Waived: 2016-17 Waivers Thread

[Pandaman11]

According to Friedman's twitter account McElhinney has been claimed by the Leafs.

Link: https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

So CBJ now always has to keep one of its young goalies on the bench behind workhorse Bobrovsky instead of giving them playing time in the minors?

 

[Pandaman11]

The least surprising thing for today.

The only thing that surprises me is how he still manages to get NHL contracts.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

The only thing that surprises me is how he still manages to get NHL contracts.

Same way Roman Polak got one.

 

[MMC]

Cleared?

 

[DolanPlsGoSabres]

Grant to Nash per McKenzie.

 

[Mike Jones]

Grant to Nash per McKenzie.

Interesting move. I wonder why Nashville would do this.

 

[MMC]

No one on waivers today?

 

[Mike Jones]

No one on waivers today?

Maybe the Grant claim broke the system.

 

[Wentworth9W]

Interesting move. I wonder why Nashville would do this.

I was thinking the same -- guys like Nestrasil and Purcell have cleared waivers and Grant gets picked up.

Thanks,
Jeff.

 

[Mike Jones]

I was thinking the same -- guys like Nestrasil and Purcell have cleared waivers and Grant gets picked up.

Exactly. That's what makes the whole waiver thing so weird.

 

[nomorekids]

I was thinking the same -- guys like Nestrasil and Purcell have cleared waivers and Grant gets picked up.

Thanks,
Jeff.

Well, Purcell's contract makes him unattractive.

Nestrasil is a different type of player -- as stated, the thing that stands out to me about Grant is that he's a high faceoff winner, and that hasn't been a strong area for the Preds.

 

[Nashville Transplant]

the thing that stands out to me about Grant is that he's a high faceoff winner, and that hasn't been a strong area for the Preds.

Where on earth is he going to get the ice time to play in Nashville? Zero goal scorer (in 75 NHL games) is not what the Preds lineup is screaming for...

 

[cynicalcitizen]

Where on earth is he going to get the ice time to play in Nashville? Zero goal scorer (in 75 NHL games) is not what the Preds lineup is screaming for...

It's pretty simple. Nashville is trying to ice the first lineup in NHL history incapable of possibly scoring a goal.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Grant to Nash per McKenzie.

But...why? Grant does absolutely nothing outside of winning a fair amount of his neutral zone faceoffs.

 

[VanJack]

I was thinking the same -- guys like Nestrasil and Purcell have cleared waivers and Grant gets picked up.

Thanks,
Jeff.

Probably has a lot to do with contracts....Nestrasil for example is signed for another year beyond this one....and Purcell might make some sense at the deadline as a depth guy, but the team acquiring him might want to unload a contract as well.

 

[nomorekids]

Where on earth is he going to get the ice time to play in Nashville? Zero goal scorer (in 75 NHL games) is not what the Preds lineup is screaming for...

With injuries, all he has to do is be better than Gaudreau or Zolnierczyk....and again, neither of those guys is going to score, so at least he can be in there to win faceoffs.

 

[MMC]

Anyone on waivers today?

 

[uncleben]

Anyone on waivers today?

My go to 4 on twitter are Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC), Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie), Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva), and Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun).

If none of those are mentioning anything (and today they are not), then usually it means there is nothing.
Occasionally another insider will break it, or a team beat reporter (or even rarely a team itself! ) but those should be your go to 4 for waivers and early transaction news.

 

[Nashville Transplant]

With injuries, all he has to do is be better than Gaudreau or Zolnierczyk....and again, neither of those guys is going to score, so at least he can be in there to win faceoffs.

After his fight, it's certainly a question as to if he remembers he got sent to Nashville in the first place

 

[Gospel of Prospal]

Boyd Gordon is on waivers

 

[Mike Jones]

Boyd Gordon is on waivers

Must be the move McKenzie was talking about in another thread.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Chris Terry on waiver today (Montreal)

 

[Demon Wolf]

Boyd Gordon is on waivers

Great 4th line C a few years back. Has his play dropped off so much?

 

[joestevens29]

Great 4th line C a few years back. Has his play dropped off so much?

He was slowly down his last year in Edmonton. He was still great for us on the draw, blocking shots and on the PK, but his foot speed and offense wasn't good at all. Especially at 3mil a year. Was a warrior, but I'm sure he's wearing down and probably done.

 

[Gospel of Prospal]

Marek Hrivik is on waivers