Claimed off Waivers: Sabres claim Derek Grant

[caley]

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[Kobe Armstrong]

Makes sense. He can go straight to the AHL now, right?

 

[edguy]

Makes sense. He can go straight to the AHL now, right?

If nobody else put a claim in i believe

 

[Insomniac99]

Hah! We got him back!

 

[lifeisruff]

Makes sense. He can go straight to the AHL now, right?

He can and he is.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

If nobody else put a claim in i believe

I think that Buffalo waived him and gets first dibs if he goes back on waivers. Not sure what the time limitation on that is though.

 

[caley]

I think that Buffalo waived him and gets first dibs if he goes back on waivers. Not sure what the time limitation on that is though.

BTW, Grant was interviewed after being claimed by Nashville and said that he was told when the Sabres put him on waivers that the team intended to keep him on the roster if he cleared, so it's not definite that he's headed to the AHL permanently.

 

[Soundgarden]

That's the second time this has happened with Nashville this year.

 

[izzy]

Well that is interesting, maybe they keep him in the pressbox then

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

BTW, Grant was interviewed after being claimed by Nashville and said that he was told when the Sabres put him on waivers that the team intended to keep him on the roster if he cleared, so it's not definite that he's headed to the AHL permanently.

Thanks for the clarification. Makes sense.

 

[Jim Bob]

He's heading to Rochester.

 

[GellMann]

So that was just like a 3 week demotion. Glad it was successful, the Amerks could use the help, and if Bylsma and Murray weren't freaking idiots for getting fooled by 2 preseason goals, he'd have been there helping out this whole time.

 

[Esq]

I have still never heard of this guy. Fake news!

 

[uncleben]

Thanks for the clarification. Makes sense.

To further clarify I'd like to emphasize another part of that CBA passage:

the original owning Club is the successful and only Club

emphasis on successful and only



Buffalo gets to send Grant down to the minors because nobody else put in a claim. If a team with worser priority, say Minnesota, put in a claim, Buffalo would get Grant back but not be able to send him down (happened to New Jersey with Boucher earlier this year).

If something with greater priority, say Colorado, puts in a claim, Colorado gets him. Buffalo does not have first dibs, going back to your first comment. Normal waiver process is followed.

 

[Hockeyfan6781]

Championship!

 

[Not Sure]

To further clarify I'd like to emphasize another part of that CBA passage:



emphasis on successful and only



Buffalo gets to send Grant down to the minors because nobody else put in a claim. If a team with worser priority, say Minnesota, put in a claim, Buffalo would get Grant back but not be able to send him down (happened to New Jersey with Boucher earlier this year).

If something with greater priority, say Colorado, puts in a claim, Colorado gets him. Buffalo does not have first dibs, going back to your first comment. Normal waiver process is followed.

are you sure about that? it seems to be saying if another team puts in a claim he can't go straight to AHL, but the original club always gets first dibs if the player gets waived again. At least that's how I've always seen it explained.

 

[vipera1960]

are you sure about that? it seems to be saying if another team puts in a claim he can't go straight to AHL, but the original club always gets first dibs if the player gets waived again. At least that's how I've always seen it explained.

There is nothing anywhere giving the original team any kind of waiver priority. That passage just allows a minor league assignment without waivers if no other claims were made.

 

[uncleben]

are you sure about that? it seems to be saying if another team puts in a claim he can't go straight to AHL, but the original club always gets first dibs if the player gets waived again. At least that's how I've always seen it explained.

I'm positive


It's just a misconception!

 

[Major Happy*]

Great AHL player, thats about it.

 

[tsujimoto74]

lol. Guessing he's finally headed to Rochester.

 

[kenfury]

He just got called up. What a season for him.

 

[izzy]

That was quick

 

[Chainshot]

Injury happens.