Claimed off Waivers: [BUF] Sabres claim Drake Caggiula off waivers from Coyotes

[BFLO]

Hilarious. Two days ago I was about to post a Caggiula for Eakin proposal on this board.

We'll give you Eakin for free if you want him!

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Caggiula has been awful this year, easily worse than the other taxi squad guys and worse than AHL callups. That's why he was on waivers.

I honestly haven’t watched him at all this season but he was a solid player in Edmonton. As a waiver pickup for depth you could do worse

 

[rt]

We'll give you Eakin for free if you want him!

That is for free lol. Neither player has any trade value.

 

[Djp]

You can't trade a player after you claim him? that doesn't sound right

if that was the case the bottom team could claim players snd send them to hood teams for futures.

if you claim a player if you are going to trade or send a p,Ayer doen it first goes to other teams thst filed claims, Thrn Thry get him for the fee, or back to the original team and return the fee before any trade coukd happen.

if he had term past this league year then they become a regular roster player and the waiver claims are erased.

 

[cyris]

You can't trade a player after you claim him? that doesn't sound right

They absolutely can. It doesn’t happen much because a guy being on waivers tends to mean the don’t have much value. But there is no rule against it

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

They absolutely can. It doesn’t happen much because a guy being on waivers tends to mean the don’t have much value. But there is no rule against it

That's what I thought, I could see a playoff team giving a 7th for him.

 

[cyris]

That's what I thought, I could see a playoff team giving a 7th for him.

Maybe. But if the Coyotes thought they could get even a 7th for him why wouldn’t they have traded him?

 

[LeonDraisaitl]

What a bunch of cheap f***s they are in the desert. Your team is in a playoff spot and instead of adding even marginally they lose those types of guys.

Firstly relax, secondly the way he was playing this year they won’t even notice him gone

 

[rt]

What a bunch of cheap f***s they are in the desert. Your team is in a playoff spot and instead of adding even marginally they lose those types of guys.

He was the worst player on the team.

 

[rt]

I don't care if he scores goals or doesn't. Will he hit someone instead of trying to do a goddamn poke check every time he's near a member of the opposite team that has the puck, like 100% of the Sabres forwards currently do?

Caggiula used to play balls-to-the-wall hockey. A little guy, but played his guts out. I think that caught up to him. Too many injuries, and had his bell rung too many times. I think he wants to play that way still but he can't. Unfortunately for him, it was the only reason he had an NHL career. Without that reckless play style, he's not an NHLer. I think Caggiula is done in this league after this season, unfortunately. He'll get one more PTO and off to Europe, I'd guess.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Caggiula used to play balls-to-the-wall hockey. A little guy, but played his guts out. I think that caught up to him. Too many injuries, and had his bell rung too many times. I think he wants to play that way still but he can't. Unfortunately for him, it was the only reason he had an NHL career. Without that reckless play style, he's not an NHLer. I think Caggiula is done in this league after this season, unfortunately. He'll get one more PTO and off to Europe, I'd guess.

So no, then. Goddammit

 

[rt]

So no, then. Goddammit

I think maybe Buffalo didn’t scout Arizona this season. I mean, the Coyotes signed him because they knew what he used to be and hoped he could be again. When it became clear that wasn’t going to happen, they waived him. 2018 Caggiula was not on waivers, it was 2021 Caggiula. I have to wonder if Buffalo even knows what that looks like.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I think maybe Buffalo didn’t scout Arizona this season. I mean, the Coyotes signed him because they knew what he used to be and hoped he could be again. When it became clear that wasn’t going to happen, they waived him. 2018 Caggiula was not on waivers, it was 2021 Caggiula. I have to wonder if Buffalo even knows what that looks like.

Buffalo has 6 scouts at the amateur and professional level. Combined. It’s almost a guarantee they didn’t do any scouting of him or anyone

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

He was the worst player on the team.

I’ll take your word on it.

 

[Dead Coyote]

He was the worst player on the team.

