Waived: Frank Corrado, Linden Vey, Alex Biega (UPDATE: Corrado claimed by TOR)

[Pip]

Having a tough d core is valuable, but not as valuable as having a good d core. Being able think and move the puck effectively are by far the most important traits for a defensman to have. If you can't do that then you shouldn't be on the team. End of story. I don't care how physical you are.

 

[Pip]

Doubt the Caps do that. Plus even waiving Sbisa kinda sucks, since we'd still be stuck with most of his cap hit, assuming he clears.

Everything about Sbisa sucks.

 

[Zombotron]

Only if they grab Booth too! Better hurry before the Ducks snap him up...there's a trend goin' on there.

Depth chart?

Vrbata | Getzlaf | Perry

Sekac | Kesler | Silfverberg

Hagelin | Cogliano | Rakell

Stewart | Horcoff | Maroon

Booth | Santorelli | Raymond

 

[me2]

Well, look at the bright side, Vey played 67 more games and had 10 more goals and 24 more points than Mallet, Rodin, and Sauve and all other second rounder since Raymond COMBINED!

Yeah but none of them were waivers fodder when we have up the 2nd.

 

[arsmaster*]

well hes not more physical than sbisa, but he's better at hockey in every way

Stanton is more physical than sbisa. It's actually amazing how this guy has a physical tag at all.

 

[Eddy Punch Clock]

BTW, what's the chance a team like Toronto takes a swipe at these guys?

I was thinking them and Calgary too..burke likes to piss on us when he gets the chance.

Giordano-Hamilton;
Russell-Wideman;
Engelland-Kulak.

I don't know who their seventh is, but could Corrado possibly fit there?

 

[Tim McCracken]

Yeah but none of them were waivers fodder when we have up the 2nd.

Yep...but they can't be waiver fodder if they're not even NHL or even AHL caliber players.

 

[Sharpshooter]

We can get Raymond back if we want.

Everything about Sbisa sucks.

Nonsense

 

[CCF23]

I was thinking them and Calgary too..burke likes to piss on us when he gets the chance.

Giordano-Hamilton;
Russell-Wideman;
Engelland-Kulak.

I don't know who their seventh is, but could Corrado possibly fit there?

TJ Brodie

 

[me2]

Yep...but they can't be waiver fodder if they're not even NHL or even AHL caliber players.

Give me the unopened mystery box over the opened and empty mystery box.

 

[kanucks25]

Correct decisions other than Biega being sent down. He should be in the starting lineup over Sbisa.

 

[Josepho]

TJ Brodie

Injured atm

 

[alternate]

Stanton is more physical than sbisa. It's actually amazing how this guy has a physical tag at all.

Lol wut??

 

[Hit the post]

Lol wut??

Probably still biased against Sbisa when he was too busy exchanging cooking recipes with a Flames player on the ice (Hamhuis had to come in and help an overmatched Dorsett & risk a '3rd man in' suspension).

 

[polarbearcub]

Gonna be pretty down if Frankie gets claimed . Good kid still with potential

 

[bossram]

Taking a pessimistic approach to Vey at the time yes he was a top-line AHL forward but his linemates Toffoli and Pearson were able to earn their spots on the Kings in scoring roles. You'd think if Vey was the same caliber of player they'd find a way to keep him in the lineup.

Anyways, it's kind of sad that Benning has been so bad that when he does something completely ordinary, cutting a few depth players who didn't earn there spot in camp, he gets praise. Guys like Vey & Corrado are getting waived all around the league right now, and it's not like he's made the 'tough call' on the real boat anchor contracts.

That's the actual problem. These are very minor, routine moves. Somehow they are some of the best moves he's made in his entire tenure. It's just mindblowing incompetence.

As for your point about Vey, that should have been Jim "talent evaluator" Benning's job. That's what he was brought in to do apparently.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

He's better than Sbisa and makes nearly 5 times less, if you don't think that reason enough to retain him over Sbisa than I really don't have much to say.

Yeah but who is going to trade for Sbisa? And they are not going to waive him.

 

[NoShowWilly]

really just disappointing that they rushed to sign Sbisa like they did. That's that i guess. Not going to admit that big a mistake so soon. Another poor season and i see Sbisa being waived in time.

 

[GPNuck]

Gonna be pretty down if Frankie gets claimed . Good kid still with potential

My oiler fan friends are pretty excited about claiming him

 

[biturbo19]

Really put their money where their mouth is with this.

Hope they all make it through, i'd suspect there's a good chance they do. Vey should look mighty nice as an AHL All Star centering the top line down there...a role that seemed previously vacant for Utica.

Corrado, well...i suppose there's always a chance he ends up claimed, but he just hasn't been good enough for a while now, and did not have a strong camp. Maybe someone takes a flyer on him based on what he looked like he might become a while ago. But if they've really been watching, he should clear. Hope they can keep him in the organization and give him another year to try to find his game again down in Utica.

 

[stuffradio]

Really put their money where their mouth is with this.

Hope they all make it through, i'd suspect there's a good chance they do. Vey should look mighty nice as an AHL All Star centering the top line down there...a role that seemed previously vacant for Utica.

Corrado, well...i suppose there's always a chance he ends up claimed, but he just hasn't been good enough for a while now, and did not have a strong camp. Maybe someone takes a flyer on him based on what he looked like he might become a while ago. But if they've really been watching, he should clear. Hope they can keep him in the organization and give him another year to try to find his game again down in Utica.

Corrado removed all mentions of Canucks on Twitter earlier today. It's back now. I bet he wants out now.

 

[CanaFan]

Corrado removed all mentions of Canucks on Twitter earlier today. It's back now. I bet he wants out now.

If he wants out because he blames the organization instead of himself for not being good enough ...

... then he isn't really a loss.

 

[polarbearcub]

If he wants out because he blames the organization instead of himself for not being good enough ...

... then he isn't really a loss.

No one to blame but himself. He was flat out , out played.

Can't blame the kid for being devastated. He could smell the nhl

 

[Verviticus]

Only I was talking about physicality.



Sbisa is our most physical defenceman. Taking him out would make the blueline too soft.

it would make the blueline better. better at hockey, yknow? the good thing, the thing we want, ability win games. hockey ability

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

it would make the blueline better. better at hockey, yknow? the good thing, the thing we want, ability win games. hockey ability

But toughness. It's why we lost the Cup in 2011, didn't you hear?