Claimed off Waivers: [ARI] Harri Sateri claimed off waivers by the Coyotes from the Maple Leafs

[Nikolajs Sillers]

HAAAAAAAAA HAHA HAHA

ARI are my 2nd fav team now

Trade him back to the Leafs for a 1st and they'll become my fav team

Need to pass waivers, Buffalo will claim him

 

[Glacious]

The theme of this thread is schadenfreude

 

[Winston Wolf]

They can’t afford his salary

Surprised they were able to afford the $15k claim cost

Don't worry, the Leafs will still pay for it.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

Is he any good?

Considering he was drafted in 2008 and has never stuck on an NHL roster...

Not overly?

 

[Brew]

If I'm Sateri, I say f*** it and stay home lol.

I'm a Coyotes fan, but this made no sense for a move to make. You trade Wedgewood for spare change (they weren't getting much) but then pick up a bigger question mark who's coming to challenge.

 

[CamPopplestone]

I mean, it's probably going to guarantee Sateri NHL games since Arizona traded Wedgewood, so it's not the worst thing for him. I don't know if Sateri actually wants to try to play in the NHL next season, or just decided to leverage the Olympics into a contract for the rest of this season to make a little extra money with his Euro season done. I assume he'd probably just return to Europe next season, but if he looks decent in the NHL it probably gives him a couple more options if he wants them.

Hope he does well, I love seeing players come back and at least get a few reps in the NHL later on in their careers, it's always fun. Wish him the best

 

[HuGort]

Can't believe Leafs wouldn't pick up Hammond from Habs for minor leaguer? He was good in Montreal. Could have been story of playoffs

 

[7even]

Toronto had to put him on waivers, per the CBA, since Sateri was coming from a Euro league.
Both TOR and Sateri knew the risk, but wanted to chance it

I am aware of the rule. I am unaware of what tangible problem it addresses. Waivers on moving up and down makes sense, it forces teams to be purposeful about their moves and is a mechanism that helps players stay in the NHL. Waivers on entry does the exact opposite, it harms players trying to get into the NHL by kneecapping their agency. You could say it acts as a kind of NHL-AHL mid-season hegemony but it's not obvious that that is a problem in the first place let alone one that needs to be solved.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

It's to keep teams from "parking" UFA's in Europe with the plan being to sign them for a playoff run.

Funny how that's not allowed but using LTIR to go massively over the cap is totally fine.

 

[Stephen]

Yeah would have expected nothing less.

 

[ck26]

Does shrewd translate to “unable to sign your own free agents so you need to take someone else’s”

Waiver system for signings like this makes no sense. Who exactly does this help. Surely not either party that originally wanted this transaction to take place.

It helps prevent cap circumvention by way of stashing Russian and Czech and Swedish players in their home countries for the first 5 months of the season.

Or do you let Kucherov play for CSKA until March, then sign a 3 month contract with Tampa for April and the playoffs?

 

[7even]

It's to keep teams from "parking" UFA's in Europe with the plan being to sign them for a playoff run.

How is that better than just signing them in the first place, you get a mid season acquisition for the player but you also have to play the rest of your season without the player, and any UFA who can't command an NHL contract at the start of the season and would accept that arrangement is not going to be the impact player that would make such a signing problematic for the league

 

[Bruce Granville]

I feel for Harri…

“I get a shot at the triple gold club, I get a shot at the triple gold club, I get….fukked?”

 

[The Red Line]

This Dubas interview on Espn does not inspire confidence.

 

[HandshakeLineRespect]

What a sleazy move. Last place team with no future in sight just shitting on peoples day.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

So is anyone in Leaf nation going to hold Dubas accountable for failing to address the glaring weakness in net this trade deadline? I was sure he'd add a guy but barring anything last minute it appears not. I'm sorry, but you cannot be rolling into a 1st round matchup with the Lightning or Panthers with Jack Campbell or that other AHL guy they just called up. I see another 1st round exit upcoming.

We could add Hasek and Gretzky in their prime and you would still see a first round exit. You trashed the Gio deal repeatedly even though you later said it was a good move.

 

[ItsFineImFine]

I'd refuse to report to Arizona if I were Sateri since he signed from Europe to play in Toronto and then just wait for the off-season.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

I'd refuse to report to Arizona if I were Sateri since he signed from Europe to play in Toronto and then just wait for the off-season.

If he does it yet another example of why it's a bad system.

 

[Rude Dog]

So is anyone in Leaf nation going to hold Dubas accountable for failing to address the glaring weakness in net this trade deadline? I was sure he'd add a guy but barring anything last minute it appears not. I'm sorry, but you cannot be rolling into a 1st round matchup with the Lightning or Panthers with Jack Campbell or that other AHL guy they just called up. I see another 1st round exit upcoming.

Or maybe Soup regains his all star form and he saved trading unnecessary assets. Can only play one goalie at a time. You seem pretty obsessed with the Leafs lately?

 

[WATTAGE4451]

I'd refuse to report to Arizona if I were Sateri since he signed from Europe to play in Toronto and then just wait for the off-season.

Toronto was signing him as desperation. In offseason they can find a more proven backup. Sateri doesnt exactly ha e long proven nhl track revord that he can hold lut and expect contract nhl contract next season. Sateris best chance at getting nhl contract nect season is to go to arizona and perform.

 

[EastVillageBlues]

I'm glad someone is trolling Dubas.

 

[ITM]

The theme of this thread is schadenfreude

Aren't all Coyotes' threads?

 

[hbk]

For those interested, this cost Arizona $15,000, paid to Toronto and not counted against the cap.

Its okay. AZ still has leftover savings from the Carter Hutton trade. How many games has Hutton played since?

 

[ijuka]

So why did he need to clear waivers, anyway?

 

[Leafidelity]

If anyone ever had any doubts that the Leafs are the main character, a minor league goalie signing getting almost 100 posts proves it.