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Waived: Ty Rattie placed on waivers by STL (Claimed by Carolina)
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bleedblue1223
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Only those without a sense of humor.
It's not a cheap shot saying the Canes are cheap, because, well, they are. It's not a personal attack, it's just a joke off of the fact that the Canes are the lowest salary team in the league.
Seriously. It was a joke about the next game for Carolina being in St. Louis and Rattie doesn't have to travel to his new team.
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Hope Rattie gets his shot now, he wasn't getting that on this team. Blues may regret this or maybe not, only time will tell but at his age sitting in the press box was doing more harm than good.
67Blues
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We always here team's fans lamenting loosing a young potential NHL player on waivers, but I wonder how many of them went on to really become impact players?
tarheelhockey
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Depends on what you mean by "impact player". The one that jumps to mind is Grabner, who came close to winning the Calder after being picked up off waivers, and is still a significant player on whatever team he plays for this week.
But usually if a guy's getting waived rather than traded, that tells you something. Some end up being regular players -- Drew Miller and Craig Adams being prominent examples. Some are just bad players who land in a good situation -- Michael Leighton was waived something like 4 times before he ended up in Philly, and we know how that played out.
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30 NHL games and a ton of practice time. Four goals, two or three of which, bounced off of him. Never outplayed anyone in our top nine and isn't physical enough or fast enough for the fourth line. What more did he deserve? He got his shot and proved what he is, a good AHL guy who will never be much in the NHL.
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"Cheap" shot. Come on, BBA
Boom Boom Apathy
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Boom Boom Apathy
I am the Professor. Deal with it!
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Come on BLB, you have to admit there are a large number of Canes fans who get all worked up whenever someone makes any comment perceived to be a slight towards the south, our attendance, relocation, Karmanos, or our cap, etc... I "kinda" expected the same situation here since it's the norm.
But hey, what good is a subtle joke if everybody gets it.
uncleben
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For those interested, this would have cost Carolina $56,250, not counted against the cap, paid to St. Louis.
CapInSask
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I think the mistake is probably not waiving the player but not recognizing when a player is not going to make it before he has zero value and getting something back for him.
sheriff bart
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Jokinen passed through waivers (TB) prior to JR trading for him. JR/PK were too cheap to take on the salary without sending something the other way. Not exactly an impact player, but a good NHLer.
Boom Boom Apathy
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And didn't he pass through waivers a 2nd time before the Canes traded him to Pittsburgh? I can't remember for sure but thought he did.
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tarheelhockey
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Yeah I remember it that way too. Nobody would take on his contract, so JR was forced to trade him and retain salary.
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Rattie is immediately being placed on the top line with Skinner/Rask to play St. Louis. I love it.
tarheelhockey
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Works brilliantly for all parties involved. The Hurricanes will immediately find out what they have, Rattie gets the chance he's been waiting for, and Blues fans get a fun subplot for their otherwise random home game.
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And then Peters changes the lines up after 4 shifts and all the fun is gone.
Honestly though, Peters is consistently showing how in-touch he is with players. So many times he makes small moves like this not only for the team, but for the player (see Jorge Alves situation as an example). I'm sure the fact that the Canes are playing STL is playing a part in why he's playing Rattie there.
Honestly though, Peters is consistently showing how in-touch he is with players. So many times he makes small moves like this not only for the team, but for the player (see Jorge Alves situation as an example). I'm sure the fact that the Canes are playing STL is playing a part in why he's playing Rattie there.
Yeah... I'd guess Rattie would start on the 3rd/4th line if not for playing his former team. Worked out well situationally and hopefully primes him for a strong start with Carolina.
I keep reading how the goals Rattie did score bounced off him. Honestly, I don't care if he scores with his butt. If they are bouncing off him and going in, then that means he's in the dirty areas. If he goes to the dirty areas, that's a bonus for Carolina as they rarely have anyone currently doing that. He can have 10 goals bounce off him and I wouldn't care. A goal is a goal.
He's getting thrown right in there tonight playing with Skinner and Rask. Let's see how he does. Hopefully he has some revenge against his former team.
smart move to put him on the top-line versus his former club. Maybe Carolina will catch lightning in a bottle for one night, as Rattie will be amped to show-up his previous employer. As a Blues fan, I love this move...because your top-line will be down a man. 
We know the secret to neutralizing Rattie: play him.
We know the secret to neutralizing Rattie: play him.
