They probably tried trading Ruuta and when no one bit they threw him on waivers to see if anyone will claim him.
I think with all the injuries and elcs we have in the lineup now we would be ok Lets not forget we are going too be making trades He is only signed for the rest of the yearisn't his caphit significant? especially for LA?
Maybe if he clears he becomes easier to trade. Say something like Vancouver trades Gagner for Rutta. Van would probably have to retain some salary, then put Ruuta in the AHL.
He's going to clear and be traded along with a pick for Sam Gagner. WatchHe's ok. As a bottom pair or 7th dman you can live with him. Anything other then that you won't be happy with the results.
I'm guessing he clears and maybe later a trade can happen with the hawks retaining some of his $2.25 salary.
Personally I hope he gets claimed to open a contract slot.
this makes sense only if vancouver is trying to extract value for gagner. if it's just a salary dump swap then vancouver wouldn't care if they traded for rutta then lost him on waivers.
He's going to clear and be traded along with a pick for Sam Gagner. Watch
With Russell and Klefbom both now on IR, along with Sekera also on LTIR, I wouldn't be super surprised to see Edmonton pick him up.
Nurse-Larsson
Gravel-Benning
Jones/Garrison-Wideman.
Though tbt I'm not sure he's an upgrade on anyone...
He's going to clear and be traded along with a pick for Sam Gagner. Watch
Nothing of value lost to Hawks
Only positive you can say about Jan Rutta is he is upgrade over Brandon Manning. Sadly our coach is blind and plays Manning
He's going to clear and be traded along with a pick for Sam Gagner. Watch
Hawks are rumoured to be very interested in Gagner. Manning works tooWhy would the hawks trade a pick for Gagner?
The Canucks will be taking manning back. Same contract length minus 900k in gagners favor
Hawks are rumoured to be very interested in Gagner. Manning works too
Zaitsev, McAdam, 2019 2nd
For
Rutta, Kruger, Forsberg
Thats awful for Chicago Leafs cap situation is miles better through this deal while ours becomes miles worse with Zaitsev's contract
Yet Zaitsev would be your number #1. The hawks have to take this deal
Hawks are rumoured to be very interested in Gagner. Manning works too
I hadn't heard this until now.
Gagner, if I remember it correctly, is great friends with Patrick Kane from before they were drafted. Gagner has some skill, and could provide a small boost to Chicago's scoring. I like it. Hope it happens.