Mike Chambers @MChambersDP
Avs keep D Tyson Barrie and F Patrick Bordeleau, send Sgarbossa and Elliott down and DVG waivers Thu
No, but he is not waiver-exempt.
Can you explain it? Thanks!
Two-way contracts just mean that they get paid different amounts for being in the NHL and the AHL/ECHL/CHL.
For example, if someone was on a two-way contract for say 500,000 and 70,000 than they would make 500,000 if they played the season in the NHL, but if they are in the AHL they would only make 70,000.
Waiver exemption is based on games played, after a certain amount of games played the player no longer is considered waiver exempt.
Can you explain it? Thanks!
Phoenix acquires Lombardi, doubt that they would trade for ROR now.
Like I've been saying, I think it's ROR on the roster or Kulikov.
Phoenix acquires Lombardi, doubt that they would trade for ROR now.
Like I've been saying, I think it's ROR on the roster or Kulikov.
Phoenix acquires Lombardi, doubt that they would trade for ROR now.
Like I've been saying, I think it's ROR on the roster or Kulikov.
It didn't scare the Avs off Varly, and he was threatening to go there and stay. It is obvious that Kulikov is coming back, he hasn't played recently for Lokomotiv nor is he still on their roster. It doesn't hurt that his lockout teammate Varly is here either. If we traded for Kulikov, I don't have a doubt in my mind that he would be here.
I don't find it a particularly realistic scenario, it people want it to happen so they are trying to rationalize.
It didn't scare the Avs off Varly, and he was threatening to go there and stay. It is obvious that Kulikov is coming back, he hasn't played recently for Lokomotiv nor is he still on their roster. It doesn't hurt that his lockout teammate Varly is here either. If we traded for Kulikov, I don't have a doubt in my mind that he would be here.
I really wish I had seen more of Kulikov's play... What's the biggest difference between him and Gardiner? People say Kulikov has a better chance of being a #1 than Gardiner does.
I'm finding it hard to get excited about him for O'Reilly but a lot of people seem to like the idea.
Is Kulikov's contract a lockout contract or a bona fide contract? I haven't seen anything definitive other than "he remains at home."
They are two different sorts of players. Kulikov is an all around defensemen while Gardiner will be more of an offensive dynamo that might develop to being average defensively.
Kulikov is a fairly physical defensemen (104 hits in 58 games last season) and is a good shot blocker. He has a high hockey IQ, but being as young as he is he is still prone to mistakes and can get himself out of position at times. This will go away with experience. Offensively his is just solid all around. He will never really impress with his shot, speed, or passing, but he will be very solid in all 3 areas. He will probably max out 7-10g 30-35a playing 82 games.
Same as O'Reilly. Standard KHL contract with what I assume is a verbal agreement that the team will dissolve the contract when the player get a NHL deal.
Kuli and EJ would be a great pairing. Kulikov's a great skater, smart passer and has a generally high hockey IQ, but he's also very good positionally in his own zone and not a push over. Kinda like OEL before the breakout playoff campaign.
Yeah, Kulikov is in a kinda EJ situation where his team has another excellent young dman who plays on the same side as him and is playing better right now, now Gudbranson is no Petro, and Kuli doesn't have the ceiling of EJ, but it's a similar situation that frees them up to make a move.