Waived: [CHI] F Andreas Athanasiou waived by the Blackhawks (cleared)
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- Jun 13, 2010
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Holy crap, $4.25? I don't know why I was thinking he was at $2mil.
Yeah, he gets waived, he clears, he goes to Rockford.
TrufleShufle
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I want him on the devils just so if he scores I can say Andreas, Happytoseeyou. And never get sick of it.
Yes sir. Maybe they make a move with retention later in the season but my guess is they’ll keep the slots open for others
Oilslick941611
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He played 9 games had 4 points. The season ended early and had a 4 month break.
He did well enough as an Oiler.
Well, it might not be serious, but will still have a loooong recovery period. I am guessing he will be back sometime in April.
WarriorofTime
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Long periods of crummy, unintelligent play punctuated by flashes of brilliance.
Happy trails, AA.
Happy trails, AA.
PullHard
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If this guy could use his linemates AT ALL or cared about defense AT ALL he’d still be a red wing and his career earnings would probably be multiple times higher than they will be when he retires (although this current contract is actually pretty good for him? How the hell did he earn it?)
The sad reality is, his hockey sense never evolved from his OHL days and I don’t think he’s able to get the puck on his stick without thinking he has to go end to end and score by himself.
The sad reality is, his hockey sense never evolved from his OHL days and I don’t think he’s able to get the puck on his stick without thinking he has to go end to end and score by himself.
featherhawk
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As a Wings fan this is exactly what I said since he came into the league. He is all offense and couldnt care less about defense. Hes a cherry picker. He's so fast he blows the doors off 99.9% of the league but he always insisted on having a 3 stride head start.
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He's also allergic to physical contact. Those two things are the problem I guess. If he was a useful two way forward and able to provide value in other areas of the game then teams could look past his lack of vision and hockey IQ.
ploppsdman
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I agree. AA plays as if no one else is on the ice. He’s a speed skater who forgets he’s playing hockey.
archangel2
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Still laugh at the fact the oilers gave the wings two seconds for 9 regular season games and 4 playoff games before realising they could not keep.due how high his qualifying offer needed to be
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This guy is a poor man's Radim Vrbata. And I don't mean that as a compliment.
He looks so fast and flashy that you think "he must be a good middle 6 scorer, how can he not be?" But then he goes and ruins plays in the offensive zone by not knowing where his linemates are, flees from contact like he's in a panic, and has a zero on the give-a-bleep meter.
He gets some empty calorie points, and skates like the wind some of the time. But don't be fooled. AA just isn't an NHL quality player long-term.
He looks so fast and flashy that you think "he must be a good middle 6 scorer, how can he not be?" But then he goes and ruins plays in the offensive zone by not knowing where his linemates are, flees from contact like he's in a panic, and has a zero on the give-a-bleep meter.
He gets some empty calorie points, and skates like the wind some of the time. But don't be fooled. AA just isn't an NHL quality player long-term.
The Real JT
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Same DNA as Pierre Engvall.
I’m willing to chip in for an Ancestry.com test for the both of them.
DisgruntledHawkFan
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I've long maintained he'd make an interesting fourth line depth scorer. Tie him to two defensively responsible guys with no offensive talent or pair him with McDrai and he'd see like a fifteen point swing. He doesn't use his linemates whatsoever. He's one of the most dangerous players in the league off the rush and absolutely useless in every other situation. If your team has established possession in the other teams zone the puck will die on Andreas' stick.
He can also go in one on three and score. If you just looked at his highlight reel you'd compare him to Pavel Bure. Dude is a unicorn. He's not even lazy he's just got negative hockey IQ.
He can also go in one on three and score. If you just looked at his highlight reel you'd compare him to Pavel Bure. Dude is a unicorn. He's not even lazy he's just got negative hockey IQ.
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McShogun99
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and one of the picks the Oilers traded for him ended up being Brock Faber.....
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WarriorofTime
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He's 30 years old. If a GTHL upbringing, 4 years in the OHL, 83 games in the AHL and 492 games in the NHL hasn't fixed it through this point, I don't think he's a Coach away from it all coming together. Sneaky player because he does have some historical bursts of production but can never maintain it because he doesn't fit in systems well.
