Confirmed with Link: Habs claim Chris Tierney

[tazsub3]

That only works if someone else picks him up, though.

At min wage , you can burry him in the minors at no cost though. if not one picks him up

 

[The Real Timo]

Think of a poor man's Christian Dvorak

Lovely. If Habs just needed a body to put in a uniform to field a 23 man roster, is there not a big mean knucklehead out there they could have grabbed? What's the fascination every single management team has with soft, useless players?

 

[pth2]

At min wage , you can burry him in the minors at no cost though. if not one picks him up

In terms of cap hit,yes.

In terms of 50 contract limit, burying him does nothing.

 

[tazsub3]

In terms of cap hit,yes.

In terms of 50 contract limit, burying him does nothing.

how does it work if he bought out though? at min wage, have no clue to be honest

 

[pth2]

If we just want a warm body, isn't there someone out there willing to flip Byron's contract for that of a healthy-but-useless skater ?

how does it work if he bought out though? at min wage, have no clue to be honest

Buyouts can only occur at specific moments in the year, essentially over the summer, and college UFAs want to sign in the Spring, so his contract will still be on the books then.

And given how we're rebuilding, college UFAs who don't want to be stuck behind a stacked roster should see the Habs as being of interest, other than on D where we do have a lot of young NHLers and highend prospects.

 

[tazsub3]

If we just want a warm body, isn't there someone out there willing to flip Byron's contract for that of a healthy-but-useless skater ?


Buyouts can only occur at specific moments in the year, essentially over the summer, and college UFAs want to sign in the Spring, so his contract will still be on the books then.

And given how we're rebuilding, college UFAs who don't want to be stuck behind a stacked roster should see the Habs as being of interest, other than on D where we do have a lot of young NHLers and highend prospects.

thanks

 

[morhilane]

Lovely. If Habs just needed a body to put in a uniform to field a 23 man roster, is there not a big mean knucklehead out there they could have grabbed? What's the fascination every single management team has with soft, useless players?

Tierney was the only center waived yesterday (the other two were wingers) and Habs were starting to run out of center depth on NHL contracts with all the injuries.

He cost nothing, his UFA at the end of the season and will fill-in for an injured center and then maybe a traded center if Drouin - who is currently playing center -, Monahan or Dvorak gets traded before the deadline.

Also, he's not great, so he helps the tank.

 

[JoelWarlord]

I'm not really sure what would be confusing about this. We have a billion injuries and he's a scrub veteran that makes 750k who we could acquire for free off waivers and who can be an OK NHL 4C.

 

[The Real Timo]

Tierney was the only center waived yesterday (the other two were wingers) and Habs were starting to run out of center depth on NHL contracts with all the injuries.

He cost nothing, his UFA at the end of the season and will fill-in for an injured center and then maybe a traded center if Drouin - who is currently playing center -, Monahan or Dvorak gets traded before the deadline.

Also, he's not great, so he helps the tank.

Habs had Drouin play center, so who really cares if the guy's really a true center or not

 

[SwiftyHab]

Think of a poor man's Christian Dvorak

Damn! Wasn’t Dvorak supposed to be a poor man’s Phillip Danault? This guy must the homeless version

 

[JoelWarlord]

Lovely. If Habs just needed a body to put in a uniform to field a 23 man roster, is there not a big mean knucklehead out there they could have grabbed?

Probably not for free.

What's the fascination every single management team has with soft, useless players?

We're tanking and have a billion injuries so they claimed a guy to play 10 minutes a night as the 4C for a few weeks. Who cares. He's 6'1 he's not some smurf either.

 

[417]

You can't be a poor man's Dvorak. You're either Dvorak or you are nothing.

My point exactly.

Now you know what we got with Tierney.

 

[GobigorGohome]

Probably not for free.

We're tanking and have a billion injuries so they claimed a guy to play 10 minutes a night as the 4C for a few weeks. Who cares. He's 6'1 he's not some smurf either.

He plays soft.Watched him in Jr with London.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Lovely. If Habs just needed a body to put in a uniform to field a 23 man roster, is there not a big mean knucklehead out there they could have grabbed? What's the fascination every single management team has with soft, useless players?

Since fighting is such a useless thing in the NHL, and having someone who is able to skate and actually play hockey is obviously a huge upgrade over a goon.

Complaining about this waiver pickup is ridiculous.

 

[The Real Timo]

He plays soft

Habs need Michael Therrien back. Nobody would dare to play soff.

 

[Tyson]

Since fighting is such a useless thing in the NHL, and having someone who is able to skate and actually play hockey is obviously a huge upgrade over a goon.

Complaining about this waiver pickup is ridiculous.

"Complaining about this waiver pickup is ridiculous."

THIS!!

 

[NORiculous]

I would have liked the Habs waive some guys to grab Tolvanen.

Instead they grab Tierney.

I get that the situation has changed and they need bodies right now. But I still find the whole thing very irritating.

I would have waived 1/2 of the vets on the team to grab Tolvanen. Hughes just needed to pick one.

A lot of us think the Habs are winning too many games… so Hughes goes and grabs Tierney… to help the Habs in the short term.

I was annoyed before this pick up and this isn’t helping.

 

[GobigorGohome]

Since fighting is such a useless thing in the NHL, and having someone who is able to skate and actually play hockey is obviously a huge upgrade over a goon.

Complaining about this waiver pickup is ridiculous.

To each their own

Could have had Gauthier,a Franco for about the same .
Gauthier played well with Sens in his first game .

 

[GobigorGohome]

Habs are show casing Druoin.

 

[NORiculous]

Complaining about this waiver pickup is ridiculous.

If it is a nothing move… then why did Hughes make it?

It is not a nothing move.

It’s a pain in the ass that is not helping get a better draft pick move. It’s a pointless move where the Habs are in the standings. It underlines something that has been annoying all year.

 

[LaP]

Habs need Michael Therrien back. Nobody would dare to play soff.

Nobody would dare to play They would just put da puck to da net.

 

[sheed36]

We will probably need bodies after the deadline.

That would make sense but now the Habs have $750K less in cap space to play with at the deadline so maybe a Habs move or 2 coming soon here to move other salary out.

 

[Habs13]

Well then... alright. At least there's something happening

 

[Treb]

To each their own

Could have had Gauthier,a Franco for about the same .
Gauthier played well with Sens in his first game .

Gauthier wasn't waived and we didn't need a body when he was traded.

 

[The Real Timo]

Well then... alright. At least there's something happening

There is that. Topic du jour. Something to pass time.