Chris Wagner

[Exit Dose]

No, he's just safe from having to clear waivers for the next 30 days. I wouldn't be surprised to see Wagner traded soon.

 

[Kalv]

No, he's just safe from having to clear waivers for the next 30 days. I wouldn't be surprised to see Wagner traded soon.

Anyone just could have had him for free, and no one took him, who will give something back to get him?

But wait can`t he be sent down for all the season now?

 

[Exit Dose]

Anyone just could have had him for free, and no one took him, who will give something back to get him?

But wait can`t he be sent down for all the season now?

That's not true. Anyone that claims him has to play him on their NHL roster. He couldn't be demoted if he didn't work out. BUT teams will sometimes send a player through waivers right before they are traded on behalf of the team that they are dealing with. For players in that are in the borderline area of development that Wagner is, teams won't pay up unless they can safely send him to the minors if things don't work out. The solution is to pop the player through waivers, and when he clears, trade him with the 30 day waiver protection.

 

[mightyquack]

Anyone just could have had him for free, and no one took him, who will give something back to get him?

But wait can`t he be sent down for all the season now?

As he's cleared waivers now he doesn't have to clear them again this season unless he spends 30 more days on an NHL roster / plays 10 NHL games with Anaheim.

 

[Duck Off]

No, he's just safe from having to clear waivers for the next 30 days. I wouldn't be surprised to see Wagner traded soon.

This.

Otherwise it doesn't make sense why we would waive him and not send him down?

 

[Ducks Nation*]

So we are going to trade another young center?

Nice sounds like a plan.

 

[Kalv]

Let`s not jump to conclusions here

 

[Carelton CA]

Very few teams want to claim guys off waivers this early in the year. Teams are still trying to figure out what they have in their own team. Plus most teams are close to the 50 man limit. That's why a trade makes more sense than a claim at this time of the year.

 

[Kalv]

Or maybe he is not sent down because the Gulls don`t play in the next couple of days and Wags can train with the big boys?

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Or maybe he is not sent down because the Gulls don`t play in the next couple of days and Wags can train with the big boys?

I am sure Gulls are practicing too, and if they were gonna send him down in a few days they might as well send him down now to get some chemistry....oh wait the Ducks don't believe in that.

 

[TheJoeMan]

So we are going to trade another young center?

Nice sounds like a plan.

They were willing to let him go for nothing, do you think they wouldn't rather trade him and actually get a return? As much as we all like Wagner he's not that special. It's nice how much he's progressed and I was hoping he'd secure a spot for himself this year but that doesn't look like it's going to happen. He's set to before an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year so he might not be in our long-term plans anyway. Why not get something for him? He'll only be further down the depth chart once Thompson's healthy and we don't really need another center down in San Diego. It's really not going to be that big of a loss.

 

[DaDucks*]

They were willing to let him go for nothing, do you think they wouldn't rather trade him and actually get a return? As much as we all like Wagner he's not that special. It's nice how much he's progressed and I was hoping he'd secure a spot for himself this year but that doesn't look like it's going to happen. He's set to before an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year so he might not be in our long-term plans anyway. Why not get something for him? He'll only be further down the depth chart once Thompson's healthy and we don't really need another center down in San Diego. It's really not going to be that big of a loss.

yup.... Hopefully his career takes on a trajectory like Beleskey after he was waived. Other than that, he's a dime a dozen the way we draft.

 

[camshaft]

They were willing to let him go for nothing, do you think they wouldn't rather trade him and actually get a return? As much as we all like Wagner he's not that special. It's nice how much he's progressed and I was hoping he'd secure a spot for himself this year but that doesn't look like it's going to happen. He's set to before an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year so he might not be in our long-term plans anyway. Why not get something for him? He'll only be further down the depth chart once Thompson's healthy and we don't really need another center down in San Diego. It's really not going to be that big of a loss.

How come Wagner becomes an unrestricted free agent at end of the year rather than a restricted free agent? He will not be 27 years old for another two seasons.

