Former Leaf Jake Gardiner on Waivers

[Thissiteisgarbage]

Quite the fall:
Hurricanes place veteran defenseman Jake Gardiner on waivers

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[paulhiggins]

Too scared to play defence except against children.

 

[Confucius]

Gee I remember most saying what a steal Carolina got at 4 million per because some were saying he'd want way more than we were paying. We let him walk rather than give him a raise. LOL! Dodged a bullet there.

 

[KnightsFan110]

In before "we should claim him"

 

[Primary Assist]

Damn, that hip injury must have really done him in. Hopefully he can spend a little time on the mend and go back to having a fruitful career

 

[zeke]

his injury really tanked him. he should have been a perfect fit in carolina. but he's a shadow of himself.

 

[Steve776]

Let's pick him up!

 

[Confucius]

In before "we should claim him"

At a 4 million cap hit, not in this lifetime lol

 

[capfit9]

will they buy him out at end of season ?

 

[CanadasTeam]

Boston should pick him up as a token of appreciation.

 

[Toronto makebeleifs]

Guess Carolina figures they may be in a game 7 this playoffs...

 

[CatchyTune]

Lets get the band back together! Claim Jake, trade Freddie for Bernier, then sign Joffrey Lupul.

 

[Steve776]

Boston should pick him up as a token of appreciation.

Judging on the defending I'm seeing from them against the Rangers right now it couldn't hurt any lol

 

[kerk]

has nothing to do with performance, he's just been injured and the canes want the flexibility to move him to the taxi squad when he can't play

y'all hold weird grudges

 

[lebdafor norris]

Along with Kadri and Kessel, Jake was definitely one of my favourite Leafs player from the Post Sundin era up until the drafting of AM. But I really couldn't get upset of the Leafs' management for not resigning Jake as that injury he suffered during his last season here really seemed to have taken a lot out of his game.

Either way, both underlying numbers and actual goals against numbers has always shown that Jake was one of the better "defensive" Dman during his time here, definitely one of the most underappreciated Leafs player in recent memory.

 

[BertCorbeau]

It’s a cap move as the Hurricanes are trying to get him to the taxi squad while hurt

 

[DarkKnight]

has nothing to do with performance, he's just been injured and the canes want the flexibility to move him to the taxi squad when he can't play

y'all hold weird grudges

This is true, his underlying numbers are good and I note a lot of other teams fans seem intrigued. It’s a cap move not a performance move.

 

[PromisedLand]

 

[crump]

Grab Jake and play him as winger

 

[Mr Hockey]

Grab Jake and play him as winger

he was a winger, i dont think it worked out and he was moved to D because he had a decent skill set

 

[Warden of the North]

Injuries derailed his career.

I mean, he has generational wealth, but he could have been so much more.

 

[All Mod Cons]

Great advanced stats though. He's the modern day Cody Franchise

 

[sxvnert]

Yet another must sign leaf who was always complete garbage.

 

[Marmoset]

It's hard to believe he's on waivers but it sounds like it's because of injuries and not his actual play on the ice.

Jake Gardiner was simultaneously the most underrated and overrated Maple Leaf during his prime years here. Underrated because a lot of people thought he was horrible from his occasional but extremely visible mistakes that often ended up in the net - overlooking all of his other positive contributions. Overrated because a group of fans used advanced stats to claim he was an elite defenseman in the league. His actual level was somewhere in the middle. He was better than a lot of the guys we've had on the blueline since he left. (At least until this season).

 

[Teeder Keon]

Waive right back to him as you back away quickly ....but with authority .