Filip Chlapik placed on unconditional waivers

[cudi]

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[Sens of Anarchy]

Yeah, in my case I was in a conversation with leaf fans saying they hadnt won the division yet as were not half way through the season. They didnt like that.

Gotta watch those main boards .. Can't upset the Leaf fans

 

[Ouroboros]

Wouldn't listen to his bosses and got fired. Or as close as it gets in the hockey world I guess.

Sounds like a low character guy.

 

[BatherSeason]

The Ottawa Senators just can't help themselves.

 

[Deku]

I would be kind of surprised if playing for Sparta was the reason they cut him. The agent's quote talks about "it could affect the negotiation of a new contract", but they still signed him to the contract

 

[Korpse]

The Ottawa Senators just can't help themselves.

Pretty shitty they wanted the player to challenge himself and come into camp ready to win a NHL spot.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Sorry filip. Paquette stepan and anisimov are just 2 good

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Pretty shitty they wanted the player to challenge himself and come into camp ready to win a NHL spot.

Didn’t they straight up say his camp catapulted him onto a roster spot? They sung his praises.

But then they had that little experiment for the first 15 games

 

[Micklebot]

Sorry filip. Paquette stepan and anisimov are just 2 good

So, i don't know what to make of this, on the one hand, the team alledgedly didn't keep their unspecified promise. On the other hand, they unconditionally released him allowing him to sign elsewhere, likely for more money than he'd make in Belleville, so putting the player's best interests ahead of the (AHL) team's.

Weird situation given that we literally signed him 4 months ago.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

So, i don't know what to make of this, on the one hand, the team alledgedly didn't keep their unspecified promise. On the other hand, they unconditionally released him allowing him to sign elsewhere, likely for more money than he'd make in Belleville, so putting the player's best interests ahead of the (AHL) team's.

Weird situation given that we literally signed him 4 months ago.

I think he just said no more ahl. He’s been there enough. And he’s paid his dues. Giving roster spots to anisimov and stepan and paquette and new signings like galchenyuk and Haley and peca before him? I think that’s just the final star. And I don’t blame hkm

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Sorry filip. Paquette stepan and anisimov are just 2 good

Don't forget Galchenyuk lol

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Don't forget Galchenyuk lol

Dude should currently be centering stutzle and batherson. He was more physical than Haley

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

I would be kind of surprised if playing for Sparta was the reason they cut him. The agent's quote talks about "it could affect the negotiation of a new contract", but they still signed him to the contract

Yeah that really makes no sense and it’s tough to feel sorry for the guy when nobody else in the league wanted to sign him either

 

[DaveMatthew]

I personally didn't think Chlapik was ever going to become an NHLer, and I thought that for a couple years.

With that said, if Dorion "promised" him a real opportunity and then went out and acquired Stepan, Paquette and Galchenyuk... well that sucks.

Can't blame the guy for wanting to go to Europe. He'll make more money and have a nicer life in Finland or the Czech Republic than he would in Belleville.

And I guess Dorion made up for his shitty "promise" by releasing him and letting him go.

 

[mianjo]

Signs for Lahti Pelicans

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[TkachukMyAho]

I personally didn't think Chlapik was ever going to become an NHLer, and I thought that for a couple years.

With that said, if Dorion "promised" him a real opportunity and then went out and acquired Stepan, Paquette and Galchenyuk... well that sucks.

Can't blame the guy for wanting to go to Europe. He'll make more money and have a nicer life in Finland or the Czech Republic than he would in Belleville.

And I guess Dorion made up for his shitty "promise" by releasing him and letting him go.

If that is truly what happened, Dorion better shore up his "promise" problem. A guy like Chlapik should have never been offered the impression that he's a staple on the team. He's not good enough.

 

[mianjo]

Starts for
Lahti Pelicans today

 

[playasRus]

Ian Mendes always wiht great articles.

 

[Xspyrit]

I'd love to have him as the 4th line center right now. He's PPG in the Czech league and 5th in scoring in the whole league. The Extraliga is not the SHL but not some crap league, it's a good level

David Krejci and Tomas Plekanec are currently tied 10th in scoring. Jaromir Jagr is 32nd

Look at that list, plenty of familiar names :

Elite Prospects - Czech Stats 2021-2022

Still rooting for this guy to eventually come back to NA and make a few millions in the NHL

 

[Rals]

Screw it he's done

 

[DrEasy]

Ian Mendes always wiht great articles.

For those of us without a subscription, can someone please summarize this? Thanks!

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

For those of us without a subscription, can someone please summarize this? Thanks!

Chlapik felt he had more to offer than limited fourth-line minutes but the team wouldn't give him more opportunity. He felt he'd been misled by management and, once he was sent back to the AHL, the lower salary and the impacts of COVID-19 contributed to a financial crunch that left him better off returning home.

 

[PlayOn]

For those of us without a subscription, can someone please summarize this? Thanks!

- Chlapik was unhappy in NA
- He felt the Sens were trying to change his game into a fourth-line grinder and he struggled with the lack of ice time when called up
- AHL players lost almost half their salary last year and he was concerned about his pay
- All of this culminated in him asking for a trade
- He was informed it would take a month or so to try to find a fit for him and decided to leave NA
- He said no one contacted him except the trainers and good friends he made, and that if they had perhaps he’d have a change of heart
- long story short he didn’t feel appreciated and is in a better place now in Europe with his family

The Sens responded with this:

“On Feb. 22, Filip’s agent advised the Club that Filip was unhappy. This precipitated GM Pierre Dorion making an offer of providing any degree of help — either physical or mental. By Thursday of that week (Feb. 25), a second offer of assistance was made via text. This offer also included an opportunity to be recalled to the Senators for early March’s six-game road trip to western Canada in an effort to demonstrate to Filip that he remained an important component to the team’s future. The Club was ultimately informed by the player’s agent that playing hockey in North America (for either Belleville or Ottawa) was no longer of interest to Filip and that his preference was to play professionally in Europe. The team agreed to terminate his contract on Sat., Feb. 26.”

 

[mianjo]

He is back in the Czech leagues and doing pretty good

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HC Sparta Praha

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[Silencio]

For those of us without a subscription, can someone please summarize this? Thanks!

- Chlapik sounds genuinely happy to be plaing in his home country/near his family
-Felt he had to walk away from the Senators because he was "just too unhappy"; breaking point was getting demoted to the AHL
-Didn't like how Ottawa tried to make him into a fourth lind grinder, felt they were underselling his potential
-Had financial concerns about the demotion, basically playing for half of the 70k AHL slaary due to the pandemic shortened season
-Isolation was also hard on him mentally
-Asked for a trade first but didn't/couldn't wait for the month long period he was told this would take
-Feels Ottawa didn't reach out or provide any support, maybe situation could have been resolved if they had
-Ottawa disputes this; Dorion says he did reach out to help and promised Chlapik he would be recalled for a road trip in March
-Chlapik is happy playing in a top 6 role on his current team, feels appreciated
-Doesn't regret walking away from the NHL