 

[Opak]

How come Wagner becomes an unrestricted free agent at end of the year rather than a restricted free agent? He will not be 27 years old for another two seasons.

Spoiler alert: he doesn't.

 

[Sojourn]

They were willing to let him go for nothing, do you think they wouldn't rather trade him and actually get a return? As much as we all like Wagner he's not that special. It's nice how much he's progressed and I was hoping he'd secure a spot for himself this year but that doesn't look like it's going to happen. He's set to before an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year so he might not be in our long-term plans anyway. Why not get something for him? He'll only be further down the depth chart once Thompson's healthy and we don't really need another center down in San Diego. It's really not going to be that big of a loss.

He's set to become a restricted free agent.

 

[TheJoeMan]

How come Wagner becomes an unrestricted free agent at end of the year rather than a restricted free agent? He will not be 27 years old for another two seasons.

Spoiler alert: he doesn't.

He's set to become a restricted free agent.

Wagner will be 25 when his contract expires and he has completed over three professional seasons. In order to avoid Group VI unrestricted free agency he has to have played at least 80 games. He's at 13 right now. Does anyone here think he's going to get 67 regular season and playoff games this year? I mean it could happen technically but considering the fact that he was just waived and could seemingly be sent down to San Diego any day now I find it highly unlikely that he'll hit that mark.

 

[McDonald19]

Wagner will be 25 when his contract expires and he has completed over three professional seasons. In order to avoid Group VI unrestricted free agency he has to have played at least 80 games. He's at 13 right now. Does anyone here think he's going to get 67 regular season and playoff games this year? I mean it could happen technically but considering the fact that he was just waived and could seemingly be sent down to San Diego any day now I find it highly unlikely that he'll hit that mark.

You are correct, but if Murray likes Wagner's game he will offer him a one-way contract for 16-17 before he hits UFA status July 1st.

 

[TheJoeMan]

You are correct, but if Murray likes Wagner's game he will offer him a one-way contract for 16-17 before he hits UFA status July 1st.

He might. A lot can change from now until January (which is the earliest Murray can sign him to an extension) but the fact that he was waived doesn't speak highly of his feelings about Wagner's future. And Wagner could choose not to re-sign and decide to go elsewhere. We'll see I guess but my feeling is he'll probably move on.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

the league is getting younger, all you ever hear analysts say is it 's becoming a youth oriented sport. maybe we should stop bringing in 30+ year olds ever summer and actually develop some forwards properly

 

[DucksAreCool]

the league is getting younger, all you ever hear analysts say is it 's becoming a youth oriented sport. maybe we should stop bringing in 30+ year olds ever summer and actually develop some forwards properly

Who are these young teams winning Cups?

 

[KaseMeOutside]

pretty sure the blackhawks and kings have developed young forwards who have helped them

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Tampa is doing decent and are set for a looooonggggg time

 

[DucksAreCool]

pretty sure the blackhawks and kings have developed young forwards who have helped them

Not particularly young forwards and they picked up older forwards in trades to put the over the top. We have Getzlaf and Perry we've developed. Silfverberg and Maroon have been developed. We still have Rakell, Ritchie and Friberg. Teams trade for veteran forward help to win Cups all the time and they trade away young, low ceiling forwards all the time, trading Wagner is not some huge make or break thing.

 

[duxfan1101]

Tampa is doing decent and are set for a looooonggggg time

Well in the next couple of years the contracts of Stamkos, Johnson, Palat, Kucherov, Bishop, Killorn and Hedman will all expire. And they barely have cap space as it is. So they might not look the same in a year or so as they are now.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Well in the next couple of years the contracts of Stamkos, Johnson, Palat, Kucherov, Bishop, Killorn and Hedman will all expire. And they barely have cap space as it is. So they might not look the same in a year or so as they are now.

yeah but the development of those young forwards is why they could possibly absorb losing stamkos. all i am saying is we are in dire need of skill up front organizationally sure it is nice to have a great pool of D prospects but we need some forwards as well.