The best player in your team's history to be placed on waivers...

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

The Wings waived Quincey and then traded a first round pick at the deadline to get him back. Tampa then drafted Andrei Vasilevsky with that first rounder. Not Ken Holland’s finest hour.

And if memory serves part of the backlog on defense was because they re-signed a 47 year-old Chelios, who didn't even make it through the season.

 

[Jormungandr]

No, he was traded to Buffalo for Chris Gratton and some low pick. Almost as ridiculous as waiving him, however.

Pretty interesting thread with some big names in it. I can't think of any Coyotes players off hand who were waived, and went on to glory.

He passed through waivers a couple years before.

 

[NuxFan09]

Jacob Markstrom? I don't know...

 

[pezpunk]

The Caps last year traded Brooks Orpik, let the Avs buy out his contract, then claimed him off waivers. haha.

 

[Tom Polakis]

He passed through waivers a couple years before.

Thanks. I wasn't aware, and I was following the team closely way back then as well.

 

[1857 Howitzer]

Columbus has not lost many players to waivers, Curtis McElhinney is the most notable.

 

[LeHab]

Heatly
Semin
Mogilny
CuJo

 

[Esq]

 

[LamorielloAndSon]

Does the old waiver draft count?

If so, Chris Osgood would rank up there with Curtis Joseph for the Wings.

The isles trading osgood is one of milburys more forgotten terrible trades

Isles also picked up nabby on waivers

 

[CauZuki]

Marc Savard
St.Louis

Flames are the waivers kings

Thanks for Byron, he's been great.

 

[ShelbyZ]

The isles trading osgood is one of milburys more forgotten terrible trades

Isles also picked up nabby on waivers

...who was also waived by the Red Wings LMAO

 

[FrozenJagrt]

That's who I was thinking of coming into the thread. However it wasn't quite a 'we're getting rid of you because we no longer want you' waiver. (going from long ago memories) GMBM told Bryz that, as thanks for all he did/stepped up big time, he wouldn't keep him in a #2 spot because Giggy was in his (declining) prime too & that at the end of whatever season it was, would put him out on waivers. I can't remember all the details but it boiled down to BM not wanting to hold him back & keep him as the backup.

Pretty sure it was Burke, not Murray

 

[MrGold]

Off the top of my head Tomas Vokoun and Francois Beauchemin

Hainsey went on to have a pretty good career too.

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Lightning

Mike Smith is probably the “best” Tampa has ever waived. Incidentally he cleared at the time.

 

[MattMartin]

Michael Grabner by the Panthers. Pretty good NHL career starting right after he was waived.

 

[Seanaconda]

Not my team but Devan Dubnyk

What team are you counting him for ? Montreal ? Nashville ?

Nashville did waive him but that was so Montreal could play him on their farm team

 

[DictatorTots427]

What team are you counting him for ? Montreal ? Nashville ?

Nashville did waive him but that was so Montreal could play him on their farm team

Was talking about Nashville waiving him, but the thread was about best player from your team, Nashville is not my team.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Flames win this obviously.

Or lose depending on how you look at it.

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

Patty Laine, but no one noticed.

 

[mike14]

Rangers waived Giacomin back in the day but he was well past his prime

 

[Rec T]

Pretty sure it was Burke, not Murray

Yeah, you're right. Too much BM in the news recently causing the brain fart I guess...

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Brandon Manning

 

[Boud]

Mike Hoffman
Craig Anderson

 

[Mike Mike Caron]

Habs placed François Beauchemin on waivers.

 

[AndreRoy]

Lightning

Mike Smith is probably the “best” Tampa has ever waived. Incidentally he cleared at the time.

Technically didn’t we have to put Vinny on waivers before we bought him out? He was a shell of his former self by that point, of course, but he’s still the greatest player in Lightning history and we did ultimately place him on waivers.