Doubtful Evgeny Svechnikov gets claimed with his injury history.
We shall see in 23 hours and 22 minutes or so.Unlike many people who will hit waivers here, Svechnikov is one with high draft pedigree and very little experience at the NHL level. Injury history is a significant hurdle to clear, but don't forget that Yzerman traded for Robby Fabbri who missed essentially two full years of hockey before returning as a fourth liner for St. Louis.
Sometime players never get the shot they would have eventually had, and that doesn't mean there is no value there.
If I'm Ottawa, I take a chance here. If I'm New Jersey, I take a chance here. If I'm Florida, I take a chance here. I could argue that Columbus should take a chance here. You need to take chances on free assets from time to time.
We shall see in 23 hours and 22 minutes or so.
Same here, I think with this waiver Stevie Y probably feels that he doesn't have much of a future there, Perhaps Carolina picks him up if he falls that far to play with his brother Andrei.Don't get me wrong; I hope he clears and we can float another year to let contracts expire and let him earn a spot.
Ultimately I just hope he ends up somewhere he can get a real shot.
I think he clears, too oft injured.
It's a huge list league wide. It includes Kylington (CGY), Perreault (WPG) and Johnson (TAM) too.
Don't we want Kylington???
Don't we want Kylington???
I would want Kylington for sure
so, we're keeping Erne over Svech?
Thinking Svech will get claimed?
Thinking Svech will get claimed?
Don't be surprised if Edmonton picks him up. Holland loves his former Red Wings guys.
He should. He's cheap, still a good ceiling, and it shouldn't be hard to carry him as your extra guy if need be. Or just dump him later on. even if he does get through waivers, though, it looks like we're keeping Erne on the roster over him, which I just flat out don't agree with.
At the end of the day, the Wings management/coaching staff see a hell of a lot more of these players then we do, so if they don’t feel like Svech is good enough to make the worst roster in the league, then so be it. I guess the only issue I have is that he is being waived to keep Erne. If it was to keep another kid that would be one thing, but Erne has zero upside.