Claimed off Waivers: [COL] Avalanche claim F Dryden Hunt off waivers from the Rangers

[pld459666]

I'm lower on Hunt than the Rangers fans above. I think he's an active, try-hard pest with a very replaceable skillset all-around. And those mentioning Motte...I thought Hunt was a poor man's Motte - not as skilled; not as active on the forecheck or backcheck and not as pesty.

I don't see the Motte comparison.

Hunt has no head for the pro game, he barely lacks the talent.

Hes a good AHL player, but that's where it ends for him.

 

[Baby Punisher]

Hunt can serve a purpose on a deep team. He does dig and grind. Beyond that he has very little hockey sense and is of average speed. If we need a call up we have guys like Brodsinski who is better at Hunt in every aspect of the game but has hands of stone.

 

[Barnaby]

So he's replaceable

He’s a a good 12/13th forward. I would’ve liked to keep him, but I’m not punching holes in my wall. I’m not saying the seasons over because we lost Hunt.

I don't see the Motte comparison.

Hunt has no head for the pro game, he barely lacks the talent.

Hes a good AHL player, but that's where it ends for him.

Yea, aside from both being 4th liners, the two are different players.

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

Didn't he score a really impressive looking goal recently?

 

[cwede]

Rangers lose a good player every f***ing year to waivers

 

[Gospel of Prospal]

Didn't he score a really impressive looking goal recently?

Yeah, he had a nice roofer at a bad angle against Hellebuyck

 

[Ruggs225]

Who the hell was josh jooris. I cant for the life of me remember him.

Edit: this guy played 12 games for us? Wow. I literally blocked him from my memorry

 

[AvStock]

Why are there so many angry nerds in here claiming they don’t care about Hunt now that he’s not on their team anymore?

 

[avsfan9]

Guess Mackinnon has to pick a new number now.

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

Who the hell was josh jooris. I cant for the life of me remember him.

Edit: this guy played 12 games for us? Wow. I literally blocked him from my memorry

IIRC his cousin is on these boards somewhere and he was talked about before or after having a decent game when he played for Calgary. It's been awhile; I could be misremembering.

 

[Spilot23]

Finally we got our Kadri replacement.

 

[cwede]

Who the hell was josh jooris. I cant for the life of me remember him.
Edit: this guy played 12 games for us? Wow. I literally blocked him from my memory

IIRC his cousin is on these boards somewhere and he was talked about before or after having a decent game when he played for Calgary. It's been awhile; I could be misremembering.

played at Union College during first few of their NCAA Tourney years (2011 thru 2014 championship)
Calgary signed him, as UDFA in '13, so he missed the title run, but was key in Frozen 4 run in '12
Other guys from those Union teams who played NHL include goalies Kinkaid and Groesnick, and winger Daniel Carr
and the guy with the highest Cap Hit in history Jeremy Welsh, ~$18M

Jeremy Welsh Contract, Cap Hit, Salary and Stats - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

Jeremy Welsh contract, salary, cap hit, salary cap, aav, career earnings, lifetime earnings, aav, advanced stats, transaction history, trade history, and rfa or ufa free agent status

www.capfriendly.com

 

[egelband]

This sucks as a Rangers fan. Hunt is a very very solid 4th liner who got a bad reputation in New York because he was asked to play with Panarin and Strome a good chunk of last season. In the right role, he’s a great fit. A true grinder who can skate in tight spaces, win battles, and control possession.

Yes - Colorado will enjoy DH. Good player. Excellent defensively and actually has a history as a scorer pre-NHL. He always was in a defensive or at least mucker role with the Rangers; and he did that job very well. But he has a well-rounded game. Many Rangers fans would say he's better than Vesey, who the Rangers kept over Hunt.

 

[PAZ]

Philly helps us out by claiming Sedlak so we could get an upgrade on him.

 

[TheNumber4]

Rangers lose a good player every f***ing year to waivers

Sure but you got gifted Panarin, Fox, Trouba, and Laf. And gifted a Cup by the 80s Oilers.

 

[Goal Caufield50]

Sakic smrt

You do realize Salic is not the gm anymore

 

[JoeSakic13]

Why are there so many angry nerds in here claiming they don’t care about Hunt now that he’s not on their team anymore?

Because my pizza rolls aren’t ready so I needed something to do.

 

[Barnaby]

Yes - Colorado will enjoy DH. Good player. Excellent defensively and actually has a history as a scorer pre-NHL. He always was in a defensive or at least mucker role with the Rangers; and he did that job very well. But he has a well-rounded game. Many Rangers fans would say he's better than Vesey, who the Rangers kept over Hunt.

Give me Hunt over Jimmy V

 

[Hasbro]

You do realize Salic is not the gm anymore

I think it's really just a title change and the workflow hasn't changed much between Sakic and MacFarland since last year.

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

Meh, I couldn't care less. I hope he does well, but he is what he is, a tweener.

 

[Goal Caufield50]

I think it's really just a title change and the workflow hasn't changed much between Sakic and MacFarland since last year.

Kindly ready your own quote on your page

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

played at Union College during first few of their NCAA Tourney years (2011 thru 2014 championship)
Calgary signed him, as UDFA in '13, so he missed the title run, but was key in Frozen 4 run in '12
Other guys from those Union teams who played NHL include goalies Kinkaid and Groesnick, and winger Daniel Carr
and the guy with the highest Cap Hit in history Jeremy Welsh, ~$18M

Jeremy Welsh Contract, Cap Hit, Salary and Stats - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

Jeremy Welsh contract, salary, cap hit, salary cap, aav, career earnings, lifetime earnings, aav, advanced stats, transaction history, trade history, and rfa or ufa free agent status

www.capfriendly.com

Assuming that's a typo or is this some insane cap nonsense I've never heard of?

 

[Avs2022]

Assuming that's a typo or is this some insane cap nonsense I've never heard of?

Typo. The breakdown is a few columns over. His salary was around $925,00.

 

[cwede]

Assuming that's a typo or is this some insane cap nonsense I've never heard of?

Typo. The breakdown is a few columns over. His salary was around $925,00.

"and the guy with the highest Cap Hit in history Jeremy Welsh, ~$18M"

Jeremy Welsh Contract, Cap Hit, Salary and Stats - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

Jeremy Welsh contract, salary, cap hit, salary cap, aav, career earnings, lifetime earnings, aav, advanced stats, transaction history, trade history, and rfa or ufa free agent status

www.capfriendly.com

Not a typo

Its Cap Hit, not salary

I provided the link up there, and here again, for anyone wanting to know more
- He signed a 1 year contract, after Frozen Four semis loss,
-It was final weekend of NHL regular season
- He played 1 NHL game that season

Cap Hit calculation rule is at Cap Friendly FAQ
Which is linked, from Welsh's page, just below the 2011-12 contract section

 

[Vitto79]

4 minutes in ice time in his first Avs game