Waived: Kindl

[skate skate skate]

I didn't know he had to pass through waivers again!


Do you think he will be claimed this time around? In a way its to bad this didn't happen a bit later on in the week. I mean, when a team like the Leafs have sold off half of their roaster they might want a free player to slot into the line-up..

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[Cyborg Yzerberg]

I didn't know he had to pass through waivers again!


Do you think he will be claimed this time around? In a way its to bad this didn't happen a bit later on in the week. I mean, when a team like the Leafs have sold off half of their roaster they might want a free player to slot into the line-up..

No one wants him for his term.

 

[Henkka]

I didn't know he had to pass through waivers again!
I mean, when a team like the Leafs have sold off half of their roaster they might want a free player to slot into the line-up..

I'm 100% sure Mike Babcock is the last person in this Universe who would want him get claimed.

 

[skate skate skate]

No one wants him for his term.

Man, I'm tired. Brain fart, was thinking he only had this year left which I damn well know is not the case... Will not get my hope up then..

I'm 100% sure Mike Babcock is the last person in this Universe who would want him get claimed.

As I said, I'm too damn tired...

 

[TheOctopusKid]

I'm 100% sure Mike Babcock is the last person in this Universe who would want him get claimed.

I think it was written into his contract with TOR that if Kindl is on the roster they have to pay Babcock another $5M a season

 

[FlashyG]

I didn't know he had to pass through waivers again!


Do you think he will be claimed this time around? In a way its to bad this didn't happen a bit later on in the week. I mean, when a team like the Leafs have sold off half of their roaster they might want a free player to slot into the line-up..

He didn't have to clear waivers again, but the Wings chose to waive him anyways for 2 reasons.

In the hopes that someone takes his contract off their hands, and it gives the team another 30 days and 10 games should he be needed in the NHL again.

 

[skate skate skate]

He didn't have to clear waivers again, but the Wings chose to waive him anyways for 2 reasons.

In the hopes that someone takes his contract off their hands, and it gives the team another 30 days and 10 games should he be needed in the NHL again.

Oh, okay, thanks! Didn't know you could do that.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

He didn't have to clear waivers again, but the Wings chose to waive him anyways for 2 reasons.

In the hopes that someone takes his contract off their hands, and it gives the team another 30 days and 10 games should he be needed in the NHL again.

Yeah didn't think that he had to be put on waivers, But i could see Holland's reasoning behind it hoping that he would get claimed plus it does them a 30 day and 10 game window if need be to get recalled.

 

[obey86]

He clearly has no future with the team......any chance he's bought out in the offseason?

 

[Reddwit]

He clearly has no future with the team......any chance he's bought out in the offseason?

With one year left, why bother? His $2.4M shouldn't stop us from anything important. The buyout would have an impact for 2 seasons. We could probably retain less than the buyout amount and move him at the draft or after with just 1 year left.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

He clearly has no future with the team......any chance he's bought out in the offseason?

Naw most likely if any one was to get bought out it would be Howard, And i seriously doubt that Holland would do that. Most likely this fall before the start of the season Kindl will be put on waivers once again and he will clear once again and rot for his last year in Grand Rapids most likely.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

And Kindl clears like we didn't see that happening.

 

[Reddwit]

Wonder if he'll have any value on February 29th when some team like Edmonton has gutted their roster and plans on next year being a rebuilding season.

 

[Bench]

And Kindl clears like we didn't see that happening.

It's starting to get a little concerning how much salary is tied up to players that would (or did) clear waivers. Contract length always seems to be the sticking point.

 

[Ennui]

The word "No" doesn't seem to be in Kenny Holland's vocabulary.

It would be nice to start signing players to more conservative contracts, especially as it concerns players that are not the greatest of difference makers.

 

[aar000n]

Why is kindle the one to go and not Smith? Perfect example of smith is the 2-1 in OT or when he is on the ice. He looks lost so often.

 

[Bench]

Why is kindle the one to go and not Smith? Perfect example of smith is the 2-1 in OT or when he is on the ice. He looks lost so often.

I like Smith better, marginally, but if it were up to me I'd blow up the defense in the off-season. But that feels difficult when for the next 2 years we know the top 4 is essentially some variation of Kronwall, Green, Ericsson, DeKeyser.

Add in Smith and Kindl still on contracts and Marchenko due for a modest raise if you want to keep him... I dunno. Flexibility is kind of hamstringed right now.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Why is kindle the one to go and not Smith? Perfect example of smith is the 2-1 in OT or when he is on the ice. He looks lost so often.

The simplest answer is because Smith is a lot better than Kindl at hockey... That isn't a close race, it might mean Smith is still sitting as the #7 shortly but he is much better than Kindl no matter what you want to reference in terms of mistakes. Kindl makes a lot more of them, has no physicality and outside of when his contract was on the line has never looked to care one iota about improving and competing harder.