Confirmed with Link: Bruins Claim Corey Potter off Waivers
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Colt.45Orr
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I think this means Quaider may be shut down for a while. Potter shoots right and help the depth at that position.
I think this means Quaider may be shut down for a while. Potter shoots right and help the depth at that position.
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Depth move, and the brass is hoping he can improve under our system? Is there any connection between anyone currently on our staff and Potter? Maybe they think he's coachable.
It's called depth, cost no assets, only 6 healthy D in Boston, Trotman and Morrow hurt in Providence.
Not every move has to be earth shattering.
That being said I will be disappointed if one more D is not added that can play more of a role.
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From the Edmonton Journal:
Potter’s an interesting claim, and quite possibly a good one for Boston. The trade market seems flooded with depth defencemen, but almost all of them will cost an asset to acquire and many of them have significant dollars remaining on their contracts. Potter’s an exception; it cost nothing to pick him up off the waiver wire and his contract ($775,000 cap hit, expiring this season) is easily manageable for any team.
Boston has long been expected to add a defenceman via trade – owing to the injury suffered by Dennis Seidenberg, an injury which will cost him the rest of the season – and likely still need to do so. Potter adds a big, right-shooting defenceman who does a lot of things well, and gives them some cheap depth at a position where they need it. Likely the Bruins will still look to address their blue line, but this may negate their interest in adding a lower-tier option on the back end.
For Potter, this is a fantastic decision in what has been a difficult season. Potter struggled through injury at the start of the year but has been a good (and underrated) depth defender for the Oilers over the last two seasons. Now, not only does he have the chance to rebound at the NHL level but he has an opportunity to play on a team with a legitimate shot at winning the Stanley Cup. It’s a big step up.
More than that, this is a smart move for Boston. The Bruins were rumoured to be interested in Nick Schultz, but Potter is significantly cheaper both in terms of acquisition cost and contract dollars, and realistically both players are No. 6/7 defencemen at this point in their respective careers. It’s hard for an NHL team to go wrong in adding cheap depth for nothing.
Potter’s an interesting claim, and quite possibly a good one for Boston. The trade market seems flooded with depth defencemen, but almost all of them will cost an asset to acquire and many of them have significant dollars remaining on their contracts. Potter’s an exception; it cost nothing to pick him up off the waiver wire and his contract ($775,000 cap hit, expiring this season) is easily manageable for any team.
Boston has long been expected to add a defenceman via trade – owing to the injury suffered by Dennis Seidenberg, an injury which will cost him the rest of the season – and likely still need to do so. Potter adds a big, right-shooting defenceman who does a lot of things well, and gives them some cheap depth at a position where they need it. Likely the Bruins will still look to address their blue line, but this may negate their interest in adding a lower-tier option on the back end.
For Potter, this is a fantastic decision in what has been a difficult season. Potter struggled through injury at the start of the year but has been a good (and underrated) depth defender for the Oilers over the last two seasons. Now, not only does he have the chance to rebound at the NHL level but he has an opportunity to play on a team with a legitimate shot at winning the Stanley Cup. It’s a big step up.
More than that, this is a smart move for Boston. The Bruins were rumoured to be interested in Nick Schultz, but Potter is significantly cheaper both in terms of acquisition cost and contract dollars, and realistically both players are No. 6/7 defencemen at this point in their respective careers. It’s hard for an NHL team to go wrong in adding cheap depth for nothing.
bosbruin
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Is this gonna be it?
Time is running out fast. It looks like nothing is going to get done. Will be VERY tough to win the Cup when Chara is looking gassed in the first week of March!!
Time is running out fast. It looks like nothing is going to get done. Will be VERY tough to win the Cup when Chara is looking gassed in the first week of March!!
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