Waived: Boyd Gordon
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Nope not today.
would love for someone to claim him so he isnt taking a roster spot from one of the kids in LV. but it wont be the end of the world if he isnt claimed which i cant imagine happens.
SpookyHockey
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I believe Lyubimov wouldn't need waivers to be sent to the Phantoms, but I agree. Sending him down over Gordon would have been stupid.
deadhead
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Sending Luby down wouldn't be stupid if he played on the top 2 lines and got a chance to work on his offensive game, right now he's as bad as PEB on offense and he isn't trusted on the PK at this point. So it wouldn't be the worst thing to get him 20 minutes a night in offensive situations.
Gordon was a reasonable gamble, for what is in effect only money (and Comcast has plenty) they added possible depth if they could get one year out of him. Unfortunately it didn't pay off, but you can get him off the books b/c it's basically a minimum salary.
The need to make patches like this is why Hextall doesn't want to trade prospects or overpay free agents - he can finally see the end of the tunnel where he can make decisons based on talent, not cap room or short-term expediency.
Gordon was a reasonable gamble, for what is in effect only money (and Comcast has plenty) they added possible depth if they could get one year out of him. Unfortunately it didn't pay off, but you can get him off the books b/c it's basically a minimum salary.
The need to make patches like this is why Hextall doesn't want to trade prospects or overpay free agents - he can finally see the end of the tunnel where he can make decisons based on talent, not cap room or short-term expediency.
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Curufinwe
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Capgeek thought they had to make another move to activate Streit, but Hextall would know better.
I thought they might demote Lyubimov (he's waiver exempt) to buy another week before having to waive Gordon, but I'm glad they didn't wait around. Hopefully he's claimed because there's no role for him on the Phantoms, either.
I thought they might demote Lyubimov (he's waiver exempt) to buy another week before having to waive Gordon, but I'm glad they didn't wait around. Hopefully he's claimed because there's no role for him on the Phantoms, either.
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It doesn't seem like there was ever any intention to have the now 25 year old Russian play in the AHL this season. Even when he was healthy scratched for weeks, they kept him up rather than giving him AHL ice time (and the corresponding AHL salary).
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There may be a gentleman's agreement with Luby, but money aside, I'm not sure he's best served being in the NHL right now, he's an energizer bunny but a bit clueless. To stay in the NHL, he'll have to become a top PK guy, because I think at his age he's not likely to become an offensive threat.
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Lol, so you think he should be sent down to the AHL to work on his offensive game, and you also think he isn't likely to become an offensive threat?
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Striiker
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Yep, Lyubimov is clueless but Vandevelde and Bellemare aren't. That's why they're so great on the PK 
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Yep, Lyubimov is clueless but Vandevelde and Bellemare aren't. That's why they're so great on the PK
Chris VandeVelde is the worst PKer I have ever seen in my life on any team at any level.
It's not because of stupid plays like Ryan White.
It's because he never makes ANY plays. Ever. It's like his stick is slathered in puck repellant.
Striiker
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If he played with his stick upside down I don't think it would make any difference at all.
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I've never seen a less aggressive PK in my entire life. I scream at my TV every time as they slowly collapse more and more into the slot. It's atrocious.
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I don't know if I'd really want an aggressive PK with our batch of players. Vandevelde and Amac graze around enough as it is.
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I cannot fathom any team claiming Gordon. He simply cannot keep up in the NHL anymore and his ability to win 55 out of 100 faceoffs isn't enough to compensate for his being a complete liability otherwise.
Striiker
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You can't?
There's a lot of GMs out there that make incredibly questionable decisions.
I don't think he's getting claimed either, but it definitely wouldn't surprise me based on the stupidity we've seen from some of these guys.
I don't mind Hextall signing him, it was worth a try and basically zero risk, but now that we've seen how he's actually performed it's clear he's done.
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In my ball hockey league last night, one of the guys couldn't find his stick and had to bring his daughter's, so it came up to his sternum. He is a very skilled player usually but was whiffing on everything, couldn't shoot, kept missing passes because he would put the stick out to where he normally would receive them.
He reminded me of VdV.
Now hopefully we get rid of Hak-din twins this offseason. I'm hoping for a 4th line of Leier-Laughton-Weise next year
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I could see Arizona bringing him as a 4C/PKer. They are familiar with him and have atrocious depth at center.
