Waived: Matt Hunwick

[Ceremony]

Would you go through a wall for Roy?

Yes. I'd probably knock myself out on the first attempt, but yes.

 

[CalderKing21]

How did 2 guys in Zanon and Hunwick who played the most minutes last season for us NOT have NHL jobs?

Because they suck so hard unless Sacco's dumb ass thought they were NHL defenders.

 

[the_fan]

I honestly kind of hope Tim Army is the next one gone. Did anyone catch the game where it showed Army trying to explain something to McGinn with his fingers and McGinn was totally ignoring him?

I think players still see Army as one of the "Sacco era" guys and therefore he has almost no credibility with the players since the Sacco era essentially drove our team into the ground.

Tim Army's role behind the bench is probably very minimal because the assistant coach is Andre Tourigny isnt he?

 

[CalderKing21]

Why? He is a great guy who always gave it his all.

So was Tim Tebow. I still couldn't wait to broom his ass out of town and erase the memory of him ever being a Bronco.
Similar to how I hope to never remember that Hunwick and Sacco were ever Avs.

There are plenty of athletes who are great but complete *******s. On the flip side there are plenty who are great people who are complete wastes of space on a roster.

 

[Frenchy]

Wonder if Mac makes a bid for changing his number now

It's highly possible , I hope none of you already bought a Nate Jersey with #29.
We joked about it since day one , as soon as Hunwick will be gone , Nate will probably switch back to #22

ROB gone
SOB gone
Zanon gone
Hunwick gone

today is a great day to be alive

It's like Xmas two months early
But joke aside it's 4 Dman out of 6-7 who were with us last year , who are no longer with the Avs . Thats a lot

 

[CalderKing21]

It's highly possible , I hope none of you already bought a Nate Jersey with #29.
We joked about it since day one , as soon as Hunwick will be gone , Nate will probably switch back to #22



It's like Xmas two months early
But joke aside it's 4 Dman out of 6-7 who were with us last year , who are no longer with the Avs . Thats a lot

And yet the team D is already drastically better. That says even more.
A lot of it is coaching though. We'll see how it holds up over the course of the entire season.

 

[ORLY]

I actually like Nate in #29. Looks unique, different in a good way. Thought I'd hate it but it looks good on the ice.

 

[tigervixxxen]

I actually like Nate in #29. Looks unique, different in a good way. Thought I'd hate it but it looks good on the ice.

I do too, I hope he keeps 29. The 22 was great but 29 is his NHL identity. Still funny MacK was soo close to claiming that 22

 

[OldSchoolAvalanche*]

So was Tim Tebow. I still couldn't wait to broom his ass out of town and erase the memory of him ever being a Bronco.
Similar to how I hope to never remember that Hunwick and Sacco were ever Avs.

There are plenty of athletes who are great but complete *******s. On the flip side there are plenty who are great people who are complete wastes of space on a roster.

I dont think tim tebow worked at his craft like people claimed. And his play on the field showed it... why he was a arrogant a hole i think a example of that as he didnt want to play anything but qb.

 

[freeboy]

I thought this was an avs thread..
please leave the T booo boo abuse at home

 

[CalderKing21]

I thought this was an avs thread..
please leave the T booo boo abuse at home

I was simply using an example of a good guy, crappy player.

 

[Pokecheque]

I do too, I hope he keeps 29. The 22 was great but 29 is his NHL identity. Still funny MacK was soo close to claiming that 22

No, 22 needs to be redeemed. It once belonged to Steve Konowalchuk (awesome), then Scott Hannan (meh), and then Hunwick (ugh). We need someone to make that number awesome again. Just...don't go anywhere near 18, dude.

 

[Joe Sakic]

I agree 29 looks good on MacKinnon but I think once 22 is available he takes it. Pretty sure MacKinnon still wears a "22" necklace.

 

[flyfysher]

Me too.

He's a good guy and could be a good defenceman in the right situation.

Agreed

 

[flyfysher]

How did 2 guys in Zanon and Hunwick who played the most minutes last season for us NOT have NHL jobs?

And who are we to question joe Sacco's judgment? After all, Sacco was one of the greatest NHL head coaches ever!

 

[The Kingslayer]

And who are we to question joe Sacco's judgment? After all, Sacco was one of the greatest NHL head coaches ever!

Doing wonders in Buffalo

 

[zoomzoom]

Cleared

 

[falconski]

looks like Sacco doesn't have much pull in Buffalo

 

[tucker3434]

I guess I can be happy this is his last year in the organization. Thank god we didn't jones him with a 4 year deal.

 

[Freudian]

 

[forsbergavs32]

Like Foppa said, hopefully he gets another shot with a different team that can utilize him. The guy gave 110% every shift and was a good sport about sitting in the pressbox, just unfortunately for him all he can do is skate.

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2013/7/2/4486996/matt-hunwick-waivers-flyers-defense

Found this gem while searching for Hunwick.

The Avalanche placed Matt Hunwick, their top defenseman in 2013, on waivers today. I do not know exactly why they did this other than a pretty clear desire to shake things up under new management and a new coach, but it's a move that could reap benefits for another team in the league

Also, Lake Erie game comes on at 7:00 on Fox Sports Ohio... sucks it is during our game. Gonna record it.

 

[freeboy]

Hunny could develop and help another team.... or he could play in Europe

 

[tigervixxxen]

Nice, that is a gem.

Jealous you have access to FOX Sports Ohio.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Hunwick paired with Elliott tonight in Lake Erie.