ColdSteel2
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As he should be, especially with McPhee's history with Orlov. Good on him, I hope he does go back. He didn't come all this way to sit on his ass.
Speculation: What is Vegas doing with Vadim Shipachyov?
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As he should be, especially with McPhee's history with Orlov. Good on him, I hope he does go back. He didn't come all this way to sit on his ass.
I wonder how they are going to do that.
Can Vegas trade him to another NHL team now?
This is what I'm thinking, seeing that Ship hasn't played a game in the AHL yet. He was banged up, but not banged up enough to warrant putting him on IR. It would also let McPhee bide some time to either make a trade or figure out who can clear waivers the easiest.
Reminder that the Devils started off 9-3-3 last year. 2-0 doesn't mean shit
Chileiceman
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I would legitimately fire George McPhee over this. What an absolute incompetent boob.
I just don’t get it.
I mean , he probably wasn’t that great in off season but the dude came overseas for the first time ever and is adjusting.
Did they truly send him down in favor of some AHL caliber players ?
What’s going on ?
I mean , he probably wasn’t that great in off season but the dude came overseas for the first time ever and is adjusting.
Did they truly send him down in favor of some AHL caliber players ?
What’s going on ?
Alexander the Gr8
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McPhee sent Shipachyov down because he was exempt from waivers. Basically, McPhee had to make a decision and cut out one or two of his crappy Ds that he hoarded in the expansion draft. McPhee is afraid to lose guys like Griffin Reinhart on the waiver wire, even though nobody would claim him. If he just sent down Reinhart or anyone else really, he would be able to recall Shipachyov.
Keep in mind that every day Shipachyov spends in the AHL is less money in his pocket. Ship has every right to be angry. I'd ask a trade right now if I'm him.
hototogisu
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I'm pretty sure his contact us a 1 way and he makes the same in the minors as in the NHL.
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Bear12Good
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Despite making the same money, I don't see him riding around on busses and staying at the Holiday Inn Express. He could be hockey royalty in the KHL.
McPhee seriously screwed up here. Should have waived one of his trash D and kept him up. GMGM worked himself slowly into this vice. Terrible asset management, which can pretty much describe his entire tenure as a GM.
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I don't think that matters, he was probably promised top 6 minutes and has been sent down due to the ineptitude of the GM. I'd rightly be annoyed if I was in Vadim's shoes, moves over to North America to play top 6 minutes for a new expansion team and gets sent to the AHL. That cannot be motivation for him at all, especially since he has done nothing wrong and needs time to adjust to the smaller rinks.
CupInSIX
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Kind of a messed up thing to do considering he needs the situation to be explained to him through an interpreter, and he was probably with the team during the shooting spree last Sunday - who knows if he even knew what was going on that night.
if a team places a player on the ir, that player has to come off the ir on a specific day. ship's injury is probably not worth putting him on the ir, as he will be healthy much sooner than that date
Brad Hunt > Vadim Shipachyov
bigbabybuda
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If he loses who is likely his best player without him playing a game in order to not lose some scrub to waivers he should be fired immediately. This is baffling even for McPhee
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This is not how you attract future FA's if you are Vegas. Doing this to Ship is a BAD move.
ChaoticOrange
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Oilers start the bidding with a 2nd rounder, a prospect not named JP, Yams, Bear, or Jones, (Paigin could be had IMO) and Mark Fayne's contract.
bleedgreen
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I don't understand how this guy is their "best player". I watched him play in preseason, yes he's skilled but he didn't really fit in well at all. Of course there's an adjustment period but I'm not sure he really earned a spot.
The most questionable thing in this situation to me was the contract without him earning a thing in the NHL.
As for any hurt feelings, if he gets called up before the next game or two and plays I would suspect any feelers hurt will mend themselves.
The most questionable thing in this situation to me was the contract without him earning a thing in the NHL.
As for any hurt feelings, if he gets called up before the next game or two and plays I would suspect any feelers hurt will mend themselves.
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Who cares what he's saying?
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If Shipachyov actually couldn't earn a spot over Brad Hunt or Griffin Reinhart then (as you stated) McPhee should have never have him $9 million in the first place. I find that unlikely but one is entitled to that opinion.
If it isn't about earning a spot, then this situation occurred because GM McPhee is trying to move one of his 10 terrible one-way D. Shipachyov is just the easiest pawn to demote/promote because he is waiver exempt. A pawn that surely didn't expect to be riding buses in the AHL when he signed a $9 million contract. My guess is that this is the case and McPhee never expected it to drag on this long.
Either way GM McPhee is a pair of clown shoes.
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