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Hugues is looking for toughness. I just don't see Montreal claiming him. You don't claim him for your 4th line either.Montreal pls
Marty Saint-Louis would be great for him
Seems like a weird move for Calgary
Multiple did. Klapka, Honzek, even Coronato who wasn't particularly great either. Pelletier was just ...thereSeems if you are a retooling team like the Flames you'd keep him around at least as an extra forward
Maybe another young player outplayed him?
It's bad asset management, but players at camp were told there were spots they could earn. You can't lie about that and expect players to buy in. That's the way it goes. I hope Jakob can find success somewhere else if he doesn't pass through.
Multiple did. Klapka, Honzek, even Coronato who wasn't particularly great either. Pelletier was just ...there
Plus I doubt teams have been scouting him. Thats a bigger factor than most account for. It's a lot to put someone on your NHL roster based on nothing but reputation and statsWe always get those players everyone thinks will be claimed, and most of the time they’re not.
So flip a coin on Pelletier. If a team has a spot, where he can truly get opportunities, or even a team who believes his health is a non factor, and believes he can continue to develop, playing a bottom 6 role, then he gets claimed.
That’s the problem claiming players like him. You’re not gonna claim him, just to throw him on your 4th line and hope he can play a role Calgary wouldn’t keep him to play…. and you’re not gonna claim him to stick him in a Top 6 role…
It has to be the right opportunity. A team with a 3rd line spot open, where maybe they’re forcing a young kid a little too quickly, so let’s give Pelletier 10 games and see what they get. That way their prospect can stay in the AHL a little longer developing, and Pelletier isn’t hurting them. At least any worse than they were already gonna be weak at that spot.
Each situation is different for each team too.
I think there’s a 6-8 year NHL player here, but have thought for awhile now, he might have to take the longer route, re-committing himself to playing a different role than he thought he’d play in the league. If he ends up with the Wranglers or even another AHL team later this year, it’s time to start concentrating on becoming a different type of role player, if he wants NHL paydays.
Or is it that NHL draftees are statistically utterly hopeless?For Pelletier's sake, I hope he's claimed. The Flames are just utterly hopeless when it comes to developing their own prospects or basic common sense asset management.
Also would be nice if Schwindt was claimed, mainly cause he sucks.
This is not exactly true, in 2022-23 he had a chance, but it was always a longshot. In 2023-24 he would have made it but he destroyed his shoulder in the preseason and needed surgery. This year was his first real opportunity to make the team.Pelletier is a guy who’s had an opportunity to earn a spot on the roster for 3 years now and hasn’t been able to. I wouldn’t be shocked if he was claimed though
No one is giving an NHL roster spot to Cooley. Dude has never been even an AHL starter, I really don't get why so many people think he ever had a chanceMy fingers are crossed with regards to Pelletier and Cooley. Personally I think waiving them is a mistake but I also know I'm in the minority here.