Waived: [PHI] Flyers waive Shayne Gostisbehere (cleared)

[TLEH]

Wouldn't mind if Chicago picked him up to be honest.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

Come on Montreal!!!

I invite you to take a look at the Habs cap situation.

 

[BonMorrison]

Bring him home, Florida.

 

[Jerzey Devil]

Only 4 teams can afford him

Devils are one of them. Hope they snatch him up as sorry as our defense is.

 

[topshelf15]

What happened to this guy?? He looked like a great PMD on the rise

 

[Cootsfanclub]

What is the catch here? Why have the Flyers placed him on waivers? I haven't followed him in a while, but wasn't he performing quite well up until recently?

No catch. Our team is ran by absolute morons.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Wouldn't mind if Chicago picked him up to be honest.

I wouldn't mind if they traded de Haan for him. Claiming him straight up just blocks Beaudin and Kalynuk.
Philly does it because even though the caphits are about the same, de Haan has one year less.

 

[belair]

He clears.

 

[maxbme]

Never forget, @Sasso09 said Morgan Rielly couldn't tie Gostisbehere's skates. Good times.

posted within 3 minutes of the tweet. good to know you arent sensitive about an argument with a guy 3 years ago.

very cool

 

[Captain97]

The only rationale in waiving Ghost is to get our of his contract without taking money back to make a move for a bigger fish.

If you waive both you save an extra ~million against the cap.

 

[canadianmagpie]

I'd claim him as I have always thought highly of him. However, my team doesn't have the space available.

 

[Flyer lurker]

Just when I thought AV and his comments on Hart couldn't make this organization more stupid, Fletcher comes around and says hold my beer.

 

[TLEH]

I wouldn't mind if they traded de Haan for him. Straight up just blocks Beaudin and Kalynuk.
Philly does it because even though the caphits are about the same, de Haan has one year less.

I mean they would much rather just waive him and ditch his money for free rather than take de Haan.

 

[JT Kreider]

What happened to this guy?? He looked like a great PMD on the rise

AV itis

Same exact thing happened to Skjei, even McDonagh

 

[BrindamoursNose]

AV itis

Same exact thing happened to Skjei, even McDonagh

Nah - Ghost was going down before AV was around.

Ghost has actually played well this year...so we as Flyers fans really cannot understand this move.

 

[ElPrimeTime]

Only 4 teams can afford him

I'd say 5, adding Florida after they put Ekblad on LTIR.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

I mean they would much rather just waive him and ditch his money for free rather than take de Haan.

Of course they would, but I think that he clears. After Ghost clears, then you can talk a de Haan swap.

Imagine if Ghost still sucks and the Hawks are stuck with de Haan and Ghost next year.

 

[Khelandros]

He's gonna be a Penguin by tomorrow.

 

[Nucker42]

Yes. Our defense has been horrid. Provy, Sanheim, and Myers all had steps back. Ghost has finally gotten healthy and playing much better than last year. Obviously not up to his par of when he was 10th in Norris votes, but still our best Dman.

So weird then because his contract isn’t even bad.... wish the nucks had the space to take him on....

 

[Starat327]

It's entirely tied to him calling out the teams/management the other night. I imagine something else happened last night ( or will happen within the next day or two) that ties it together.

Hockey culture and the old boys club is so unbelievably toxic.

 

[TLEH]

Of course they would, but I think that he clears. After Ghost clears, then you can talk a de Haan swap.

Imagine if Ghost still sucks and the Hawks are stuck with de Haan and Ghost next year.

He doesn't suck though. Thats the issue. Hes still decent.

 

[hi]

Clears and then traded for DeAngelo?

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

He doesn't suck though. Thats the issue. Hes still decent.

What the hell are the Hawks going to do with de Haan then?

I think Florida might claim him if he's good.

 

[ManofSteel55]

He'll clear. Only a handful of teams can afford to take him.

 

[Laus723]

Are the Flyers hoping to dump Gostisbehere to clear cap space, perhaps for an Ekholm or Savard trade?

Seems unlikely that Gostisbehere will be claimed by another team, considering his cap hit.

unless someone else claims him before Florida, I’d bet on us claiming him. Likely wouldn’t be protected come the expansion draft, but We have the room.