Wilsby seems pretty solid in the AHL. He is slightly larger than both Carrier and Del Gaizo. Never thought we would get to see him in the NHL just due to circumstances out of his control. Our LHD group is pretty full: Josi, Skjei, Lauzon, Stastney, Del Gaizo all infront of him and Molendyk nipping at his heels. I think he can be a servicable bottom pairing dman so i hope he gets a real shot and isnt just told to hang out in the pressbox. He is the same age as when Carrier started breaking into the NHL
News Article: Fabbro on waivers
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I like Wilsby's speed for sure, and we can use that but I don't know how it translates to this system.
Tennessean:
Barry Trotz explains why Nashville Predators waived Dante Fabbro, recalled Adam Wilsby
Ahead of the Nashville Predators' final season matchup with the Edmonton Oilers, general manager Barry Trotz addressed two roster changes made this week, one involving former first-round pick Dante Fabbro.The Predators waived Fabbro on Saturday, then the Columbus Blue Jackets claimed him, while also taking on his $2.5 million price tag.
"We felt it was a good time to put (Fabbro) on waivers," Trotz told The Tennessean on Thursday. "He wasn't playing and, looking through the organization, we felt we had enough depth in the organization that it wouldn't be much of a drop off."
Before waiving Fabbro, the Predators attempted to work out deals with a few teams. But after those deals fell through, Trotz decided it was worth the risk putting Fabbro on waivers to see if they could get him to Milwaukee. He said there were indications before Saturday that a few teams, including Columbus, would be interested in claiming Fabbro, but losing him to waivers had alternative benefits.
"If he got picked up, there would be some salary cap flexibility," Trotz said. "So we just felt we had a chance to open up our roster a little as well."
Trotz admits that losing Fabbro for nothing isn't ideal - especially given the team just signed him to a $2.5 million extension in March. At the time, Trotz saw signing Fabbro as a hedge against the potential of defenseman Alex Carrier walking in free agency, while doing so before Fabbro could hit the open market in July.
Though Fabbro played in just 14 games after signing in March, Trotz feels the team is in a better spot after the move.
"You lose a player you've spent some time on, but you also get a chance to look at other players in the organization who have played extremely well," Trotz said.
Why the Predators recalled defenseman Adam Wilsby to replace Fabbro
To replace Fabbro in the lineup, the Predators recalled defenseman Adam Wilsby from Milwaukee on Wednesday.A fourth-round pick in 2020, Wilsby has yet to make his NHL debut, but could do so either Thursday against Edmonton or Friday against Calgary.
Trotz described Wilsby as a strong skating defenseman who has played big minutes for the Admirals.
"(Wilsby's) got really good feet and he defends extremely well," Trotz said. "He trusts his feet off the rush and around the net. He has that mobility to contain people around the net."
Trotz added that Wilsby's offensive skills are more with passing than shooting, but his defensive skills are right in line with what the team needs right now.
Wilsby is expected to play on the left side of the defense. That gives the Predators four primarily left-side defensemen in Wilsby, Roman Josi, Brady Skjei and Marc Del Gaizo, and two right-side defensemen in Alex Carrier and Luke Schenn.
That puzzle is one coach Andrew Brunette will need to solve. Josi's ability to switch to the right side will be key.
The Predators take on the Oilers on Thursday (8 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network) then play the Calgary Flames on Friday (8 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network).
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So basically he overvalued Fabbro and then in his failure to make a deal, he made himself feel better with the " oh hey cap space " reasoning.
Also if you are Fabbro I wonder how it feels to know your signing was nothing more than an " in case shit happens " by the organization.
Also if you are Fabbro I wonder how it feels to know your signing was nothing more than an " in case shit happens " by the organization.
What a pile of poop! I don't understand what tptb saw in Carrier, he stinks! I hope Fabbro makes Trotz look like more of an idiot than he is already.
Way over estimates his trade value, that he and Brunette drove down, while wildly under valuing his on ice ability. This is the same guy that said Ekholm sucked way back in the day. So far I'm not impressed with this duo's defensive talent judgement.
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I hope he lights it up in Cbus!! He deserves it!
I don't think he's ever going to "light it up" but he should be a good #2 that allows a #1 to do his thing. Nothing like Devon Toews, which is what they are trying to do with Skjei, but still a solid top defensemen for the next 10 years.
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96 hours for the Tennessean to get a comment and publish it. What Brian Poile and Trotz said, without any followup questioning, is at best mismanagement of the roster.
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Some further points for the statement not adding up.
1. Could've traded him for future considerations if he had no value and to establish goodwill with another executive team. Such a trade would free up just as much cap space.
2. The Jackets came out and said they were very interested in Fabbro. That statement is clearly supported from how they handled him already. He's playing on the first pairing with first pairing minutes. Instantly. They didn't pull the trigger, according to them, because GMBT's ask was too high.
His coaching staff deflated Fabbro's value over the last two seasons, GMBT signed him to a starter's bridge contract, and then didn't want to take the whuppassing that stems from the organization being internally on different pages. He might be the only guy in hockey who thought Fabbro could slip through waivers to Milwaukee.
1. Could've traded him for future considerations if he had no value and to establish goodwill with another executive team. Such a trade would free up just as much cap space.
2. The Jackets came out and said they were very interested in Fabbro. That statement is clearly supported from how they handled him already. He's playing on the first pairing with first pairing minutes. Instantly. They didn't pull the trigger, according to them, because GMBT's ask was too high.
His coaching staff deflated Fabbro's value over the last two seasons, GMBT signed him to a starter's bridge contract, and then didn't want to take the whuppassing that stems from the organization being internally on different pages. He might be the only guy in hockey who thought Fabbro could slip through waivers to Milwaukee.
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And again, why would you even want to put Fabbro in Milwaukee? That makes no sense. If it was just to get some games in, you can give him a 2-week conditioning stint. There's no way they expected or intended him to play in Milwaukee.
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"If the Commissioner has reason to believe or determines that the Club has used the Conditioning Loan to evade Waivers, or otherwise Circumvent any provision of this Agreement, he may take such disciplinary action against the Club, as he deems appropriate. " - CBA 13.8. Sat due to coaches decisions is not something that requires conditioning.
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I mean, how else do you interpret a one year deal on the brink of unrestricted status?
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It seems pretty typical for a team and player to agree on a very short bridge deal when the team isn't ready to commit and the player is coming up for UFA. Fabbro was certainly in that sort of "prove it" zone in his contract progression.
Supposedly he loved Nashville and really wanted to stay. So that would've factored in as well. But it should be obvious to everyone that this coaching staff didn't value his hockey / style of play.
At least Trotz gave him a chance to play somewhere else. Hopefully he can have a good campaign with CBJ and have a great career.
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I remember when Fabbro was drafted, and when we burned the first year of his ELC ahead of the 2019 series against Dallas. I wonder what he could have been for the Preds if he had gotten more TOI and trust from the coaching staff.
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Fabbro with an assist on Matthieu Oliviers goal tonight
Yes, the Mathieu Olivier who has more goals than anyone on our team who isn't from Sweden
Yes, the Mathieu Olivier who has more goals than anyone on our team who isn't from Sweden
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