He might've been the worst player off the team too

 

[mouser]

if that was the case the bottom team could claim players snd send them to hood teams for futures.

if you claim a player if you are going to trade or send a p,Ayer doen it first goes to other teams thst filed claims, Thrn Thry get him for the fee, or back to the original team and return the fee before any trade coukd happen.

if he had term past this league year then they become a regular roster player and the waiver claims are erased.

Partially correct.

Teams are free to trade a waiver claim so long as no other team submitted a claim. If another team submitted a claim then the player must be offered for “free” to that team and be declined before being traded.

There is no requirement to offer a player back to the team that originally lost him on waivers.

 

[Jormungandr]

Thank god. One of the most useless players I’ve ever seen pass through the coyotes roster. Just awful.

 

[Crow]

He was a good player, though injured a lot for the hawks. I like his game. Not sure what went wrong in AZ.

 

[Daeni10]

He is probably like: I'm good boys I'll just report to Tucson

 

[elitepete]

I understood the thinking from Arizona's standpoint with Schmaltz on the roster getting drake in the beginning.

GM's have the idea of trying to re-create one of the most dominant lines in the NCAA in the past 10 years.
but lets be honest we know who was a driver on that line.

Boeser.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

I think maybe Buffalo didn’t scout Arizona this season. I mean, the Coyotes signed him because they knew what he used to be and hoped he could be again. When it became clear that wasn’t going to happen, they waived him. 2018 Caggiula was not on waivers, it was 2021 Caggiula. I have to wonder if Buffalo even knows what that looks like.

Buffalo has 7 total scouts and they now share duties on both the amateur + pro side. Plus according to Elliotte Friedman they are scouting 90% by video.

So at best maybe they threw on NHL network and watched a few shifts...


Most likely this was Don Granato telling Kevyn Adams to claim him because of their time together in Chicago.

oh, and he’s cheap so that’s probably the other reason. Buffalo is pretty much capped out.

 

[Mr Positive]

Getting a warm body, and avoid exposing a green prospect to a losing team

 

[voxel]

Caggiula used to play balls-to-the-wall hockey. A little guy, but played his guts out. I think that caught up to him. Too many injuries, and had his bell rung too many times. I think he wants to play that way still but he can't. Unfortunately for him, it was the only reason he had an NHL career. Without that reckless play style, he's not an NHLer. I think Caggiula is done in this league after this season, unfortunately. He'll get one more PTO and off to Europe, I'd guess.

Wait... wasn't that how Reider played too? Maybe not as balls to the wall... but a hard forechecking game.

Drake seems done because of his injuries but I think he still has a few years left as he can play a skilled game and tone down the flying missile hits.

 

[SwedishFire]

Caggiula used to play balls-to-the-wall hockey. A little guy, but played his guts out. I think that caught up to him. Too many injuries, and had his bell rung too many times. I think he wants to play that way still but he can't. Unfortunately for him, it was the only reason he had an NHL career. Without that reckless play style, he's not an NHLer. I think Caggiula is done in this league after this season, unfortunately. He'll get one more PTO and off to Europe, I'd guess.

Funny because he came to the leauge for his hands, and in my mind good hands has a place. Maybe coaches just needed a guy who plays reckless than a finess guy, who there are a ton of

 

[rt]

Wait... wasn't that how Reider played too? Maybe not as balls to the wall... but a hard forechecking game.

Drake seems done because of his injuries but I think he still has a few years left as he can play a skilled game and tone down the flying missile hits.

No. Rieder was extremely fast and very smart and had a good, active stick. Great at generating turnovers but dog shit at converting them because he had no hands. Not fantastic forechekcer in the traditional sense because he was light in the ass and a bit soft. Similarly not great in board battles. Didn’t hit or mix it up at all. Cerebral, fast, defensive forward.

Caggiula was all blood and guts. Didn’t have the smarts or raw talent of Rieder. But had brass balls and an abrasive, sandpaper approach to things. Always did evertithing above weight class. Which is why he’s broken down now.

Floyd Mayweather woulda had a short career in the light heavyweight division, too.