Confirmed with Link: Sabres claim Drake Caggiula off of waivers

[Jim Bob]

Drake Caggiula Transactions - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

Didn't see that coming...

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[SundherDome]

Why

 

[Jim Bob]

Why

He was in Chicago when Granato was there, he's cheap, and he's a UFA after the season.

Just throwing something against the wall to see if it sticks.

 

[allsilverdreams]

Can't sit on your hands and expect things to get better

 

[sabres4ever]

It was Tim Murray's last wish after being fired that he wanted to see Caggiula in the Blue and Gold.

A rather touching homage by GMKA.

 

[Jim Bob]

http://www.buffalohockeybeat.com/sa...laim-drake-caggiula-off-waivers-from-coyotes/

 

[Sabre the Win]

Can't sit on your hands and expect things to get better

The opposite to Botterill philosophy

 

[Myllz]

Tim Murray would be happy.

 

[Samsonite23]

We did a thing!

 

[MayDay]

He was in Chicago when Granato was there

I wish fewer roster moves in pro sports were made based on personal familiarity and comfort, and more were based on objective stats and talent evaluation.

This isn't just a Sabres thing - you see it in football all the time. A GM or coach moves to a new organization, and within the next few years half a dozen guys from the old organization get signed or traded for.

 

[Zippy Chippy]

I wish fewer roster moves in pro sports were made based on personal familiarity and comfort, and more were based on objective stats and talent evaluation.

This isn't just a Sabres thing - you see it in football all the time. A GM or coach moves to a new organization, and within the next few years half a dozen guys from the old organization get signed or traded for.

Sometimes a coach wants to implement "his" system on the new team, and if there are players from your old team who can help usher in that new system and be players that others lean on, why not bring them in?

Not saying that's the case w/Caggiula by any means, but just in general.

 

[2 others]

I wish fewer roster moves in pro sports were made based on personal familiarity and comfort, and more were based on objective stats and talent evaluation.

This isn't just a Sabres thing - you see it in football all the time. A GM or coach moves to a new organization, and within the next few years half a dozen guys from the old organization get signed or traded for.

Happens in politics too. There is so much junk sitting in upper level management or government enterprises, sometimes i wonder how our system isn't falling apart.

 

[SundherDome]

He was in Chicago when Granato was there, he's cheap, and he's a UFA after the season.

Just throwing something against the wall to see if it sticks.

Isn't Caggiula's brain more scrambled than Okposo's?

 

[joshjull]

 

[Husko]

Sure why not? We should be making more of these kind of dart throws

 

[dang111]

Probably won’t move the needle much but a zero-risk move, can’t complain

 

[OkimLom]

Ah 2014...Much simpler times...

 

[sabresEH]

I wish fewer roster moves in pro sports were made based on personal familiarity and comfort, and more were based on objective stats and talent evaluation.

This isn't just a Sabres thing - you see it in football all the time. A GM or coach moves to a new organization, and within the next few years half a dozen guys from the old organization get signed or traded for.

Give me one example of say, the Bills for instance, doing something like this

 

[CraigBillington]

Why

In hopes that it'll convince McDavid to request a trade

 

[Buffaloed]

He's a bit like Rieder. Should help with the PK. At least the Sabres recognize they need to become faster and quicker.

 

[SabresFan26]

Vladimir Tsyplakov 2.0

 

[Zman5778]

Maybe this signifies that we're losing a forward or two or three in the coming days?

 

[missingmika]

Package him with Hall for 2 firsts!

 

[KeyserSoze81]

Vladimir Tsyplakov 2.0

I hope so, I had a strong affinity for Tsyplakov’s game.

 

[dugman]

I’m hopeful that, when I see the green “confirmed with link” notification, it will be bigger news than his, but it’s nice to know that Kevyn understands the mechanism by which transactions are done, and that the fax machine is working, at least.