Claimed off Waivers: [BOS] Boston claims Oliver Wahlstrom off waivers from the Islanders

[SI90]

Good luck to Wally. Hate what happened to him. Wasn’t the same after the hip surgery. Hope he finds his game.

 

[SoundAndFury]

The most shocking thing about this, is finding out there’s a team with a worse power play than the Islanders.

And they are looking at a guy with 2 goals on the season as a possible fix.

 

[pth2]

The proof of how hard it is to scout is how NYI took him *before* Dobson.

 

[DuklaNation]

Never write off a once good prospect until he plays somewhere else first.

 

[cc]

he has some size and some skill but this pick up won't improve the overall team speed which I think is the more pressing concern right now.

That being said, they appear to be very deep down the middle and can use a decent offensive winger if he can pan out. It's a low risk shot in the dark effort to generate more offense.

 

[biturbo19]

I don't really see it working out. He's just got far too narrow a skillset to really be successful in a Top-6 role, and doesn't have any of the traits you'd want in a Bottom-6 Winger. But whatever i guess. It's just a waiver claim...not a lot invested in the project if/when it doesn't work out.

 

[bb_fan]

more bottom feeding crap to move around.... awesome.

that'll be the fix

 

[IslesNorway]

If they can somehow make him utilize the tremendous shot he has, then he might become a useful player. If not, he'll be in Sweden next year.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

hopefully for this guy change of scenery helps him.