Confirmed with Link: Oilers claim Colby Cave off waivers

[joestevens29]

Which i'm fine with, if they test him out.

I don't see the point in these claims though if they aren't going to give them a real shot.

You do realize a lot of a test run these guys get is what they do in practice?

 

[McFlash97]

Who the f*** is Colby Cave. Oh wait...Boston , Chia loves anything and everything from Boston.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

I haven't been this excited since we picked Paul Coffey.

Why do I get the impression you were making this face while typing out this post .

 

[BlackDogg]

This guy's been in a cave?

 

[Hopelesslucicfan]

Doesn’t master that no one has ever heard of him. In true HFB’s style, some of the flyboys will pencil him into our future lineup, project all his goal totals and provide contract offers.

We could sign him for 8 years at league minimum now and look like geniuses when he triples his point totals!

 

[Louis Cypher]

If this was the last transaction he did as the Bruin's GM maybe just maybe this is the last transaction he does as an Oiler GM.

 

[russ99]

We complained when Tambellini and MacT were GMs and we never made any waiver wire moves.

Now we complain when Chia makes them.

Guess the common denominator is... we complain.

 

[McDNicks17]

Doesn’t master that no one has ever heard of him. In true HFB’s style, some of the flyboys will pencil him into our future lineup, project all his goal totals and provide contract offers.

It's funny how writing off someone you've never heard of is apparently the intellectual high ground.

 

[KMart27]

We complained when Tambellini and MacT were GMs and we never made any waiver wire moves.

Now we complain when Chia makes them.

Guess the common denominator is... we complain.

Maybe after seeing the players claimed they have realised that most players are on waivers because they aren't good enough to contribute in the NHL.

 

[LemmyUlanov55]

Never heared of him, let's see what he can do.

 

[Stoneman89]

We complained when Tambellini and MacT were GMs and we never made any waiver wire moves.

Now we complain when Chia makes them.

Guess the common denominator is... we complain.

No, the common denominator is that we suck no matter what we do.

 

[Stoneman89]

Maybe after seeing the players claimed they have realised that most players are on waivers because they aren't good enough to contribute in the NHL.

I think the reason these no names guys are being claimed is that it is now obvious to even the great Chia that there are strong possibilities that waiver wire fodder could be better than half of his present roster..

It's funny how writing off someone you've never heard of is apparently the intellectual high ground.

it was a joke, sweet pea, relax. I’m sure he’ll be spectacular based on all the other acquisitions Chia has made.
Better?

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Chia has a pretty horrible track record when it comes to players that he's seen and wanted to bring over.

He's bad at everything, so excuse me if I don't really have any expectations for this player other than another contract on the docket.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Spooner - Cave - Zykov

Garrison - Jerabek
Manning - Petrovic
Wideman

You forgot Aberg.

 

[Patch101]

We complained when Tambellini and MacT were GMs and we never made any waiver wire moves.

Now we complain when Chia makes them.

Guess the common denominator is... we complain.

I don't get it either. Its good to take chances on free stuff.
Sometimes you find a diamond in the rough

 

[Shathar]

The cool thing about caveman is he seems to get better every year at every level he's played.

That's all I got. Don't know this dude from a hole in the side of a hill.

 

[bone]

You forgot Aberg.

He kept it to current year only. List gets too big when you add previous years... Aberg, Walker, Beck, Fraser, Gustavsson, Cracknell, Pardy and the entire Free Agency corp from summer 2017 except maybe Rattie.

 

[KCC]

My head hurts. Chiarelli is aging me 10 years every day. Lol

 

[Fmrnuckfan95]

Kind of pointless...

 

[FlameChampion]

Took a quick turn around the Bruins thread. Some of them liked him better than Acciari but for the most part aren’t going to lose sleep now that he’s gone.

I take it as a reasonably good sign, but I personally dont think the coaching staff will even play him much. If you look at other teams boards around players like Petrovic, Manning etc I doubt you would see any of their fans praising them. Which makes you wonder what the Oilers GM/Pro Scouts see? Liked Petrovic/Manning as a junior player so they must still be good? Seems like theres a lot of incompetencies in some of these multi billionaire firms.

 

[rickysusedsht]

He'll get a chance and if sucks give him the boot. Not like there are a bunch of world beaters in our bottom 6 right now. Just need one of these guys to click. If this is all chia is allowed to do then good. Leave the big pieces for a GM that knows what he is doing

 

[belair]

Is this guy from Australia, too?

 

[Oilers in NS]

From what I read skating is iffy. Good shot though, but primarily a defensive/PK center.

Colby Cave at eliteprospects.com

 

[Gregsky99]

Colby Cave at eliteprospects.com

From what I’ve seen that skating thing is overblown. Has the hands at lower levels but may need he confidence to try at the nhl.

 

[Oilers in NS]

From what I’ve seen that skating thing is overblown. Has the hands at lower levels but may need he confidence to try at the nhl.

Good skater or bad skater?