Confirmed with Link: Rangers claim Puempel off waivers

[Irishguy42]

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[Doctor King Schultz]

but why

 

[Mac n Gs]

Hmm, interesting. I knew they liked him during his draft year, but he hasn't really done much since then. Doesn't he have to stay with the big club now?

 

[Loff]

All star forward. I'm psyched.

 

[Fitzy]

Would've rather given Hrivik a chance

He is a good skater though which fits the system.

 

[Doctor King Schultz]

All star forward.

6 points in 52 games, start ordering your jerseys

 

[Icelevel]

He can at least play a solid bottom 6 game. may show offensive flashes down the road but hasn't shown much of that at the nhl level yet.
Good luck to him. He could be useful, not a bum.

 

[Doctor King Schultz]

from Kitchener Rangers to NY Rangers. He has completed the cycle.

 

[Charlie Conway]

I'll take him. Good AHL player, good wheels, and still young enough that there's the possibility of him catching on.

 

[Doctor King Schultz]

Probably means Buch is going to be out for a long time

 

[Irishguy42]

This probably means Buch's MRI didn't come back with good results.

 

[silverfish]

Bad news on Buchnevich incoming?

EDIT - Actually, I'm not so certain about this. I'd wager this is more in reaction to the Zib injury. It's likely the Rangers put the claim in on Puempel before Buch's MRI even happened.

 

[Kovalev27]

Bad bad news on buchnevich incoming no doubt about it with this claim. Yeeesh

 

[Made Dan]

Was very high on him throughout his draft year. With the caveat of this having something to do with Buch's MRI, I'm pleased with this.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Or bright side, maybe Buch is ready and they're trading Lindberg for Honka or Montour

 

[Kovalev27]

He's definitely better than Lindberg at this point so that's a clear upgrade. And no one standing out in Hartford. Inlike nieves but he needs time looks raw

 

[Roo Returns]

Guys, no need to relate Buch to Puempel. The later was placed on waivers yesterday so it's not like Gorton just made a claim five minutes before the deadline.

I don't think the two have anything to do with each other. They've probably liked him since his draft year and kept an eye on him.

 

[Irishguy42]

AV will speak at 5pm, as per usual with 7pm start times, so I guess we'll find out more about Puempel and Buch then.

 

[NYR Viper]

Free depth. The Rangers have a ton of contract slots available. He's shown he can score at the AHL level. The Ranger need bodies and he's only 23. No risk here.

 

[Doctor King Schultz]

Guys, no need to relate Buch to Puempel. The later was placed on waivers yesterday so it's not like Gorton just made a claim five minutes before the deadline.

I don't think the two have anything to do with each other. They've probably liked him since his draft year and kept an eye on him.

Yea but he would have to clear waivers. Why pick him up if it's not to replace someone who went down. Since Z Bad is a center this has to be a Buch replacement.

 

[NYR Viper]

Yea but he would have to clear waivers. Why pick him up if it's not to replace someone who went down. Since Z Bad is a center this has to be a Buch replacement.

Or just depth in case of another injury in the next couple of months?

I like that he is another shooter.

 

[Roo Returns]

Yea but he would have to clear waivers. Why pick him up if it's not to replace someone who went down. Since Z Bad is a center this has to be a Buch replacement.

Because Pirri/Miller/Lindberg/Jooris can all play center.

 

[Off Sides]

Dominoes

 

[Trxjw]

With multiple injuries up front, it seems like a good time to claim a former 1st rounder who hasn't been able to carve out a spot in the NHL. See if he can stick, and if not, he goes back on waivers. At the very least he's a warm body for practice.

 

[haveandare]

Did the same thing in NHL 17 the other night. Funny.