News Article: Bowey on Waivers

[Richard Gibson]

Has he been that bad? I thought he could be a serviceable #5

Red Wings defensemen, goals against/60 at 5 on 5
Mcilrath 2.03
Nemeth 2.72
Biega 2.76
Green 2.85
Cholowski 3.01
Daley 3.24
Ericsson 3.5
Hronek 3.56
Hicketts 3.88
Bowey 4.33

 

[TheRatPoisoner]

Either Yzerman wants to keep him but believes he can get away with sending him down and nobody claiming him, or he has zero trade value. I feel like the perception of him is that he not going to get much better, if this is the case, players like that dont generally have much trade value.

Think it's more than likely that he just doesn't have any trade value and that's it.

 

[Tasteslikekevinbacon]

Also lol timing since Bowey is from Winnipeg

 

[newfy]

On a team with better dmen to insulate him he would do fine. Has some good skating and decent offensive instincts to be a sheltered player. On our defence the shelter isn’t there and he looks especially bad as a result.

I dont know about that anymore honestly. I liked him last year and thought he could log some minutes and get confident this year but hes bad. This defense is too bad to shelter anyone but hes been outplayed by Biega and McIlrath who have also not been sheltered. Bowey has consistently stood out as bad on the worst D in the league, this move isnt surprising at all

 

[Kronwalled55]

Also lol timing since Bowey is from Winnipeg

Confirmed: Green is getting shipped the next time we play Calgary.

 

[Gniwder]

I dont know about that anymore honestly. I liked him last year and thought he could log some minutes and get confident this year but hes bad. This defense is too bad to shelter anyone but hes been outplayed by Biega and McIlrath who have also not been sheltered. Bowey has consistently stood out as bad on the worst D in the league, this move isnt surprising at all

Yup, if the Caps couldn't shelter him, no team is going to be able.

Aside from turnovers and bad outlet passes, he simply doesn't understand coverage. Gets caught watching the puck while opponents skate right by him, leaving guys wide open at the doorstep.

He needs more time in the AHL, to either understand that defensemen are supposed to cover opponents or to convert to RW.

Even if he gets claimed, he's going to get waived as soon as he plays a coupe of games. He's that bad, which is unfortunate because I had high hopes for him.

 

[RedMenace]

@iyer_prashanth
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52m
Not a move I was expecting but makes sense in the long run

With all due respect to Mr. Prashanth, I wouldn't take his opinions for anything more than they are: opinions. He crunches numbers, and is on a podcast, but otherwise I don't really see any more insight than anyone here.

Regarding the waiving, it's about time. I'd have to think someone might take a stab at him, but I don't know who's really hurting for defense. Bowey, honestly, is another Brendan Smith.

 

[Richard Gibson]

and i agree with this opinion

 

[Shaman464]

Not surprised at all, watched him play for the caps, said it as soon as he was traded he was an AHLer and here we are, people see it now.

 

[Gniwder]

With all due respect to Mr. Prashanth, I wouldn't take his opinions for anything more than they are: opinions. He crunches numbers, and is on a podcast, but otherwise I don't really see any more insight than anyone here.

Regarding the waiving, it's about time. I'd have to think someone might take a stab at him, but I don't know who's really hurting for defense. Bowey, honestly, is another Brendan Smith.

That's an insult to Brendan. Bowey is considerably worse.

 

[Dotter]

Brendan Smith was much better than Bowey. Smith would be the 3rd or 4th best D active on this team right now.

 

[RedMenace]

and i agree with this opinion

Fair play.

That's an insult to Brendan. Bowey is considerably worse.

I honestly don't think he is, but then again Smitty was given several years to "pan out."

 

[Retire91]

I am okay with this I am glad we gave him a try but also glad the team will move on when someone doesn't add value.

 

[Bench]

Nick Jensen is still plugging along for the Caps. He provides no offense, but he logs a lot of minutes at ES and on the PK.

 

[Henkka]

Bowey's trade value is absolutely zero.

But he could be the guy who'll match the criteria for expansion draft guy having played 70 games in two seasons before the draft.

Like, there has to be one. You can't protect everybody.

 

[2xJack]

Bowey's trade value is absolutely zero.

But he could be the guy who'll match the criteria for expansion draft guy having played 70 games in two seasons before the draft.

Like, there has to be one. You can't protect everybody.

Don't see him playing 70 games between this season and next, tbh. In fact, he's an RFA after this season and I'm unconvinced he gets a contract. Someone else will have to serve that role. Maybe we re-sign Nemeth for that purpose.

I think the Bowey experiment is over. It was worth a shot, but he's just not a player.

 

[ThankGord]

Don't see him playing 70 games between this season and next, tbh. In fact, he's an RFA after this season and I'm unconvinced he gets a contract. Someone else will have to serve that role. Maybe we re-sign Nemeth for that purpose.

I think the Bowey experiment is over. It was worth a shot, but he's just not a player.

Was thinking the same thing, Nemeth will probably have to fill that role as one of the only defensemen we have that can stay healthy enough to play 70.

 

[Henkka]

Yeah it could be Biega or McIlrath too.

I'd like to keep Nemeth as UFA outside the expansion and re-sign him to play after that. He has been the healthy version of good Ericsson lately.

 

[2xJack]

Yeah it could be Biega or McIlrath too.

I'd like to keep Nemeth as UFA outside the expansion and re-sign him to play after that. He has been the healthy version of good Ericsson lately.

Actually this is why Nemeth makes a lot of sense. We re-sign him at some point next season, giving him a small bump in salary, and there's no way he's going to be claimed. That's a win-win. Biega could of course work but he's a UFA after this season. We'd have to bring him back on a two year deal, or sign him this summer and then again before the draft. Possible but not too likely I think. McIlrath is like Nemeth, he's a UFA after next season. We probably don't sign him just to make him available and hope he's taken.

I don't know. We've got a year to worry about that. All I'm pretty certain of is that Bowey looks out of the picture. It appears Bowey could be headed to GR while Ericsson stays up, and that says a lot about his future here.

 

[Peter Tosh]

Waivers has stopped being exciting. No one ever gets claimed, just like Restricted Free Agency.

 

[2xJack]

Waivers has stopped being exciting. No one ever gets claimed, just like Restricted Free Agency.

It still happens. The Jets put in a claim on Dec 4th, for Nick Shore from Toronto. Maybe it is just that our players absolutely suck, so when they get put on waivers they pass right through making it seem like nobody gets claimed anymore.

 

[Go Wings]

On a team with better dmen to insulate him he would do fine. Has some good skating and decent offensive instincts to be a sheltered player. On our defence the shelter isn’t there and he looks especially bad as a result.

If that were true Washington never would have given him up. Some players are just not meant to play on the NHL.

 

[odin1981]

Brendan Smith was much better than Bowey. Smith would be the 3rd or 4th best D active on this team right now.

That's really not saying a lot ROFL.

 

[Spitfire11]

I haven’t watched the Wings much this year, but in that last game against the Leafs, Bowey had one of the very worst performances I’ve ever seen from a Red Wing

 

[Winger98]

I haven’t watched the Wings much this year, but in that last game against the Leafs, Bowey had one of the very worst performances I’ve ever seen from a Red Wing

if you'd seen a few more games I'm sure Bowey has topped it at least once.