Waived: Raymond and Byron; Granlund sent down to Stockton

[Wheels of Poirier]

http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=781742

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[DCDM]

GTFO Raymond.

 

[Yung Rotini]

Yes, bye bye Raymond.

 

[Lunatik]

Just reminding people now.

being waived =\= being demoted

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Only really surprised we are gonna run 3 goalies for a while. Maybe wait for another team's goalie to falter?

 

[Yung Rotini]

Just reminding people now.

being waived =\= being demoted

Let me be optimistic and hope it does.

 

[Wheels of Poirier]

Only really surprised we are gonna run 3 goalies for a while. Maybe wait for another team's goalie to falter?

Why is that surprising? I wouldn't want the job of having to pick the odd one out, at least not right now. I think the plan was moreso waiting to see which of our guys would falter in preseason, but it just never happened; Hiller, Ramo and Ortio all look poised and ready to play.. running with all three is good for the purposes of showcasing as well. May the best two not be traded.

 

[Orfieus]

Leaf fan here, I thought Raymond was playing well. Didn't he even get time on your first line? What happened??

 

[Lunatik]

Only really surprised we are gonna run 3 goalies for a while. Maybe wait for another team's goalie to falter?

This is surprising because if they demote them when they clear it would bring us to a 21 man roster

 

[Yung Rotini]

Leaf fan here, I thought Raymond was playing well. Didn't he even get time on your first line? What happened??

Huh?

 

[Skobel24]

Adding Shore, Granlund, and Hamilton to Stockton is really going to help that team.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Just reminding people now.

being waived =\= being demoted

Yep important distinction in this case. I think Raymond probably won't actually be sent down.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

This is surprising because if they demote them when they clear it would bring us to a 21 man roster

Just after Treliving's comments last season about running three goalies really.

 

[Anglesmith]

This is surprising because if they demote them when they clear it would bring us to a 21 man roster

Yeah, it's weird. We already have 6 defencemen, and this would put us to 12 forwards if they were sent down.

Either it's precipitating some acquisitions, or else Treliving is trying to sneak these guys through so that they can be sent down without issue down the road when we get Brodie and Colborne back from injury.

Regardless, this is the second time that we've dangled Byron freely for all of the other teams in the league, and I just don't understand it (unless he clears, in which case they've done some solid assessment of how interested other teams are in him).

 

[Skobel24]

You could make a ****** NHL team just from players who have hit waivers.

 

[Pirate King Luffy]

Yeah, it's weird. We already have 6 defencemen, and this would put us to 12 forwards if they were sent down.

Either it's precipitating some acquisitions, or else Treliving is trying to sneak these guys through so that they can be sent down without issue down the road when we get Brodie and Colborne back from injury.

Regardless, this is the second time that we've dangled Byron freely for all of the other teams in the league, and I just don't understand it (unless he clears, in which case they've done some solid assessment of how interested other teams are in him).

It's because Byron is expendable.

 

[Anglesmith]

It's because Byron is expendable.

By that logic, anyone is expendable. Byron does some things better than anyone else on the roster, like skate and kill penalties. And in this case, there isn't any real need to waive him, so it's tough to understand.

 

[Pirate King Luffy]

By that logic, anyone is expendable. Byron does some things better than anyone else on the roster, like skate and kill penalties. And in this case, there isn't any real need to waive him, so it's tough to understand.

I'm not saying he isn't better than any other players. Anyone is expendable though. If you aren't playing up to snuff, you're gone. The Flames obviously felt there are better options those in Training camp or as you said just trying to sneak him in the waivers. Still, out of all the players he was the one waived.

 

[Wheels of Poirier]

You could make a ****** NHL team just from players who have hit waivers.

True ****ing story.

 

[Kahvi]

Either it's precipitating some acquisitions, or else Treliving is trying to sneak these guys through so that they can be sent down without issue down the road when we get Brodie and Colborne back from injury.

How does the waivers actually work in this case? If a player clears waivers at some point of the season he can be sent to AHL without waivers (once or more?) during the season?

 

[Pirate King Luffy]

How does the waivers actually work in this case? If a player clears waivers at some point of the season he can be sent to AHL without waivers (once or more?) during the season?

multiple times. Once the players passes he can pass freely. Up or down.

 

[DCDM]

I'm not saying he isn't better than any other players. Anyone is expendable though. If you aren't playing up to snuff, you're gone. The Flames obviously felt there are better options those in Training camp or as you said just trying to sneak him in the waivers. Still, out of all the players he was the one waived.

IMO Byron's direct competition on the roster was Jooris and Ferland, and he didn't outplay either of those two guys.

Additionally, it's less likely that we lose Byron on waivers than either of those two forwards, or one of our goalies.

 

[Kahvi]

multiple times. Once the players passes he can pass freely. Up or down.

Ok, thanks.

 

[DCDM]

multiple times. Once the players passes he can pass freely. Up or down.

Isn't it limited to a window of 30 days, or 10 NHL games?

 

[joeyabs]

If theres room for him its a little weird, but out of the players left I'm not surprised at all. Other teams aren't going to value Byron as much as one of the three goalies, Bollig or anyone else on the current roster.