Waived: Eric Fehr placed on waivers by Pittsburgh (cleared)

[brewski420]

Because half the Pens fans are flipping completely out because they think space is being made for a big move.

Gotta love HF and the silly posts that pop up. Fans of a team 'speculating a particular move may be a precursor to another move' and of all times the day before deadline day. How silly of them. And "flipping out"???? What a joke!!!

 

[Riptide]

wait.. you can play a waived player? Im confused..

Me to how is he playing?

Waiving him just offers him to every team in the league for free. They can't claim him until tomorrow morning, which means there's no reason why Pittsburgh can't play him tonight. Although if he gets hurt, that would probably prevent teams who may want him from claiming him.

 

[SI90]

I hope the islanders claim him

 

[Harvey Birdman]

Are you telling me that some people are discussing the possibility that a move was made that could be a pre-cursor to another move on trade deadline day? No arguments. That's why this board exists.

Saying that half the Pens fans are flipping completely out is silly.

I guess if you want to find something to slam Pens fans for, you can find it even if it isn't there.

(Or is it just that you've been looking for a place to use that nifty gif and figured you'd shoehorn it into a situation that isn't really appropriate?)

Holy **** buzz kill, I am a Pens fan. And it was supposed to be funny. Go have a coke and a smile. Jesus.

 

[m302291]

closing in on 22 hours since he has been waived.

That must mean that a bunch of teams passed him up right?

How quickly would we find out that he has been claimed? He was waived a little after noon yesterday, so we would definitely know by late afternoon today right?

 

[Curufinwe]

Waiver news always comes at noon.

 

[THall4]

hows he on a draw?

Wouldn't mind the Oilers claiming him...likely not though

 

[Syrinx]

Waiver news always comes at noon.

Yep. They will announce shortly after noon the team with the highest precedence who has placed a claim. Nothing happens until Noon.

The claims process starts at noon Eastern Time and ends 24 hours later. If only one team makes a claim for the player, then he will be transferred to the claiming team. If more than one team makes a claim, then the player will be transferred to the team having the lowest percentage of possible points in league standings at the time of the request for waivers.

 

[Sam Spade]

wait.. you can play a waived player? Im confused..

Last season Laich was waived, played the next day, was traded the day after that.

 

[Pick87your71Poison]

He cleared waivers

 

[Jaded-Fan]

So the Pens can send him down to the minors, bank about half his $2 million salary in cap savings, then bring him up as needed in the playoffs cap ramification free.

Not a bad move in the end for the Pens. He probably is more movable after the expansion draft if they want to go that route this summer.

 

[Greeneye]

surprised he didnt get claimed. good depth for the playoffs.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Kinda surprised he didn't get claimed.

 

[Vitto79]

Need to eat 50 to dump him

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

surprised he didnt get claimed. good depth for the playoffs.

Kinda surprised he didn't get claimed.

Probably because of his 1 year left on contract after this season.

 

[DesertPenguin]

As a pens fan I'm breathing a sigh of relief he didn't get claimed. F16 is a useful player. Center or wing, right handed faceoff guy, kills penalties, has size, and can move up the lineup in a pinch. If a center goes down we will need him.

 

[DrDangles]

Need to eat 50 to dump him

Or we keep him as depth and basically have the same cap hit as trading him @ 50%

 

[3074326]

I'm glad he's still with the Pens. I've seen worse players get claimed.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Probably because of his 1 year left on contract after this season.

No doubt. Flexibility is the course du jour right now and a 4th liner making a decent bit for another year doesn't provide that.

Still...he's a solid veteran who seemingly gets along with everyone and works hard, he will be playing regularly somewhere in the NHL next season, even if it's not in Pittsburgh.

Honestly I rather expect him to be playing in Vegas next year. We know GMGM likes him, him making 3rd line money shouldn't be a concern for an expansion team, and he's a good character guy on a team that will likely be fairly young...seems like a natural fit (obviously via trade).

edit: I should have waited a few more minutes before posting this