Claimed off Waivers: [SJS] Rudolfs Balcers claimed off waivers by the Sharks

[branch]

Why? You guys brought it up.

I meant for the sake of Sharks fans

 

[Karl Eriksson]

A lot of us called this. Hes a good player the sharks never wanted to get rid of

Good enough to not crack one of the worst rosters in hockey

 

[bert]

Good enough to not crack one of the worst rosters in hockey

Come on.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Knowing what I know now about how it turned out, I’d not do the deal. But based on the information available at the time, I’d unequivocally do the Karlsson deal again.

Giving up what could realistically have been a mid-1st, Norris, a couple seconds, Tierney, Backers, and Demelo for a Norris winner is a deal I’d do again and again even knowing it’d be a $11.5 per year contract.

The deal looks great for Ottawa mostly because of the Sharks imploding and their pick ending up winning the 3rd pick. Could hardly predict all the injuries and issues the Sharks would have in 2019/20 when the deal was made.

Norris has turned out to be a great young player and a solid pickup, but I'd hardly be happy with him, a mid 1st and a bunch of spare parts for one of the best D in hockey, which is what Karlsson was considered when he was traded.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Very excited as a Sharks fan. Also, this isn’t a f***ing Erik Karlsson hindsight trade thread, grow up.

Agreed, but we still won the trade in hindsight.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

Very excited as a Sharks fan. Also, this isn’t a f***ing Erik Karlsson hindsight trade thread, grow up.

Get used to it, lol.

 

[SensFactor]

Well if you would have actually read what you quoted and not responded to what you saw in your head, you would realize he made that abundantly clear.

Relax Bertha. I saw his response and agree I missed the word "offensive".

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Good enough to not crack one of the worst rosters in hockey

When you have one of the best prospect pools in the league, some are going to get lost in the shuffle.

I’d like to think San Jose wasn’t the only team that put a claim in on Balcers.

 

[Patty Ice]

Relax Bertha. I saw his response and agree I missed the word "offensive".

There you go again projecting. Perhaps you should be the one "relaxing."

 

[SensFactor]

There you go again projecting. Perhaps you should be the one "relaxing."

Haha sure bud. You need to relax and enjoy EK.

 

[Bevans]

Norris is a good prospect in a great situation, but I think if he was on an average AHL team he would've been closer to a ~0.6-0.8 PPG season. AHL Rookie of the year doesn't really add on anything for me either. Either way, he'll have every chance to prove himself this year, I'd be happy to be proved wrong with Norris if he establishes himself as a top 6 center, I just don't think he's a guaranteed top 6 center to warrant a B+/A rating.

Fair enough, I've got him at A level and a favourite for the Calder. Could easily be wrong as well.

 

[swiftwin]

I don't get why he was put on waivers. Did the Sens really have 14 better F's? And you'd think there was someone equally marginal who was either too old to grow with the team or young enough to go through waivers, they could have sent them down for a couple weeks until someone got hurt, and have kept Rudy.

Yes they did. The Sens are utterly flooded with bottom 6 forwards.

 

[mouser]

I should have worded it differently I thought they used the last seasons standings for waiver priority Ottawa being 2nd worst last season and Detroit claiming Djoos I thought they were now #1 on the list

Waiver order doesn't change due to successful claims. Detroit is still #1 and will remain so until they switch to using this season standings.

 

[themelkman]

Good enough to not crack one of the worst rosters in hockey

Its not the player but the team who decides whos on the roster. Sometimes teams sign Galchenyuk

 

[Stealth JD]

Waiver order doesn't change due to successful claims. Detroit is still #1 and will remain so until they switch to using this season standings.

which is when? if Tampa starts out with a 2-game losing streak, would they hypothetically get the first crack at a waiver claim?

 

[Leafs87]

For those interested, this cost San Jose $56,250, paid to Ottawa and not counted against the cap.

Now Melnyk can leave the heat on in the locker rooms

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Its not the player but the team who decides whos on the roster. Sometimes teams sign Galchenyuk

and sometimes you are Rudolfs Balcers.

 

[xVolchenkov]

Lol. You don’t make that trade and expect to be a lottery team, especially after just making the wcf.

Sounds eerily similar to Ottawa's mentality with the Duchene trade.

 

[Kegsey]

Agreed, but we still won the trade in hindsight.

Sure and I shouldn’t have skipped all those classes in high school but here we are.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

What's that have to do with anything? He said he would make the trade again knowing what he knows.

The trade was a future 1st rounder. I read his post as the Sharks still trade a future 1st, not the 3rd overall.

 

[BurgoShark]

which is when? if Tampa starts out with a 2-game losing streak, would they hypothetically get the first crack at a waiver claim?

No. There is a set date when they switch from last season’s final standings to this season’s current standings. It was announced by the league, but I don’t know it off the top of my head. In March maybe?

Until then, Ottawa gets “second dibs” on anyone who goes on waivers. If SJ waive him, Ottawa can claim Balcers back as long as Detroit doesn’t want him.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Sounds eerily similar to Ottawa's mentality with the Duchene trade.

Sharks got in the playoffs (and pretty deep) in Karlsson’s 1st year. It may end up turning out like Duchene, but there was at least some success.

 

[nbwingsfan]

Yep I think a vast majority of Sharks fans still do that trade every time.

Why? Lol

Potential franchise C in Stutzle, a good top 6 F prospect in Norris, a quality 3rd liner in Tierny for an often injured and declining Karlsson at $11M? That seems like a landslide win for Ottawa

 

[Mickey Marner]

Now the Sharks won the trade?

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Why? Lol

Potential franchise C in Stutzle, a good top 6 F prospect in Norris, a quality 3rd liner in Tierny for an often injured and declining Karlsson at $11M? That seems like a landslide win for Ottawa

A lot of ifs for Ottawa still to call it a win. I think it's a win for both clubs but that's me.