Waived: [NYI] F Julien Gauthier waived by the Islanders (cleared)

[Zats Muccarello]

Rangers legend

 

[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

Never seen a player get more breakaways and fail to score on them.

 

[Moose Head]

With Monahan traded, Montreal is low on warm bodies, and he is a local kid on a contract that can be easily buried if need be.

Plus they lost Lindstrom on waivers so they have two more spots on the 50 man, so he’s worth a look. Rather have him on the 4th line than Roy, who I’d rather see get lots of minutes in all situations in Laval.

 

[innitfam]

I thought he was on a 7 year deal

 

[Bottle Rocket]

Montreal will likely try to get new warm bodies soon, might as well be him.

 

[Profet]

Never seen a player get more breakaways and fail to score on them.

Like Gauthier, Rangers and Islanders fans can remember:

Michael Grabner says "hi".

He'd have been a 50g player if he had hands.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Sounds like a King!

 

[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

Like Gauthier, Rangers and Islanders fans can remember:

Michael Grabner says "hi".

He'd have been a 50g player if he had hands.

Grabner was great with the Rangers and finished pretty well. Gauthier will score like 3 pretty breakaways a year and miss on 30.

 

[SML2]

I don't think he wants to be a player.

When he was with the Rangers, I could not believe that this guy would not take the puck to the net. He's so strong and he's very fast. You almost have to take a penalty to stop him. A player who draws penalties and puts your team on the PP 2-3 times a game is not com9ng out of the lineup.

If he had an ounce of heart and played even a marginally gritty game he should be a solid bottom six forward. Doesn't look like it matters to him.

 

[TGWL]

Like Gauthier, Rangers and Islanders fans can remember:

Michael Grabner says "hi".

He'd have been a 50g player if he had hands.

He was great for NYR. His hands were awesome in his own end. And he scored at a 30 goal rate pace/82 in his 139 games for us. So can't really complain. But yeah, he seemed to be better just shooting and less thinking than trying to make some deke.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

2:01 and nothing. Probably claimed

 

[Treb]

 

[1909]

Ouch ! I really thought some team would grab him.

 

[Agalloch]

His contract hurts. I'm happy MTL didn't claim him. I would if his contract would end this year.

 

[cc]

Surprised that he cleared. With his age, cost, size and speed, thought he was worth a gamble for a number of teams

 

[Junohockeyfan]

His contract hurts. I'm happy MTL didn't claim him. I would if his contract would end this year.

Why does his contract hurt?

 

[Agalloch]

Why does his contract hurt?

Another year remaining.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Another year remaining.

on a league minimum contract. He can be buried with no impact right?

 

[Agalloch]

on a league minimum contract. He can be buried with no impact right?

Yes, but for the Habs, we have so much prospects to sign, we can't used spots for AHL player like Gauthier. I prefer we sign Gignac for the year than taking Gauthier for this year and next.

 

[PWJunior]

Nice that he cleared.

Looks like Ryan Pulock coming off IR made this move necessary.

 

[TGWL]

I'm not surprised he cleared. Figured there was nearly 100% chance to happen.

 

[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

I'm not surprised he cleared. Figured there was nearly 100% chance to happen.

Next stop over seas.

 

[Rschmitz]

Am I missing something? 9 points in 27 games isn't horrible for a bottom line forward

 

[leeroggy]

Makes little sense as he did okay, but perhaps there’s a trade incoming

With a 2-year contract, the risk of being claimed is less, I would guess. Could also mean we might bring up a player, not just a trade.

 

[Bottle Rocket]

Yes, but for the Habs, we have so much prospects to sign, we can't used spots for AHL player like Gauthier. I prefer we sign Gignac for the year than taking Gauthier for this year and next.

You got your wish.