Speculation: What is Vegas doing with Vadim Shipachyov?

[LookAtThosePepperoni]

Waive Hunt.

Assign Hunt to the minors 1 day later (because no one will take him).

Recall Shipachyov.

Profit.

You're going way too fast, how to you expect GMGM to keep up?

 

[Super Hans]

Under the surface, the powers that be are just unwilling to let another man wear the #87.

 

[hockeykicker]

Vegas recalled him from the ahl just now

 

[pled]

Vegas recalled him from the ahl just now

but didnt sent anyone else down yet

 

[uncleben]

but didnt sent anyone else down yet

Edler just put on LTIR for 4-to-6 weeks...

 

[canucks20]

Edler just put on LTIR for 4-to-6 weeks...

Edler plays for Vegas?

 

[pled]

Edler plays for Vegas?

idk what he's talking about but its haula going to on ir

 

[Freudian]

Even if a team has injuries to defenders, they're not going to view Hunt, Sbisa and Reinhart as the answer. Just waive one of them and make room for the guy. This is just bizarre.

 

[tmg]

Edler plays for Vegas?

The general thought here is that Vegas is holding these defensemen in the nhl waiting for a team to sustain an injury and trade an asset for a defenseman to replace an injured guy, then GMGM saves face of not losing an asset on waivers, and can proceed to call up Ship.

If this theory is true, then anytime any team loses a defenseman to injury, that’s an opportunity for Vegas to actually find a team willing to trade for one of their excess of defensemen and, in so doing, solve this Ship problem.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Even if a team has injuries to defenders, they're not going to view Hunt, Sbisa and Reinhart as the answer. Just waive one of them and make room for the guy. This is just bizarre.

Exactly. It's not like the excess defensemen McPhee has are ones who'll return anything of value. He's essentially holding onto defensemen who'd be waiver fodder for most teams at the cost of Shipachyov.

 

[Holtbyisms]

The general thought here is that Vegas is holding these defensemen in the nhl waiting for a team to sustain an injury and trade an asset for a defenseman to replace an injured guy, then GMGM saves face of not losing an asset on waivers, and can proceed to call up Ship.

If this theory is true, then anytime any team loses a defenseman to injury, that’s an opportunity for Vegas to actually find a team willing to trade for one of their excess of defensemen and, in so doing, solve this Ship problem.

Caps just lost Niskanen long term. We'll take Schmidt back.

 

[uncleben]

Edler plays for Vegas?

idk what he's talking about but its haula going to on ir

Was going for the theory that Vegas is waiting for a major injury, so that they can trade a D to a needy team.
Facetiously getting a head start on the speculation.


Canucks giving Pouliot the nod though

 

[uncleben]

Erik Haula might be injured?

 

[Canada4Gold]

So Haula hurt, and Ship up. They're still going with a 12F/9D roster configeration which is still a [problem IMO. Not as big of one as having your 1C in the minors but they better hope the next injury they have can be resolved by having enough time to call someone up from the AHL.

 

[Revelation]

Schmidt for Shipachyov, Barber, 3rd

GMGM gets his 1C and to save face, caps get their Niskanen replacement.

 

[SDBondra]

McPhee might be dumb enough to trade one of his players for one of his other players. Caps accept.

 

[hockeykicker]

Schmidt for Shipachyov, Barber, 3rd

GMGM gets his 1C and to save face, caps get their Niskanen replacement.

Ummmm caps don't have shipachyov.

 

[Revelation]

Ummmm caps don't have shipachyov.

Vegas gets to recall Shipachyov thanks to the trade so it's like the caps are giving him to them

 

[Pia8988]

Vegas gets to recall Shipachyov thanks to the trade so it's like the caps are giving him to them

That's not how that works in the slightest.

Riley Barber + 3rd doesn't get you Schmidt

 

[Benning]

Has he been that bad? I was expecting 1c or 2c easily...

 

[Scott Stevens]

Has he been that bad? I was expecting 1c or 2c easily...

Wait. What in the blazes?

 

[Benning]

Wait. What in the blazes?

seem to best player available in khl. are vegas that deep down the middle?

 

[mouser]

So Haula hurt, and Ship up. They're still going with a 12F/9D roster configeration which is still a [problem IMO. Not as big of one as having your 1C in the minors but they better hope the next injury they have can be resolved by having enough time to call someone up from the AHL.

Engelland can play forward if needed.

 

[joe dirte]

McPhee is a ****ing idiot. That's the stupidest way to lose a player.

well how they gonna lose him though?

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

well how they gonna lose him though?

You took a quote out of its context.