Waived: Dryden Hunt

[BeezKnees]

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[MintyFresh88]

Well, he got his chance again and didn’t really earn a spot, I guess. I like his game but there’s just something missing that I can’t quite figure out.

I wonder if Toninato is coming back up? He played quite good in those few games.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

Why? I thought he was fine for the 4th line.

 

[MintyFresh88]

Why? I thought he was fine for the 4th line.

I agree, I don’t think he’s been playing bad enough to risk losing him for nothing.

I think maybe they just liked what they saw from Toninato when he was up and prefer him. Or there’s a trade coming, who knows.

 

[SimbaThePanther]

A little odd. I guess they expected a few more points out of him? Other then that, I thought he has done well enough on that line.

 

[Mogo]

In NHL now you want your 4th line to score at least some. Hunt just cant score a goal to save his life. Much rather see Toninato there

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Well, he got his chance again and didn’t really earn a spot, I guess. I like his game but there’s just something missing that I can’t quite figure out.

I wonder if Toninato is coming back up? He played quite good in those few games.

I'd reckon that Malgin too is going to Springfield as well. Q has reduced his shifts and TOI in the past few games already so he's gonna get axed soon enough.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

A little odd. I guess they expected a few more points out of him? Other then that, I thought he has done well enough on that line.

Well, like some of the Hawks fans pointed out, Q has pretty high standards.

 

[Dread Clawz]

In NHL now you want your 4th line to score at least some. Hunt just cant score a goal to save his life. Much rather see Toninato there

Yeah, I like Hunt he works hard, but Toninato definitely deserves a spot over him. Greco is even worthy of a look to see what he can do, he never got a real shot.

 

[MintyFresh88]

I'd reckon that Malgin too is going to Springfield as well. Q has reduced his shifts and TOI in the past few games already so he's gonna get axed soon enough.

True. The last 5 games or so he hasn’t really done much and has been on the ice for some goals against quite frequently.

This is the downside of our current cap situation...we don’t have the luxury of having healthy scratches coming in and out of the lineup or being able to call up/send down guys which tends to create some complacency. We need more ongoing competition for bottom 6 spots.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

I wouldn't mind Toninato coming back, but I think they just move Pysyk back to wing when Weegar returns

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

I liked Hunt. He played with grit. He's just never going to score.

 

[RainingRats]

Might as well try to upgrade his spot. He’s fine on the 4th line but there’s a chance we have better players to take his spot

 

[Gentle Man]

Actually odd.

What's the next move?

Nvm. Saw he got benched in the 3rd against the Peg. Guess writing was on the wall.

Im wondering if they call Toninator to join that line or Boyle drops down and Tippett gets a shot with Tro?

 

[letsgrowcactus]

Might lose him to waivers, but at this point he's probably what he is, a fourth line guy who's replaceable.

I wouldn't waive Malgin, at least not yet; he had a pretty good run early on, he has faded a bit lately but he's still a top9 guy, young and dirt cheap. Try to switch the lines around a bit before you go there - not like the rest of the middle six is producing much. And while we have several guys in Springfield who can replace Hunt, I'm not sure who'd replace Malgin - Borgstrom really needs the developement time, Tippett is a completely different player... nobody else on that roster stands out as a top9 guy. Unless you want to go back to Pysyk on wing once Weegar is back...

 

[SimbaThePanther]

Unless you want to go back to Pysyk on wing once Weegar is back...

I really hope not. He's less physical compared to Hunt and I just can't see him work as well on that 4th line. He is alright as a plug-in type guy on like the 3rd for a game or so for his defensive game, to add some balance. But beyond that...stick him on the 3rd pairing at best.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

Might lose him to waivers, but at this point he's probably what he is, a fourth line guy who's replaceable.

I wouldn't waive Malgin, at least not yet; he had a pretty good run early on, he has faded a bit lately but he's still a top9 guy, young and dirt cheap. Try to switch the lines around a bit before you go there - not like the rest of the middle six is producing much. And while we have several guys in Springfield who can replace Hunt, I'm not sure who'd replace Malgin - Borgstrom really needs the developement time, Tippett is a completely different player... nobody else on that roster stands out as a top9 guy. Unless you want to go back to Pysyk on wing once Weegar is back...

Malgin's not producing a lot of points, but he's also not really playing poorly. He set Mike Hoffman up with two prime chances last night and Hoff just couldn't get them home. Malgin's been pretty good. Not the first guy on the team I'd waive, honestly.

 

[RealHumanBean]

inb4 they claim Haley

 

[FinlandPanther]

I was about to comment on this. He jsut can’t score that’s his problem. He’s a great 13th forward but we need someone who is going to do something offensively.

 

[MintyFresh88]

I wouldn't mind Toninato coming back, but I think they just move Pysyk back to wing when Weegar returns

Why risk losing him to waivers just to move Pysyk to wing...they could have just scratched Hunt and accomplished that.

 

[Prominence Problem]

True. The last 5 games or so he hasn’t really done much and has been on the ice for some goals against quite frequently.

Other than that soft goal Bob let in, the fourth line was on for the two other goals against. Forget without looking what happened against the Jets, but Hunt hasn't been playing noticeably well the last few games.

Wouldn't be upset whatsoever if Toni gets called up, but if it's a Wing Spot they're looking for I'd be all for Grecs getting the shot. He seems to be having quite the season!

 

[GermanPanther]

Greco would be an option for the 4th line, but like Hunt he must produce something. When you call up Toninato i dont expect him to do much on the scoring.
When you wanna do something on the 4th Line and it belongs to yesterday Game definetly the defensiv part, then is Greco the first option to go.

Also Greco always on the hunt for Points, if they call up someone. I put my 5 Cent on Greco.

 

[Prominence Problem]

Greco would be an option for the 4th line, but like Hunt he must produce something. When you call up Toninato i dont expect him to do much on the scoring.
When you wanna do something on the 4th Line and it belongs to yesterday Game definetly the defensiv part, then is Greco the first option to go.

Also Greco always on the hunt for Points, if they call up someone. I put my 5 Cent on Greco.

I agree it should be Grecs and hopefully it will, but it's hard to say that with Toni you can't expect much scoring when he actually scored in his last NHL game.

 

[geisterpanthers]

I would like to see Sceviour being wavied, least skilled guy on the team by a wide margin.

 

[16Skippy]

Not sure what the point of this is. Is one of our injured guys coming back?