Confirmed with Link: Spencer Martin Extended 1 Year, 775k

[Lucky Lindy]

GOALIE

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[geehaad]

He's put up some decent numbers in some big-time situations, and some bad numbers with stinker teams. Hopefully CAR finds a way yet again to make average goaltenders look good.

 

[Daeavorn]

its a warm body! hurray!

 

[cptjeff]

Was wondering if that would happen when THG mentioned he was on waivers yesterday. Turns out...

Canes Claim Spencer Martin On Waivers | Carolina Hurricanes

Goaltender has made 51 career NHL appearances

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[Wolfpuck]

We’re saved.

 

[spockBokk]

A stopgap of a move if there ever was one, but can’t complain about free. They needed another body, really anyone that could suit up behind Raanta.

 

[cptjeff]

A stopgap of a move if there ever was one, but can’t complain about free. They needed another body, really anyone that could suit up behind Raanta.

Yeah, stopgap until Koochie is back, then hold him as a 3rd goalie for a while, if Andersen ever comes back we can just throw him back on waivers. Which is perfectly fine given the prices and paychecks of the goalies on the trade market.

 

[The Faulker 27]

A stopgap of a move if there ever was one, but can’t complain about free. They needed another body, really anyone that could suit up behind Raanta.

I hope he's a gap stopper.

 

[sheriff bart]

I hope he's a gap stopper.

I hope he’s a puck stopper

 

[Chrispy]

GOALIE

Holy ****, we DO already have one!

 

[hockeynjune]

Feed him BoJangles till he makes walrus.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Nice. We don’t want Elvis, we want the guy you benched Elvis for.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Smart to add a little goaltending depth to the mix. Maybe he'll click here on a pretty good team, but there's not much risk. I'm sure they'll still have their ears to the ground on bigger upgrades that might present themselves, especially pending Freddie's outlook.

 

[cptjeff]

Nice. We don’t want Elvis, we want the guy you benched Elvis for.

And we want him for free!

In all seriousness, I think Elvis could actually be a really good pickup for some team longer term- one of the issues he's had is the cannon triggering PTSD from the firework tragedy, and I'm sure just general memories in that rink aren't helping. I've always seen his struggles as plain old mental health, and being able to get a clean mental break away from that situation (and away from the cannon) by getting out of Columbus will almost certainly help him immensely.

But the brutality of pro sports is that that contract has trapped him there and made it near impossible for any other team to take him on as a project.

 

[mikeyfan]

Kind of tells me that Andersen is done. Because we have to carry him the rest of the year and I don't think the Canes want to carry 4 goalies on their roster.

 

[User13452]

Kind of tells me that Andersen is done. Because we have to carry him the rest of the year and I don't think the Canes want to carry 4 goalies on their roster.

No they don’t they will waive him if they need to. Wouldn’t rule out Martin taking Raanta’s spot as the backup if he shows he can make saves. Wouldn’t read into stats too much on that horrible Columbus team

 

[Chrispy]

No they don’t they will waive him if they need to. Wouldn’t rule out Martin taking Raanta’s spot as the backup if he shows he can make saves. Wouldn’t read into stats too much on that horrible Columbus team

And even if Martin goes unclaimed, $765K is able to be completely buried in the AHL.

I don't think this move says anything about Andersen either way. If he's done they can still make another move. If Andersen can come back, Martin can be waived and claimed or play in the AHL.

 

[mikeyfan]

No they don’t they will waive him if they need to. Wouldn’t rule out Martin taking Raanta’s spot as the backup if he shows he can make saves. Wouldn’t read into stats too much on that horrible Columbus team

The way I read the rule, they can waive him but if no team picks him up, the Canes have to keep him on the roster. We have to keep him for 30 days or 10 games anyway now.

 

[DaveG]

Feed him BoJangles till he makes walrus.

We tried that once (or rather the goalie himself did), that went ugly fast

 

[User13452]

The way I read the rule, they can waive him but if no team picks him up, the Canes have to keep him on the roster. We have to keep him for 30 days or 10 games anyway now.

Well Freddy ain’t gonna be back in 10 games anyways

 

[Lempo]

I expect hard playing in Boston.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

So who’s going to bite the bullet and create today’s GDT?

 

[mikeyfan]

Well Freddy ain’t gonna be back in 10 games anyways

He has to play 10 games, Now I'm not sure if that means a goalie too but the rule says
Once a player has been claimed off waivers, they cannot be placed on waivers again for at least 30 days or until they have played in at least 10 games for their new team.

 

[Tryamw]

So who’s going to bite the bullet and create today’s GDT?

I might make said thing (if created) live...

 

[Chrispy]

The way I read the rule, they can waive him but if no team picks him up, the Canes have to keep him on the roster. We have to keep him for 30 days or 10 games anyway now.

And if they have a desperate need of a roster spot, they can put someone on IR. I was going to say Kochetkov, but he's on IR to make space for Martin.

Once Kochetkov is healthy, Perets goes down to Norfolk.

It won't be a cap issue, they have space to make a move.