Waived: Calvin Pickard placed on waivers by Vegas. (Cleared)

[Jared Dunn]

That's the George McPhee we all know and love

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Subban as the backup over Pickard? Vegas going hard for #1 overall in 2018

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Please fall to Toronto

 

[danielpalfredsson]

What surprises me isn't that he is on waivers, but that they couldn't get a late pick for him from another team. Prior to the bad year in COL last season, he looked very good.

 

[ManofSteel55]

I'd pick him off waivers if we didn't have so many contracts. Chiarelli should offer up a minor leaguer for him, and hope he can slide Brossoit through waivers.

 

[CraigsList]

Vegas is probably hoping that they can have Pickard in the AHL while picking up another goaltender in Subban. Probably just wanting to explore their options at a possibility with one of those two in the future as their goalie. This however could backfire if a team claims him.

 

[NDiesel]

I don't even have words for this...Subban still needs much AHL seasoning. Idk....

 

[SomeDude]

You can’t claim a player off waivers and turn around and trade him. The player has to remain on your roster for the rest of the season or put back on waivers.

Not true. Pens claimed Condon from Montreal and traded him to Ottawa a couple of weeks later.

 

[HockeyFan100]

A healthy Pickard couldn't outplay an unhealthy Varlamov.

This isn't even close to being true, come on now.

 

[CupInSIX]

What surprises me isn't that he is on waivers, but that they couldn't get a late pick for him from another team. Prior to the bad year in COL last season, he looked very good.

That's what happens when you decide on the eve of the NHL season to spontaneously try and trade your future #1.

 

[mouser]

You can’t claim a player off waivers and turn around and trade him. The player has to remain on your roster for the rest of the season or put back on waivers.

You can claim a player off waivers and trade them. So long as only one team submits a waiver claim.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Its funny cuz didn't he got the Vegas fans to design his new mask?

 

[Dr Quincy]

Not a big fan of either Subban or Pickard, but I see Pickard as a safer gamble to maybe be an adequate back up. Maybe 60% chance of that (slightly random guess). Subban's chances of being that are less, but I think he has maybe a 20% chance of being a starter. So why not bet on the longer shot with the bigger payoff, as long as you are gambling?

or at least, that's how I think they are seeing it

 

[Moby Stick]

You can’t claim a player off waivers and turn around and trade him. The player has to remain on your roster for the rest of the season or put back on waivers.

I believe he would just have to be offered to other teams that made claims before they could try to move him via trade, if there were other teams that made claims. I could be wrong.

 

[RealRockNRolla]

Pickard has at least shown he is capable in the NHL although the least said about last season the better. They must see a brighter future with Subban learning from Fleury than they do with Pickard. Just hope he gets given a chance to back-up a team and is claimed.

 

[Jacob]

Subban is only a year younger than Pickard, and significantly worse.

 

[HaNotsri]

The George works in mysterious ways

 

[SomeDude]

I'd gladly take him on the Pens over Niemi, especially since we have something like 300 back to back games, but it won't happen.

 

[Zorf]

How does the NHL set the waiver priority this early in the season? Is it based on standings from last season?

 

[tarheelhockey]

Hopefully McPhee understands that once you’re in last place, the draft pick stops improving.

 

[Flukeshot]

Put me in with the crowd that says he clears.

Edmonton makes a bit of sense to me. Sounds like they want Talbot to play fewer games. Pickard safer for 20 games than Broissant?

 

[tarheelhockey]

How does the NHL set the waiver priority this early in the season? Is it based on standings from last season?

They tell everyone to call in their claim, and Bettman just presses a random button on the switchboard.

 

[CupInSIX]

Hopefully McPhee understands that once you’re in last place, the draft pick stops improving.

nu uh you get a bonus pick for finishing under 30 points

 

[Commander Clueless]

I'd rather him over Mason, but no, we still have Hutch and Comrie is coming up the pipeline.

As bad a first game as Mase had, I feel like running a Hellebuyck/Pickard tandem would be highly inadvisable.

Please fall to Toronto

I know he's still quite young, but is he really better than McBackup?

Honest question.

 

[Mattilaus]

They tell everyone to call in their claim, and Bettman just presses a random button on the switchboard.

I thought it was whoever called shotgun unless someone someone double stamps it.