Waived: [WSH] F Evgeny Kuznetsov waived by the Capitals (cleared)

[Junohockeyfan]

I can see Trotz taking a chance on him in Nashville. Those were his best years in Washington with Trotz behind the bench.

No one is taking him off waivers! LOL

 

[Leafshater67]

That is almost certainly incorrect. Addiction rates are higher in tons of places - homelessness in California is primarily a result of housing shortages/pricing, which does ultimately exacerbate addiction rates, but not beyond what's seen in many other places in the US. For example, SF has only the 7th highest overdose rate in the US among large counties. I study this for a living. SF has become a bogeyman among conservative elites and it is a very visible problem for a number of reasons relating to city policies, good and bad, but it is nowhere near the top cities in the country in terms of overall urban "blight".

EDIT: for example, here's a map of drug overdose deaths rates by state: Drug Overdose Mortality by State

Yeah, it has nothing to do with not enforcing small drug crimes, giving out free money to addicts or the weather..

They’ve catered to addicts so they come there from other states.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Don't know what you got til its gone.

 

[K Fleur]

The only player I’ve seen in my life that actually fits the bogus “enigmatic Russian” stereotype.

 

[cptjeff]

The real question is: Would he ride the buses from rink to rink in the ahl?

Yep. Would I ride the busses for a year and a half for 10M bucks? Sure, but I haven't already earned 54 million dollars. He has enough money that he never needs to earn another cent to have a very luxurious lifestyle for the rest of his life.

It's also very conceivable that he might think if he goes to the AHL, it ends his career in the NHL entirely, and that the better long term financial move is to terminate, sign a much smaller contract to stay in the NHL, and rebuild his career.

Still a lot we don't know. We'll see.

 

[RooBicks]

Yeah, it has nothing to do with not enforcing small drug crimes, giving out free money to addicts or the weather..

They’ve catered to addicts so they come there from other states.

You are responding to an expert on this subject with a social science PhD from a top university, not just some guy with an opinion on the internet. Nothing I shared was opinion, it is grounded in empirical research. Addiction rates in SF are not actually higher than in many other urban centers around the US. I didn't intend to show that the publicity of the problem isn't higher there than elsewhere: it is. In fact, I acknowledged that it is in what I wrote.

The non-enforcement of property crimes, etc., is a policy issue that has led to further challenges relating to the urban environment itself. SF hasn't adopted policies that systematically confine homelessness to particular areas of the city in the way that others have, which is partly a function of the fact that it is the second most densely populated urban environment in the country, making that impossible, but also of deliberate policy choices that have had some bad consequences for the downtown environment. There are multiple factors contributing to the factors SF is facing right now. However, what is certain is that the city itself doesn't have a significantly worse addiction problem than many other places in the US that are receiving far, far less press. In fact, it is much worse in many areas of the country, as I demonstrated.

 

[zar]

Fly away little birdie. Never liked the player/guy.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Chicken is cooked?

Is this due to a contract termination or just regular waivers? Surely they could have gotten a pick or something for him still?

Termination is " Unconditional" waivers, no?

 

[Eggtimer]

That would be the worst place for him to end up. Temptation way too high there

Pretty sure that multimillionaires have more “ resources “ than us common folk so it doesn’t really matter where they live , they wil have the means to do what they choose to do regardless

 

[57special]

Sad day for Him, the team, and the fans.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Habs will take him

 

[Maple Leaf]

How much cap space does Vegas have again?

Vegas can cheat the cap new expansion rules

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

 

[toddkaz]

ohhh that's explains it.

College degrees, especially ones from radical left wing colleges, aren't worth the paper they are written on anymore.

All those stores in SF aren't closing. They are just relocating their goods.

 

[Viqsi]

Damn, wonder if Trotz would want to snag him for the Preds.

That'd be, like, the exact polar opposite of the sorts of moves Trotz has been doing. Trotz has been big on the character guys and Kuzy... doesn't fit that.

 

[MrGone]

I get that they are disappointed with him, but doing this the day he is cleared from the NHLPA's assistance program is just complete bullshit.

He sleeps in the bed he made.

 

[NotWendell]

I'm not interested in discussing the plight of San Francisco. I came here for wild conjecture about why Kuznetsov was put on waivers.

 

[Viqsi]

The blackhawks should claim him. What’s the downside?

Kids learning from the wrong kind of mentor.

 

[drede]

Vegas can cheat the cap new expansion rules

There not cheating stone has a ruptured splean

 

[Bizz]

I'm not interested in discussing the plight of San Francisco. I came here for wild conjecture about why Kuznetsov was put on waivers.

because he's a headcase who no longer is good enough to play hockey. I think that was established on page 1.

 

[Viqsi]

So a new start would be going to Columbus or Arizona?

The cap space isn't there. Too many guys who actually work who need new contracts.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

sounds like a mutual termination is coming

He must be confident in making serious bank in the NHL if he'd walk away from his NHL contract

 

[Viqsi]

If Jarmo was still the captain of the barge called CBJ he would be the one to pull the trigger

He wasn't anywhere near that foolish.

 

[oilers4life5]

I like that Holloway is hitting. Sorry wrong thread.

 

[troyerlaw]

I like that Holloway is hitting.

Not directly relevant but okay, noted