Confirmed with Link: Abdelkader placed on waivers for buyout

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

There's a nice article in the Player's Tribune by Abby.

It gives another perspective after all the frustration with his performance on the ice.

Detroit | By Justin Abdelkader

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

There's a nice article in the Player's Tribune by Abby.

It gives another perspective after all the frustration with his performance on the ice.

Detroit | By Justin Abdelkader

I wonder if he gets picked up by someone.

 

[PullHard]

He, like Cleary, is a guy who should have been given a heroes farewell by the fans, but instead will forever have resentment attached to him because of the Kenny Country Club Contract(s).

 

[FabricDetails]

Huh... I wonder how he got that article spot. Ah well.

 

[MBH]

He, like Cleary, is a guy who should have been given a heroes farewell by the fans, but instead will forever have resentment attached to him because of the Kenny Country Club Contract(s).

Hero?
Cleary at least won with the team.

Abdelkader could easily catch on as a decent 4th line, character, PK guy.
But he seems to move slower and seems more fragile these days.

 

[RedMenace]

Good for him, living his dream. I hope he gets a chance somewhere, just so he can continue to play.

Cheers, Applefritter.

 

[Gniwder]

Hero?
Cleary at least won with the team.

Abdelkader could easily catch on as a decent 4th line, character, PK guy.
But he seems to move slower and seems more fragile these days.

Dude can barely skate anymore past the first dozen games. He's done.

Not sure why anyone thinks a team will pick him up when the worst team in the league just bought him out. Nobody dumpster dives a dumpster fire.

 

[MBH]

Dude can barely skate anymore past the first dozen games. He's done.

Not sure why anyone thinks a team will pick him up when the worst team in the league just bought him out. Nobody dumpster dives a dumpster fire.

If Abdelkader was making $1M a year, nobody would care. He'd be a dime-a-dozen fourth liner.

 

[Martinez]

Class act

 

[Claypool]

Must be hard to idolize Steve Yzerman growing up...only to have him cut you from the Red Wings later in life.

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Must be hard to idolize Steve Yzerman growing up...only to have him cut you from the Red Wings later in life.

It's Business. Not personal.

 

[WingedWheel1987]

I wonder if he gets picked up by someone.

No chance.

 

[TheMule93]

No chance.

Not an NHL team at least.

 

[kliq]

I wonder if he gets picked up by someone.

I believe a team would give him a PTO, then its up to him to earn a spot. Who knows, he hasn't played hockey in 8 months and by the time the season starts it will be closer to 10 months. Maybe he heals and gets himself into better shape and can become a decent 4th liner/health scratch who subs in for an injury every once in a while.

 

[Gniwder]

I believe a team would give him a PTO, then its up to him to earn a spot. Who knows, he hasn't played hockey in 8 months and by the time the season starts it will be closer to 10 months. Maybe he heals and gets himself into better shape and can become a decent 4th liner/health scratch who subs in for an injury every once in a while.

Ligaments and cartridges don't heal without surgery and he's already opted not to do that. I have a partially torn PCL, no surgery, knee pops out of place sometimes when I'm sleeping because my muscles relax. Doctor did not recommend surgery because it wasn't fully torn.

Seems like Abby's got something similar going on with a stretched or partially torn ligament. Probably best for him to retire unless he wants to wake up screaming in the middle of the night because his knees pop out while sleeping.

 

[kliq]

Ligaments and cartridges don't heal without surgery and he's already opted not to do that. I have a partially torn PCL, no surgery, knee pops out of place sometimes when I'm sleeping because my muscles relax. Doctor did not recommend surgery because it wasn't fully torn.

Seems like Abby's got something similar going on with a stretched or partially torn ligament. Probably best for him to retire unless he wants to wake up screaming in the middle of the night because his knees pop out while sleeping.

Has this been confirmed? Or are you speculating? Not saying you are wrong, but I haven't heard this before.

 

[Peter Tosh]

Reward him for having a Red Wings heart with a scouting job or something.

 

[Mister Ed]

He would be a great ast. coach in Grand Rapids.

 

[SimonEdvinssonAtSix]

Reward him for having a Red Wings heart with a scouting job or something.

Why?

By all means give him a scouting job if you think he would be good at it. But because the guy is from MI and grew up a Wings fan?

Hey Yzerman, I dreamed of playing on the Wings too, can I have a scouting job?

 

[Gniwder]

Has this been confirmed? Or are you speculating? Not saying you are wrong, but I haven't heard this before.

Speculating, but it's obviously a leg injury of some sort. He simply hasn't been able to skate the past 3 years.

He started off last season a bit faster than the previous 2 seasons, but then his skating slowed down every game. I just don't think it's a lack of effort, but his body giving out.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Reward him for having a Red Wings heart with a scouting job or something.

No thank you. Enough of the good old boys network jobs. I want someone that earns it and has a true gift for it.

 

[Winger98]

Speculating, but it's obviously a leg injury of some sort. He simply hasn't been able to skate the past 3 years.

He started off last season a bit faster than the previous 2 seasons, but then his skating slowed down every game. I just don't think it's a lack of effort, but his body giving out.

He missed time with a MCL sprain in 16/17, and was still hoping to avoid surgery that spring. I don't know how familiar everyone is with this, but even though it is labeled a "sprain" it involved at least some minor tearing. I don't remember ever hearing of Gator going under the knife, so I'm assuming he's been playing on it the past few years. It would explain how his skating has gradually worsened, as I doubt playing hockey on a MCL with even minor tearing is going to make it any better. It might even explain how he could start a year looking really good just to have his skating fall off again.

 

[Syckle78]

Reward him for having a Red Wings heart with a scouting job or something.

What? No that's how you get a horrible old boys club franchise. You don't just hand out jobs are rewards for on ice service.

 

[Gniwder]

He missed time with a MCL sprain in 16/17, and was still hoping to avoid surgery that spring. I don't know how familiar everyone is with this, but even though it is labeled a "sprain" it involved at least some minor tearing. I don't remember ever hearing of Gator going under the knife, so I'm assuming he's been playing on it the past few years. It would explain how his skating has gradually worsened, as I doubt playing hockey on a MCL with even minor tearing is going to make it any better. It might even explain how he could start a year looking really good just to have his skating fall off again.

Yeah, exactly what happens with my partially torn PCL during ski season. I don't worry about it anymore because my back hurts worse, lol.

As for a job with the franchise, only if he's qualified for whatever job we're talking about. No need to give him a job for the sake of giving him a job. He's already getting paid to do nothing.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Reward him for having a Red Wings heart with a scouting job or something.

Please NO. Keep him away from our scouting dept., we're just now fixing it. He's made ~$30M ++ in his career & has some little kids, he can live like a king for the rest of his life & not work 1 day more. Let him enjoy retirement.

Just keep him away from the Wings/GR. (I don't think he's smart enough to be a good talent scout).