Boom.
The 30 days just stops Kahkonen from being reclaimed and stashed without waivers. The Avs want to be able to have that stash right in case he is claimed and re-waived.
Nichushkin said f*** it and is suiting up tonight
This is what the CBA says.
Bolded is very important here.
That person is incorrect on their interpretation.
As with most things in the CBA, it's quite ambiguous.
The question comes down to how games are counted for backup goalies. Kahkonen only played in one and I think was the backup 3 times. Which wouldn't meet the 10 games side of the provision... but goalies have a host of different rules when it comes to games counted. I would think there is a possibility that he doesn't have enough games.
What I can't figure out is, the wording say ten games or 30 days after the sucessful claim, but it doesn't specify which claim they are referring to.
In this case, I would say after the Avs claim since that was the successful one.
They know they don’t have another guy with George’s ceiling. Yeah his floor is the ocean floor… but they need the ceiling. I hate it, but it is predictable.
They probably know it better than anybody else. They’ve seen these guys in for a while around the team and in practice. Kahkonen less of a sample, but Annunen they know better than anybody.
