Coyotes current lineup and I don't see who he replaces other than O'Brien?

 

[LesCanadiens]

Here's a report pointing to a shoulder injury and/or insinuating that CGY may have brought him back prematurely. FWIW.

Questionable Hit a Turning Point for Now-Waived Adam Ruzicka

Flames forward Adam Ruzicka was placed on waivers on Wednesday with the purpose of re-assignment to the AHL Calgary Wranglers. Certainly, a low point in the 24-year-old Slovak’s 2023-2024 campaign, the writing had been on the wall for some time due to a lack of offensive production. Ruzicka...

calgaryhockeynow.com

 

[TheLegend]

So every bottom feeder passed on him.

I look at the Coyotes current lineup and I don't see who he replaces other than O'Brien?

We're short on centers. Boyd is out for the season and Hayton is 2-3 weeks away.

We've been running 11/7 lineups for a while.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

We're short on centers. Boyd is out for the season and Hayton is 2-3 weeks away.

I think Bjugstad, Kerfoot, Cooley and McBain are all better NHL C's than Ruzicka at this point.

 

[Bounces R Way]

He sucks but maybe a change of scenery works for him, we'll see. Power forward types have annoyingly frustrating development curves sometimes.

He's just big. Not a power forward at all.

good luck in AZ Ruz

 

[TheLegend]

I think Bjugstad, Kerfoot, Cooley and McBain are all better NHL C's than Ruzicka at this point.

True, but we need depth and BA likes big bodies. This might be more of a look/see than anything.

 

[DJJones]

He sucks but maybe a change of scenery works for him, we'll see. Power forward types have annoyingly frustrating development curves sometimes.

Guys softer than Mangiapane. It's frustrating as hell to watch.

I bought in hard last year but the Colborne/Jankowski comparisons are strong. I've fallen for it three f***ing times.

 

[WarriorofTime]

He's just big. Not a power forward at all.

good luck in AZ Ruz

That's part of the "power forward" development curve. Sometimes they go soft for years and then one day they're 28 and riding shotgun on a top line, retrieving pucks and battling in front of the net in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Or they're in Finnish 2nd Division, who knows! That's the fun!

 

[Mike Jones]

Again, surprised Conroy couldn't get a 6th or 7th for this guy.

 

[Kahvi]

Like someone already said, Flames were not trying to get rid of him.

 

[HighLifeMan]

I think Bjugstad, Kerfoot, Cooley and McBain are all better NHL C's than Ruzicka at this point.

FWIW - He's looked better on the wing in the NHL.

 

[InfinityIggy]

He needs to find his scoring touch again because he borders on useless as a 4th line guy despite his size.

 

[Jeune Poulet]

Good for the Yotes.

I'm disappointed that the Habs didn't grab him considering our current forwards situation.

 

[Bond]

Here's a report pointing to a shoulder injury and/or insinuating that CGY may have brought him back prematurely. FWIW.

Questionable Hit a Turning Point for Now-Waived Adam Ruzicka

Flames forward Adam Ruzicka was placed on waivers on Wednesday with the purpose of re-assignment to the AHL Calgary Wranglers. Certainly, a low point in the 24-year-old Slovak’s 2023-2024 campaign, the writing had been on the wall for some time due to a lack of offensive production. Ruzicka...

calgaryhockeynow.com

Is his shoulder connected to his give a f*** meter? If not then who cares

 

[Haatley]

Guys softer than Mangiapane. It's frustrating as hell to watch.

I bought in hard last year but the Colborne/Jankowski comparisons are strong. I've fallen for it three f***ing times.

I never bought it. I went and saw him multiple times in Junior here in Ontario, as I do with most OHL Flame draftees. I never walked away impressed. He was always invisible except on the powerplay. He generally would show up on the score sheet, but I never saw anything spectacular and I saw the exact same thing with the Flames.

Hope he can find some consistency in Arizona.

 

[moosemeister]

We are paying the rest of the cap hit via Affirm monthly payments. Tyvm

 

[Bounces R Way]

That's part of the "power forward" development curve. Sometimes they go soft for years and then one day they're 28 and riding shotgun on a top line, retrieving pucks and battling in front of the net in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Or they're in Finnish 2nd Division, who knows! That's the fun!

Well I mean I've watched him for his entire pro career and I think I can say pretty definitively he will not be a power forward. Not every guy with size has to be that. Doesn't mean he can't be an effective player at this level but he does have to learn to battle better.

Here's a report pointing to a shoulder injury and/or insinuating that CGY may have brought him back prematurely. FWIW.

Questionable Hit a Turning Point for Now-Waived Adam Ruzicka

Flames forward Adam Ruzicka was placed on waivers on Wednesday with the purpose of re-assignment to the AHL Calgary Wranglers. Certainly, a low point in the 24-year-old Slovak’s 2023-2024 campaign, the writing had been on the wall for some time due to a lack of offensive production. Ruzicka...

calgaryhockeynow.com

He was off to a decent start before that. No call on that hit and no call on the one that sent Tanev out of the lineup either which was actually worse.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

I for one am interested in what this cost the Arizona Coyotes.

 

[Kranix]

Another burgeoning star that Darryl Sutter targeted, ruined, is claimed by the coyotes where he will flourish

 

[Some Other Flame]

High potential for Conroy to look mighty foolish on this one.

A stable role and some quality skilled linemates and Ruzicka could take off

 

[RasmusAndersson]

High potential for Conroy to look mighty foolish on this one.

A stable role and some quality skilled linemates and Ruzicka could take off

There’s almost no chance lol. Maybe at most there’s a low chance Conroy looks foolish here. The bottom-10 teams in the league passed on him for free. He’s never getting a stable role with quality linemates and is gonna be a perennial NHL/AHL tweener imo