Rumor: Canucks heavily looking at waivers for RD and C

[The Wahligator]

No joke, Calgary could do worse than Cole Bardreau. Guy has a motor, super hard worker, would be a fan favorite quickly as a fill-in. I'd love to see him back in Bridgeport, u=but it'd be great to see him back in the NHL.

I'd hate to lose him and Hutton, think they have every day NHL potential but they'll likely never get that chance with the current roster makeup. Koivula is a nothing piece imo, wouldn't lose any sleep if he was scooped up.

 

[StreetHawk]

Canucks re-signed Sutter knowing his track record over the prior 6 seasons with the team in regards to his health. By doing that they needed a depth option in their 13/14 forward who could cover for Sutter given his track record of injuries.

And now with him out they are checking the waiver wire for someone? Like seriously?

 

[ChiHawk21]

ryan carpenter 1 season left at a million. hawks have to many fowards as is.

 

[Nucker42]

Canucks re-signed Sutter knowing his track record over the prior 6 seasons with the team in regards to his health. By doing that they needed a depth option in their 13/14 forward who could cover for Sutter given his track record of injuries.

And now with him out they are checking the waiver wire for someone? Like seriously?

Yup, relying on him as your 4th line Center without a backup plan is pretty narrow minded

 

[Boondock]

Dowling has been fine in pre-season and can play the 4th line C role for a while. We can also use Miller as a C in the short term and move Dickinson to 4th C. This would be a little concerning if Sutter is out long term. RHD is the area of need. Hamonic dealing with his issues has been a real kick in the junk, because this was already our weak spot with him in the line up. Brady Keeper was in consideration for the 4th RHD position/first RHD call up and now he is out for the season, so this is definitely an area of concern for the Canucks so a RHD that can play defensively sound hockey should be our #1, #2, and #3 priorities on waivers, trade market, Europe, College, the local beer league and any other place right shot defensemen might gather.

 

[Bettman Returnz]

I agree just use what you got unless an obvious player comes though on waivers, then make a claim. There’s zero reason to waste an asset (and cap space) on a trade to fill a temp void.

 

[DarkHorse2]

Is there something the Flames need we didn't know we needed?

I thought you needed a 4th C. He’s not going to hurt you.

Oops. No idea why I wrote Calgary. Meant Van.

 

[SEALBound]

I think Riikola may be the odd man out through no fault of his own. I don't think he's waiver material but a trade for a 4th or a prospect would work.

 

[grapes55]

Canucks are gonna claim one of Brooks or Engvall and I'm gonna be sad about it. I hope Petan gets a shot though, he played well for the Leafs in stints last year

 

[LeafChief]

Engvall would be a good pick up if he hits the waiver wire. Plays wing and centre. Skates really well. Hard shot. Just a bit dumb.

I would think the Leafs would try to trade him for a mid/late round pick if they have to put him on waivers but if he ends up there he would be a good pick-up for a team with room in their bottom 6.

 

[UrbanImpact]

Engvall would be a good pick up if he hits the waiver wire. Plays wing and centre. Skates really well. Hard shot. Just a bit dumb.

I would think the Leafs would try to trade him for a mid/late round pick if they have to put him on waivers but if he ends up there he would be a good pick-up for a team with room in their bottom 6.

Does Engvall kill penalties?

This is probably the number one thing the Canucks will be looking at especially since Motte is still hurt. Motte is easily their best PKer when healthy.

The problem with having a very skilled forward group is that non of them play or should play the PK.

Pettersson
Boeser
Garland
Hoglander




Bottom 6ers for the Canucks must surely be able to be defensive or kill penalties.

 

[deckercky]

Yup, relying on him as your 4th line Center without a backup plan is pretty narrow minded

I think motte was probably the main 4c backup plan.

 

[Cogburn]

So far we have found -1 LW on waivers.

 

[Treb]

Noah Juulsen is being called up for FLA tomorrow when they play TB again.
He needs to clear waivers before regular season starts. He's a BC guy.

He's a RD but can't stay healthy...like ever. Has some decent skill/pedigree but at 24 and only 48 total NHL games played, this is a crucial year for him to prove he can be a consistent NHLer one day, it won't be with FLA

if he's called back up, doesn't he have to clear again?

Juulsen has to spend 30 days on the NHL roster or play 10 games to be waiver eligible again.

 

[M2Beezy]

I wonder if Jonah Gadjovich has ever played centre. Would be nice to pick him up on wavers or trade for him from San Jose

 

[JetsFan815]

LOL. do you really think teams have knee jerk reactions like that? There are so many players going on waivers this time a year, teams are going to put the players on waivers that makes the most sense to them and not think about the needs of 30 other hockey clubs. Cmon now...

Yeah but if a team has a guy they really don't want to loose on waivers whom they were considering "chancing it" with would have second thoughts about it and try to have him avoid the waiver wire. I am thinking about guys like Pierre Engvall... maybe the Leafs were considering waiving but now they know for sure he likely gets claimed they'll think twice about it.

It doesn't affect most players that are gonna get waived but it likely has impact on the margins on the "cream of the crop of the waiver wire" type players (like a Pierre Engvall).

 

[Braeden]

I wonder if Jonah Gadjovich has ever played centre. Would be nice to pick him up on wavers or trade for him from San Jose

Nope. Strictly a winger.

 

[LeapOnOver]

Yeah but if a team has a guy they really don't want to loose on waivers whom they were considering "chancing it" with would have second thoughts about it and try to have him avoid the waiver wire. I am thinking about guys like Pierre Engvall... maybe the Leafs were considering waiving but now they know for sure he likely gets claimed they'll think twice about it.

It doesn't affect most players that are gonna get waived but it likely has impact on the margins on the "cream of the crop of the waiver wire" type players (like a Pierre Engvall).

But teams are going to have situations like that all over the place. Let's say the Leafs don't want to lose Pierre Engvall, so instead they are going to put a guy on waivers that they actually like better than him and hope he doesn't get picked by the 30 other teams that didn't state they "had a need" for some position. When a guy is waived, teams go into expecting to lose them and they are the best person to go on waivers in their organization because they value everyone else above them for some reason or another. Everybody acts like waivers is such a tightrope and you lose so many gems, but how often does a guy put on waivers go on to be a pivotal player for their new team? If you count all the waivers all season, that percentage is super low. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it happens so rarely the number is nominal.

 

[Point21]

Any interest in Alex Barre-Boulet?

 

[ffh]

How does one heavily look at waivers as apposed to just looking at waivers.

 

[780il]

Take Cody Ceci… please god take Ceci

 

[dbaz]

How does one heavily look at waivers as apposed to just looking at waivers.

 

[Killer Orcas]

Calgary has a lightly used Gudbranson

He'd be ridden harder then the town pump back in Vancouver by the fans.

 

[Nucker101]

Take Cody Ceci… please god take Ceci

Take him? Benning would probably give you a decent pick or prospect for him if Hamonic is out for the year

 

[FOurteenS inCisOr]

How does one heavily look at waivers as apposed to just looking at waivers.