He still has to go through waivers, right? Two way just means his contract is different if he's sent down?
I always get confused by this.
Yes. Two-way contracts do not in and of themselves confer waiver immunity.He still has to go through waivers, right? Two way just means his contract is different if he's sent down?
I always get confused by this.
According to CapFriendly, he is waivers exempt...which seems a bit surprising.
The one way vs. two way contracts have nothing to do with waiver status, just how much they are paid in the NHL vs. AHL.
I'm 99% sure he isn't waiver exempt.
Capfriendly is right that Blandisi is still ineligible for waivers, but they have his signing date wrong - his signing age is 21, so he only needs 80 games to be eligible.
He signed his first contract on January 14th, 2015 at the age of 20.
https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/devils-sign-free-agent-c-joseph-blandisi/c-748689
Someone with a better idea of how the contracts work should be able to answer this, but I think the actual signing date isnt that important. There has to be some kind of contract year that it goes by, like whatever his age is by a certain date -- which is the 'signing age' Triumph is referencing.
Cap friendly seems to be pretty spot on with their records and regularly update cases like this, so I'm going to take their word for this one.
They're wrong. Just like they were wrong about Josefson being RFA and Auvitu being RFA. They are not reliable on the margins and this is the margin.
A player's signing age is the age he is on September 15th of the year he signs. So that's 21 for Blandisi.
If a player turns 20 before December 31 in the entry-draft calendar year preceding the first season of the players entry-level contract, they are considered 20, and so on.
For players whom are 20 or older, the year in which they play their first Professional Game (e.g. NHL, AHL, ECHL, KHL, European Leagues) is the year which is considered their first year towards the waiver exemption; however, the player must be under an NHL contract.
I think you're right on this one.
https://www.capfriendly.com/waivers-faq
Blandisi's first pro season was in 2015, during which he turned 21.
So he's still waiver exempt to start the season up until he plays 12 more NHL games.
Just gives the Devils a little less flexibility if/when he hits that mark - hopefully it's a non-issue though if Blandisi locks down a steady spot. If he's borderline, maybe a better chance he starts in the AHL to give a guy like McLeod a long look.