Claimed off Waivers: [VAN] Canucks claim Travis Boyd off waivers from Maple Leafs

[Deadly Dogma]

There's no way to assure the Leafs that the waived player would still be available to them.

They don't get first dibs.

my bad, I thought they did

 

[crazychimp]

What are the pros and cons of Boyd Leaf fans?

 

[krutovsdonut]

Is he actually still in the league? Dude is not good at professional hockey

graovac played surprisingky well for us last year as an injury call up then got hurt. has not had a sniff since. looks like boyd just bumped him down the depth chart.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

What are the pros and cons of Boyd Leaf fans?

Hes good in small doses. Isn't great or terrible in any area. Pretty vanilla player, like Vesey. I could see him being a 30 point player if given the chance.

 

[elitepete]

For those interested, this cost Vancouver $26,250, paid to Toronto and not counted against the cap.

Aquilinis probably choked

 

[elitepete]

Compared to overpaying for the services of Beagle and Roussel, yeah, I think Boyd is pretty underrated. He actually drives some offense in limited minutes, too. Vesey is also an under-the-radar defensive player in a bottom-6 role, which is very different from his old reputation as a no-defense guy with middling shooting. Both have utility for no asset cost. I think both count as good moves.

I thought Vesey was mainly a goalscorer with above average size/physicality

 

[elitepete]

Hes good in small doses. Isn't great or terrible in any area. Pretty vanilla player, like Vesey. I could see him being a 30 point player if given the chance.

That’s better than Beagle and maybe Sutter.

 

[Funk21]

Would like to see Dubas offersheet Demko 6.5 x 5 in the offseason. Likely gets matched but will make things much more interesting with Petterson and Hughes also expecting massive pay days.

 

[Spirit of 67]

Leivo, Vesey now Boyd... Vancouver loves Toronto’s sloppy seconds.

They had Brendan Leipsic for a little bit too.

 

[beowulf]

So Vesey and now Boyd who is next to be claimed from the Leafs by the 'Nucks?

 

[Dion TheFluff]

Its ok, we will beat Toronto with their sloppy seconds

I wouldn't expect anything less TBH. Would be shocked if they each don't get on the scoresheet

 

[TheScandal89]

What are the pros and cons of Boyd Leaf fans?

He works hard and could be useful in the playoffs, doesn't seem like in a tight checking series that he'd shy away. He's got decent hands, speed and shot. He scored a beautiful toe drag goal this season. Good 4th liner who can chip in and can play Centre and RW.

Cons are, the longer he stayed in the line up the less effective he became and the more he begun to make bad plays and turn the puck over quite often.

 

[Eggtimer]

I thought Vesey was mainly a goalscorer with above average size/physicality

I don’t know why but I always thought Vesey was sub 6’. I remember the off-season drama of wanting him on the Devils and I was choked when he signed with the Rangers. The way people talked him up , he was going to be a 25g top 6 player.

 

[flying v 604]

That’s better than Beagle and maybe Sutter.

No, no it's not. 32 out of 32 GMs would blow their load for Sutter, Rousell or Beagle for the 650k Boyd gets paid.
I look forward to watching the shit show that will happen with Sutter, Beagle, Pearson out. Maybe it will give all the yahoos who don't understand the value they bring.

 

[Menzinger]

What are the pros and cons of Boyd Leaf fans?

More puck skills than the average 4th liner and tries hard. Needs a bit of puck luck to actually score a lot of the times though.

At the very least should be able to deliver. A bit above replacement level play on a 4th line

 

[attackfan71]

I predict Boyd being traded back to Toronto at the deadline for 7 th round pick. He is great playoff style player on the forth line or as depth in case of injury

 

[AcerComputer]

There's no way to assure the Leafs that the waived player would still be available to them.

They don't get first dibs.

Did they not change the rule? The team that waived the player gets first dibs?

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

Did they not change the rule? The team that waived the player gets first dibs?

I thought it would continue through the waiver order from the team that claimed him.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Canucks taking all of Toronto's waiver fodder.

This is why waivers exist. So NHL caliber players on deep teams can have an opportunity to make a worse team and prove they belong in the NHL.

 

[BCNate]

Given we are down all of our centres, this move happened at the right time. Pretty sure if there was a warm body on waivers today that could play C, we would have taken them too.

 

[Ciao]

Did they not change the rule? The team that waived the player gets first dibs?

Maybe @mouser or someone else who knows the CBA better than I do could answer this.

I thought that after Vesey and Boyd were claimed by Vancouver, the whole waivers process would start fresh from the bottom up if Vancouver were to place either or both of them on waivers again.

If Toronto were the only team to put in a claim, the Leafs could then send the player down to the taxi squad without going through waivers again. Otherwise, a team below them would get priority, and a claim from a team above them would prevent them from sending him to the minors without actually clearing waivers.

Right or wrong, that's my basic understanding of it.

 

[uncleben]

Did they not change the rule? The team that waived the player gets first dibs?

Never was a rule, still not.

If Vesey is put on waivers, it's normal waiver process. Toronto has to wait their turn in the priority line. Only catch is if Toronto is the only team to put in a claim, they can send him to the minors (as essentially on that point every team had would have passed on him as an NHL player - just like a normal waiver clear)

EDIT: @The 6ix got it above

 

[AcerComputer]

Never was a rule, still not.

If Vesey is put on waivers, it's normal waiver process. Toronto has to wait their turn in the priority line. Only catch is if Toronto is the only team to put in a claim, they can send him to the minors (as essentially on that point every team had would have passed on him as an NHL player - just like a normal waiver clear)

EDIT: @The 6ix got it above

I think that was the change I was thinking of. On a reclaim, they can send the player to the minors, instead of having to keep him up in the NHL. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[uncleben]

I think that was the change I was thinking of. On a reclaim, they can send the player to the minors, instead of having to keep him up in the NHL. Thanks for clarifying.

Only if they are the only team to put in a claim.
It's not new, but very happy to help clear it up

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

Only if they are the only team to put in a claim.
It's not new, but very happy to help clear it up

Do you know if a team that has higher priority passed on the player in the first round, can they put in a claim in the next round of waivers?