Nanuuk
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I wouldn't be surprised if the Flames claimed him. They could use some help at LD and have the cap room.
A free asset that could provide some depth.
A free asset that could provide some depth.
Waived: [UTA] D Juuso Valimaki waived by the Utah Hockey Club (cleared)
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NinjaTurtle
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I could see the Flames giving him another shot due to familiarity and lack of depth.
In a perfect world Flames could trade Miromanov for Valimaki. Save Utah a little money and hopefully upgrade their defence.
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He was very good for AZ in his 1st season with them. It’s been all down hill since then. He had a pretty gruesome facial injury - not sure if there’s lingering effects or if it’s coincidence.
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The extra year @ 2M makes it very unlikely he's claimed by any organization\
Doubt the Flames want to deal with the headcase anyway
Doubt the Flames want to deal with the headcase anyway
StuckOutHere
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Thought he had kind of found it again after leaving Calgary. What's the story here?
What evidence is there that he’s a head case?
The long story short is that he's been derailed by injuries. On one hand I won't miss him on the Utah roster, but it's always sad to see a player's career go south for reasons out of their control.
The Hockey Tonk Man
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Bruins could use a dman & seem to like collecting all the meh first round picks
Sharks are gonna need a replacement for Ferraro once he gets dealt at the deadline. Might as well take a chance on this dude. Mike Grier loves former first round busts.
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None of these are very high picks aside from Juolevi though? Also four of those names are currently playing in NHL. Not dismissing your premise, just wondering is that success rate really that much lower than D-men from other nations drafted in the mid-late 1st round?
Pandaman11
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Maybe not. Mabye the percentages are the same. But in absolute numbers, if 1 of 2 Finns hit, and 5 of 10 Canadians do, it's in both cases 50%, but Canada has a bigger pool to choose from.
I didn't disagree with that.. but still.. makes you think. Very shallow pool of defenders
There was a lot of excitement about the new crop of Finnish defensemen, several draft years had quite a few go in the first few rounds.
... And then they all busted. Well, except Heiskanen.
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It's actually not considering the whole population of Finland is only 5.5 million total people - and that's everyone from in diapers to people in retirement homes.
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By clearing waivers he creates more value.
- 50% can be retained and he can be stashed away in the minors. 2 million owed on next years contract is too much to acquire and put on the books.for next year. If he does not make your team next year at 2 million it is basically a 1 million cap penalty next year if you have to bury his cap hit in the minors.
- @ 50 % retained it eliminates any cap hit next year if he does not make your line up out of training camp.
- Also he’s more valuable as depth in the minors as a 8-9 defenseman that called be called up in case of emergency.
- Also after he clears waivers he can be used as a top 4 d- man for an AHL team with Aspirations of winning
the AHL cup.
After he clears waivers he is going to be traded for a late pick @ 50 % retained.
- 50% can be retained and he can be stashed away in the minors. 2 million owed on next years contract is too much to acquire and put on the books.for next year. If he does not make your team next year at 2 million it is basically a 1 million cap penalty next year if you have to bury his cap hit in the minors.
- @ 50 % retained it eliminates any cap hit next year if he does not make your line up out of training camp.
- Also he’s more valuable as depth in the minors as a 8-9 defenseman that called be called up in case of emergency.
- Also after he clears waivers he can be used as a top 4 d- man for an AHL team with Aspirations of winning
the AHL cup.After he clears waivers he is going to be traded for a late pick @ 50 % retained.
Even with Ristolainen and Heiskanen healthy, Välimäki would have been there. Finland is just very weak in defense.
LOL! Utah worried about the cap? LOL!
ELCs, Simashev and But should make the team next season, replacing UFAs. Last year of the Shea Webber's contract, they could still trade it.
ELCs, Simashev and But should make the team next season, replacing UFAs. Last year of the Shea Webber's contract, they could still trade it.
