Clearing a roster spot. Trade? College UFA? prospect signing?
Clearing a roster spot. Trade? College UFA? prospect signing?
Clearing a roster spot. Trade? College UFA? prospect signing?
Or it could be something to do with Don Maloney visiting yesterday.
But that would mean we are adding more contracts than we are trading away. Hanzal or Vermette for draft picks? Or is there a bigger trade about to happen?
It could be that they want to sign one of the youngsters. Skjei, Tambellini, Buchnevich? Nejezchleb maybe? For anyone interested, here are the numbers for these 4 players:
Tambellini - Calgary Hitman (WHL): 40GP, 33G, 23A, 56P, 16 PIM, +32
Skjei - University of Minnesota (NCAA): 18GP, 1G, 7A, 8P, 20 PIM, +2
Buchnevich - Severstal Cherepovets (KHL): 40GP, 11G, 15A, 26P, 12 PIM, +7
Nejezchleb - Tri-State Americans (WHL): 24GP, 12G, 17A, 29P, 28 PIM, -11
I hope Malone saved some of his money. He is a young guy and could have still played a few more years if he had taken better care of himself.
I wrote in the Hartford thread 4 days ago that this should happen based on Malone's inability to play, so I assume that the management saw what I saw: a man who can no longer play hockey.
He was a 4th liner in Hartford who was used as a PP specialist because speed doesn't matter on the PP as much. Problem is that he couldn't keep up even as an AHL 4th liner. If he wants to continue playing hockey, it will be on the bottom-6 in the ECHL, though I strongly suspect he'll just retire.
The Rangers today placed veteran forward Ryan Malone on unconditional waivers. If no team claims him by Wednesday at noon for the $125 fee, the Rangers and Malone can mutually terminate his two-way, one-year deal.
Reportedly, Malone approached the Rangers on Monday and said this is what he desired. It’s not expected that Malone is looking to extend his career at this point.
But that would mean we are adding more contracts than we are trading away. Hanzal or Vermette for draft picks? Or is there a bigger trade about to happen?
It could be that they want to sign one of the youngsters. Skjei, Tambellini, Buchnevich? Nejezchleb maybe? For anyone interested, here are the numbers for these 4 players:
Tambellini - Calgary Hitman (WHL): 40GP, 33G, 23A, 56P, 16 PIM, +32
Skjei - University of Minnesota (NCAA): 18GP, 1G, 7A, 8P, 20 PIM, +2
Buchnevich - Severstal Cherepovets (KHL): 40GP, 11G, 15A, 26P, 12 PIM, +7
Nejezchleb - Tri-State Americans (WHL): 24GP, 12G, 17A, 29P, 28 PIM, -11
A team cannot terminate a contract without cause--Malone reportedly asked to be released:
http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/rangerrants/malone_waived_lundqvist_to_start_vs._bruins/
But that would mean we are adding more contracts than we are trading away. Hanzal or Vermette for draft picks? Or is there a bigger trade about to happen?
It could be that they want to sign one of the youngsters. Skjei, Tambellini, Buchnevich? Nejezchleb maybe? For anyone interested, here are the numbers for these 4 players:
Tambellini - Calgary Hitman (WHL): 40GP, 33G, 23A, 56P, 16 PIM, +32
Skjei - University of Minnesota (NCAA): 18GP, 1G, 7A, 8P, 20 PIM, +2
Buchnevich - Severstal Cherepovets (KHL): 40GP, 11G, 15A, 26P, 12 PIM, +7
Nejezchleb - Tri-State Americans (WHL): 24GP, 12G, 17A, 29P, 28 PIM, -11
Where'd you get those stats? They certainly aren't season to date...