Recalled/Assigned: Bourque clears waivers. Sent down to Hamilton.

[Habsawce]

Renaud Lavoie ‏@renlavoietva 3s3 seconds ago
Les Canadiens ont placé Rene Bourque au ballottage. #tvasports

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[ThaDevilGirl]

Waivers were earlier today, and no one saw this? Or is it for tomorrow?

 

[WhiskeySeven*]

Doubt he'll get picked up, but if he does, ok.

I'd prefer to keep him over Moen but honestly, he didn't fit in the team and as much as I (we) tried to support the guy he just couldn't and didn't cut it here.

 

[Habsawce]

I didn't notice it earlier today, unless someone else tweeted it and we never saw. Apologies if it's posted somewhere.

 

[Natey]

Andrighetto!!!

In all honesty, he's likely not going to be claimed. Maybe on re-entry waivers (if that still exists?).

However, Bourque is going to be ****ing awesome next year, IMO. Playoff Bourque for an entire season, is my guess.

 

[Lebowski]

Rather have Sekac in the line-up than him, so good move.

 

[Habsfan18]

Damn, we couldn't even get a mid-round pick for him?

I figured since he's money in the playoffs, some teams would be interested. Guess they can't look past his regular season uselessness.

 

[FlyingKostitsyn]

Can't say I'm sad. Seeya Bourque!

 

[Bob b smith]

Bam!!!!

 

[SquiddFX]

Praise be to Bergy!

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

wow you guys are fast

 

[Habsawce]

I wonder if a team would trade a pick for him if he clears. We've seen that before, where a team wants the ability to send him down before they take him on.

 

[Natey]

Can't say I'm sad. Seeya Bourque!

He's probably going nowhere. No one is going to claim him at that price, IMO. If he passes waivers, I doubt we send him down to save $900K.

 

[Kid Dynomite]

I wonder if they tried to dump him after last year's playoffs? It would have been smart if they did - he may have had value then.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

He only gets paid $2.5 million this year and next, wouldn't be that surprised to see a team with an internal budget pick him up.

 

[Natey]

Damn, we couldn't even get a mid-round pick for him?

I figured since he's money in the playoffs, some teams would be interested. Guess they can't look past his regular season uselessness.

Last year Colorado wanted Bourque + Andrighetto for Parenteau.

We ended up getting PAP and a draft pick for Briere.

Those two proposals should show you were his value stands.

 

[Markov4Captain]

You can't say Therrien and Bergevin didn't give him every chance and opportunity to succeed. See ya on the flip side Bourque, I won't be missing you.

 

[Suzuki x 14]

@FriedgeHNIC: As reported by @renlavoietva, MON put Rene Bourque on waivers today.


It is official

 

[DekeLikeYouMeanIt]

Everything is happening!

 

[CanadienShark]

Can't really complain. Kind of indifferent since we now have Sekac.

 

[Cole Caulifield]

Andrighetto!!!

In all honesty, he's likely not going to be claimed. Maybe on re-entry waivers (if that still exists?).

However, Bourque is going to be ****ing awesome next year, IMO. Playoff Bourque for an entire season, is my guess.

Contract renewal year !

Part of me hopes that he passes through waivers. I'd keep him around as depth. If someone claimed him, we would have a ton of cap room but ... what would we do with it ?

 

[Natey]

Contract renewal year !

Part of me hopes that he passes through waivers. I'd keep him around as depth. If someone claimed him, we would have a ton of cap room but ... what would we do with it ?

PATRICK KANE!!

 

[Cole Caulifield]

He only gets paid $2.5 million this year and next, wouldn't be that surprised to see a team with an internal budget pick him up.

Problem with that is that teams with an internal budget can't afford to pick him off of waivers for the sole purpose of saving 0.8M next year... when they'd be paying 2.5M more this year that they don't actually have to pay ?

 

[hockeyfan2k11]

That was a terrible deal.

 

[Kriss E]

Not sure I understand the move.