Waived: [PIT] F Matt Nieto waived by the Penguins

[MMC]

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[Empoleon8771]

Ding dong the witch is dead

 

[Your Boy Troy]

Back to Colorado he goes.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Wait, isn’t this guy from Long Beach?

 

[SEALBound]

Too little too late but better late than never.

 

[DesertPenguin]

Hallelujah. Start bringing up the kids.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

I coulda swore this dude's nhl career ended 5-6 years ago

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Didn't even realize Nieto was still around

Thought he was out of league years ago

Must have been Tommy Wingels I was thinking of

 

[Sideline]

Mike Sullivan was seen in tears outside the Penguins practice facility.

 

[SomeDude]

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

Didn't even realize Nieto was still around

Thought he was out of league years ago

Must have been Tommy Wingels I was thinking of

Tommy Wingels is playing wing on the Red Wing’s 4th line.

Ok, no he isn’t, but if I didn’t say that you’d go and check.

 

[Reality Check]

Mike Sullivan was seen in tears outside the Penguins practice facility.

He was the one who had to break the news and inform him that he was no longer neat-o.

 

[SEALBound]

Mike Sullivan was seen in tears outside the Penguins practice facility.

I hear Harkins texted him to see if he was alright.

 

[Jacob]

Nice guy and it's not his fault he sucks but the amount of leash Sullivan gave him was just unconscionable.

 

[Icarium]

Is that a proper way to treat a guy who is doing his best to help you tank, Dubas?!?

 

[FunkySeeFunkyDo]

Who’s taking his place? Koivunen, McGroarty, Ponomarev? Nope, some face puncher that scores at the same rate as Nieto. Except his rate is from the AHL and Nieto’s rate is from the NHL.

 

[BillyOcean]

It's little victories like this nowadays. Little victories where I know Mike Sullivan was caused duress.

 

[The GM]

I coulda swore this dude's nhl career ended 5-6 years ago

It did

 

[Duffy13]

Who’s taking his place? Koivunen, McGroarty, Ponomarev? Nope, some face puncher that scores at the same rate as Nieto. Except his rate is from the AHL and Nieto’s rate is from the NHL.

Agreed that Imama is no better, but he hits and fights, so he is immediately so much more entertaining than Nieto, and with a tank in progress, bad but entertaining players are great to have.

Bring back Sprong too and let him cherry pick every shift!!!

Do it cowards!!!

 

[PenguinSuitedUp]

Who’s taking his place? Koivunen, McGroarty, Ponomarev? Nope, some face puncher that scores at the same rate as Nieto. Except his rate is from the AHL and Nieto’s rate is from the NHL.

I really hope this isn’t to make room for Imama

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Nice guy and it's not his fault he sucks but the amount of leash Sullivan gave him was just unconscionable.

28 games played too much.

 

[Rudy Russo]

Come on down! Sharks or Avs management.

 

[Merc29]

Big things coming!

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I really hope a team claims him and that's the end of him being over used by Sullivan.

Dubas needs to take more toys away from that absolute tit of a coach.

Nice guy and it's not his fault he sucks but the amount of leash Sullivan gave him was just unconscionable.

Watch Nieto go to another team and be used in a more constructive way and he plays better for them. Even Jansen Harkins, who couldn't score a single goal in 45 games, has sucked far less for the Ducks and managed 2 goals in 40 games (and has already surpassed his blistering 4pts in 45 games last season with 6pts in 40 games).

Nieto thinks this is a bad thing, but really, it's the best thing for him and whatever remains of his career.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Back to Colorado he goes.

At 900k (less than that) he's the right price for the Avs to fill out some depth.

He was supposedly injured recently so yeah...whatever, I'd rather he was claimed and not take a spot away from anyone in WBS.