Waived: [CHI] F Andreas Athanasiou waived by the Blackhawks (cleared)

[barriers]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1855975500583244120

https://x.com/i/web/status/1855999222593581557

https://x.com/i/web/status/1856013004711612864

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Officially official

https://x.com/i/web/status/1856049895494533336

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[Chainshot]

We all know the biggest piece of fiction in that is Stone's injury not being serious, right?

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

What's the story here? I thought they signed him to play C, and didn't care about the contract overpay. Is he not playing to NHL standard? Is he even still a C?

 

[TLEH]

What's the story here? I thought they signed him to play C, and didn't care about the contract overpay. Is he not playing to NHL standard? Is he even still a C?

Its not about the money. He just isn't playing.

 

[OVO16]

Do the jackets put in a claim again?

 

[Breakers]

Is Darren Ferris his agent going to threaten he go play Switzerland again

 

[LemonSauceD]

Can he still skate?

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Can he still skate?

Incredibly well.

 

[Viqsi]

Do the jackets put in a claim again?

Unlikely; folks are starting to come back from injury and we haven't had any new ones to make up for it.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Incredibly well.

Then he will still have a job somewhere.

Yikes… $4.2M contract. Yeah nvm.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

No one will want him sadly

Can he still skate?

That is only thing he can do

What's the story here? I thought they signed him to play C, and didn't care about the contract overpay. Is he not playing to NHL standard? Is he even still a C?

He sucks

And just is sitting in press box eating and watching games

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

He can skate like the wind, has incredible hands and a lethal shot. He's just the dumbest hockey player to ever have this long of a career that wasn't in the show to hit or get hit.

 

[hawksrule]

What's the story here? I thought they signed him to play C, and didn't care about the contract overpay. Is he not playing to NHL standard? Is he even still a C?

Sensational skater, tons of talent, bad player.

 

[TrufleShufle]

From the sounds of it he's got a bunch of amazing tools but they are just spilled all over the garage and he wouldn't know how to use any of them if he could even find em. They are there somewhere though.

 

[leeroggy]

No one will want him sadly

Not even Nelly Korda?

 

[Macheteops]

I was excited when the Oilers traded for him years ago and it was only a small sample size but he wasn't very good. Didn't seem to have the IQ to play with the big boys

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Maybe the Ducks should pick him up

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

This guy sure went downhill. He had upside a few years ago but he's not worth his caphit.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

He can skate like the wind, has incredible hands and a lethal shot. He's just the dumbest hockey player to ever have this long of a career that wasn't in the show to hit or get hit.

Yes that sounds like the AA I remember. So nothing has changed I see, shame.

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

From the sounds of it he's got a bunch of amazing tools but they are just spilled all over the garage and he wouldn't know how to use any of them if he could even find em. They are there somewhere though.

Nah he knows how to skate.

But everything else? It's like when you buy a fast food combo. AA just eats the burger and throws everything else out.

Sometimes he reaches into the bag and finds a couple fries. He throws those out too.

 

[BKarchitect]

Probably more useless than Sprong. Certainly more expensive. Not a winning player, not even for depth.

 

[TheNewEra]

at that cap hit no one is going to claim him

he may need to agree to a contract termination if he wants to keep playing in the nhl. At the same time i dont think any team is going to give him the 1 year 2.25 million to keep his salary the same.

Question becomes does he play for the money in the minors for a year or take minimum to go elsewhere

 

[Cubs2024wildcard]

Probably more useless than Sprong. Certainly more expensive. Not a winning player, not even for depth.

Probably?

 

[Oddbob]

He can skate like the wind, has incredible hands and a lethal shot. He's just the dumbest hockey player to ever have this long of a career that wasn't in the show to hit or get hit.

He is also allergic to defence and his own end. Doctors tried to find a cure, but none were found.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Elite tools, no toolbox. The guy's hockey sense makes Kevin Fiala look like Nik Lidstrom. Rooting for him overall, but man, he's made a long career off being a solo merc who can't use his teammates or anticipate a single defensive play.