Claimed off Waivers: [TBL] Alex Barre-Boulet claimed off waivers by the Lightning from the Kraken

[TheImpatientPanther]

Claim a guy with potential, fly him across the country, give him 4th line minutes for 2 games and then waive him? Why?

TB will likely make a deal with SEA later on at trade deadline and instead of a 5th round added, it'll be a 4th rounder

 

[Idlerlee]

First player to be unwanted by Kraken? What an honor

 

[uncleben]

For those interested, this cost Tampa Bay $56,250, paid to Seattle and not counted against the cap.

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

 

[mouser]

Makes sense. I stand corrected.

I wonder if 31 teams passed and this was TB claiming him for Syracuse. I guess we'll never know.

At least 22 teams passed on ABB. If TB does assign him to Syracuse then we'll know 30 teams passed on him.

Tampa is currently 24th in waiver priority. The only teams behind Tampa are Washington, Toronto, Pitt, Florida, Carolina, Vegas and Colorado.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Yea. Thats what I thought. But apparently it was floated around Twitter verse that Tampa had priority.

It just means a bunch of teams below Tampa didnt make a claim which is nutty to me. Montreal could have used him lol

He's more valuable to Tampa than Montreal I think just because he's a Lightning prospect. Tampa is the team that has groomed him to play the Lightning way and put so much over the years into his development. Montreal could take a flyer on him, but they could also just as easily call up one of their own guys who they are probably more so invested in.

 

[threeVo]

At least 22 teams passed on ABB. If TB does assign him to Syracuse then we'll know 30 teams passed on him.

Tampa is currently 24th in waiver priority. The only teams behind Tampa are Washington, Toronto, Pitt, Florida, Carolina, Vegas and Colorado.

Waiver prio doesnt update until Nov 1.

 

[flashsabre]

At least 22 teams passed on ABB. If TB does assign him to Syracuse then we'll know 30 teams passed on him.

Tampa is currently 24th in waiver priority. The only teams behind Tampa are Washington, Toronto, Pitt, Florida, Carolina, Vegas and Colorado.

TB had first right to reclaim him and they did. The Sabres claimed Axel Jonsson Fjällby from Washington then put him back on waivers and Washington grabbed him back.

 

[McDonald19]

TB had first right to reclaim him and they did.

No, that’s a popular misconception. The only special rights Tampa had is to send him to the AHL, without additional waivers, if no other teams put in a claim.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Just evidence how poorly run the Seattle Kraken are. He literally got an assist for the Kraken.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Another example at how risk adverse the NHL can be. Here is a smaller player who put up elite numbers in the AHL at 21, 22, and 23 years old. However, he has a one way contract (at league minimum) for the next two seasons. Can’t risk that. I don’t get how a rebuilding team doesn’t bring him in

 

[Strawberry Fields]

I don't know but if I was a Seattle fan I'd be getting a little worried about their GM and coach.

Flyers fans can tell you that Seattle fans should be pants-shittingly terrified about their coach.

 

[koteka]

First player to be unwanted by Kraken? What an honor

You are apparently unaware of the legendary career of Seattle Kraken great Gavin Bayreuther.

 

[mouser]

TB had first right to reclaim him and they did. The Sabres claimed Axel Jonsson Fjällby from Washington then put him back on waivers and Washington grabbed him back.

No. This is one of myths that never seem to die. There is no priority to reclaim a player previously lost off waivers.

 

[amnesiac]

 

[Brodeur]

Just evidence how poorly run the Seattle Kraken are. He literally got an assist for the Kraken.

I think we're being a bit too hard on them. As mentioned previously, they had a bunch of forwards go on Covid protocol right before the season opener and they were worried about being to dress enough forwards until everybody cleared.

Just listing their contracted forwards by cap hit:

1. Eberle
2. Schwartz
3. Gourde - shoulder injury, just got cleared this week
4. Wennberg
5. Donskoi - was in Covid protocol
6. Tanev
7. McCann - was in Covid protocol
8. Jarnkrok - was in Covid protocol, just got activated today
10. Johansson - was in Covid protocol, ended up on IR after a game
10. Appleton
11. Sheahan
12. Bastian
13. Donato
14. Geekie
15. Blackwell
16. Lind
17. Henman
18. McCormick
19. Twarynski
20. True

After the guys went on Covid protocol, they called up Lind/True. They had an open forward spot to call up Henman/McCormick/Twayrnski but they understandably claimed somebody they thought was better than those guys. Now that Gourde is healthy and the other guys are out of protocol, they had to make room. Not every waiver claim is made thinking a guy is a long term addition, I'd file this under "Oh crap, we can claim this guy or call up an inferior AHL player."

 

[JoeSakic13]

I’m genuinely shocked no teams picked him up before Tampa. I mean him getting passed on by 2 teams made sense. Him being passed on by 31 teams is bizarre.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Put him back on waivers please, the Penguins need a center for tomorrow. You can have him back in 7-10 days.

Has not played center in the NHL, at least if you use faceoffs taken as a proxy

 

[BobClarkesfrontteeth]

Claim a guy with potential, fly him across the country, give him 4th line minutes for 2 games and then waive him? Why?

Ron Francis has to Ron Francis.

 

[Gentle Man]

He's more valuable to Tampa than Montreal I think just because he's a Lightning prospect. Tampa is the team that has groomed him to play the Lightning way and put so much over the years into his development. Montreal could take a flyer on him, but they could also just as easily call up one of their own guys who they are probably more so invested in.

Maybe, but I for one think ABB is good and wanted Florida to claim him. I think he would have fit their lineup just fine.

Even Arizona even though they are tanking.

 

[CupsOverCash]

Surprised we were able to get him back. Kinda needed him after Kucherov got injured but we released ABB just days before the injury. Now he will get his shot in top 6 with Tampa.

 

[Kibe]

You are apparently unaware of the legendary career of Seattle Kraken great Gavin Bayreuther.

Or another club legend Dennis Cholowski.

 

[Oddbob]

I’m genuinely shocked no teams picked him up before Tampa. I mean him getting passed on by 2 teams made sense. Him being passed on by 31 teams is bizarre.

Thing is though, that every team has guys that are in this range, and they don't know what to do with. Unless a team thinks a player is absolutely better, they don't just pick up a guy for the sake of it, which is why most players pass easily through waivers. If ABB is head and shoulders better than other players, he doesn't get passed on by the whole league.

 

[ricky0034]

Claim a guy with potential, fly him across the country, give him 4th line minutes for 2 games and then waive him? Why?

will be even funnier if he ends up actually doing anything notable in the NHL at some point now