Waived: Nick Paul
- Thread starter Ouroboros
- Start date
Very Stable Genius
#WeLostOurKarlssons
aragorn
Do The Right Thing
- Aug 8, 2004
- 28,569
- 9,083
DJB
Registered User
danielpalfredsson
youtube dot com /watch?v=CdqMZ_s7Y6k
- Aug 14, 2013
- 16,575
- 9,269
Not a big deal in terms of the player and their career trajectory, but surprising we'd risk losing a depth forward when we're about to deal away a bunch of players.
DrEasy
Out rumptackling
FolignoQuantumLeap
Don't Hold The Door
Klimchuk
Would rather have Paul in the lineup than Smith or Boedker. I think he gets picked up.
Neiler
Registered Loser
- Jul 16, 2006
- 2,195
- 786
BondraTime
Registered User
Irrelevant really, doesn't make a difference one way or the other.
God Says No
Registered User
- Mar 16, 2012
- 8,530
- 1,900
Ok. I'm not a hockey coach/scout, so can anyone explain to me why he doesn't play over Smith/Paajarvi/Boedker or the 7th D? I don't see it obviously.
bert
Registered User
Why claimed? That makes no sense at all. He is better than Zack Smith thats for sure. This organization doesnt make any sense to me. Last night Boucher was directly responsible for the loss by dressing 11/7 and putting the forwards through the grinder as they had no chemistry. Id much rather see Boro or Harpur waived at this point.
Very Stable Genius
#WeLostOurKarlssons
Neiler
Registered Loser
- Jul 16, 2006
- 2,195
- 786
He's not better than Smith or he'd be on the team full time. It's been 6 years since he was drafted and he hasn't shown anything more than being an AHL guy/13th forward.
Time to move on.
The Lewler
GOAT BUDGET AINEC
bert
Registered User
Ok well no Smith is here because of his contract anyway, but why picked up why dont you want him to help in belleville? Dont get it.
Neiler
Registered Loser
- Jul 16, 2006
- 2,195
- 786
That'd be fine if they'd leave him there. But they keep bringing him up to the big club every year for a handful of games and I see nothing NHL worthy in him. He seems like the kind of guy you play for 5 minutes a game and that's just going to wear out your better players.
Pierre from Orleans
Registered User
- May 9, 2007
- 26,261
- 17,557
Probably to make roster spots for incoming trade...
I don't really understand keeping Pajaarvi over Paul but they're both gone next year no matter what IMO. Also the team has been on the right side of these for a while now, like when we waived Prince, Puempel, Da Costa... All those guys never cracked a NHL roster
I don't really understand keeping Pajaarvi over Paul but they're both gone next year no matter what IMO. Also the team has been on the right side of these for a while now, like when we waived Prince, Puempel, Da Costa... All those guys never cracked a NHL roster
RAFI BOMB
Registered User
- May 11, 2016
- 7,389
- 7,645
Guy Boucher never gave him a chance.
But I guess this means that Dorion is still listening to Boucher. Which is ridiculous because Boucher should have been fired months ago
But I guess this means that Dorion is still listening to Boucher. Which is ridiculous because Boucher should have been fired months ago
BonHoonLayneCornell
Registered User
Meh, he was never going to be here when we're hopefully trending upwards in 2022/2023 anyways, so whatever.
Does seem a little strange when half our bottom six is also a waste of a roster spot and we're about to trade an entire forward line, but again not worth caring about.
I predict he clears waivers either way and can be called up again after the deadline.
Does seem a little strange when half our bottom six is also a waste of a roster spot and we're about to trade an entire forward line, but again not worth caring about.
I predict he clears waivers either way and can be called up again after the deadline.
Idk i don't think you can just blame Boucher for everything wrong with this team or eith individual players. Paul's been up and down for a few years and this year it's been more up than down. He's scratched often and needs to play. Waivers is the only way he goes down.
Let's be clear. Paul has size, speed and strength. But he has 2 goals and 1 assist in his last 31 nhl games. It isn't working. He's just not producing.
Smith by comparison has 5 goals and 19 points in 43 games and is +3.
DrEasy
Out rumptackling
Would be worth comparing the minutes they got respectively rather than the games.
RAFI BOMB
Registered User
- May 11, 2016
- 7,389
- 7,645
It is appropriate to blame Boucher for how he has handled paul. Multiple ottawa reporters and fans have been critical of Boucher for this exact thing. He had paul called up and scratched him, sent him back down called him up again and scratched him. He wouldn't ever scratch pyatt pr pajaarvi fr him even though he is a better player. He would get in the lineup and play fine just to get scratched the next few games. He would get 5 minutes a game even though his play suggested he deserved much more ice time.
Boucher has been publicly mocked by the TSN1200 crew for all these decisions. Steve warne, Steve lloyd and shawn Simpson often claimed how incompetent it was that paul was scratched.
Boucher has never liked paul. He is probably still bitter that his baby Tom pyatt was waived and traded in favor of keeping paul.
Boucher is certainly to blame for this decision. Boucher is a hack and should ho back to whatever league he came from. He isn't an NHL coach and only incompetent gm like dorion would still listen to him
