Waived: [UTA] D Vladislav Kolyachonok waived by the Utah Hockey Club

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[Taswell]

Welcome to the Islanders?

 

[Bear of Bad News]

I like Kolyachonok's game.

 

[Forsbergaura21]

Does this have to do with Durzi potentially coming back after 4 Nations?

 

[biturbo19]

Hmmm...i could definitely see a team with some injuries taking a flyer on him. He's an NHL player. Probably pretty limited "upside" and really just a depth filler...but he's got decent size, he can skate, defends reasonably well. Certainly teams doing worse for depth defencemen imo.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Back to Florida

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Habs please

 

[Napoli]

Columbus could use him, better than Harris and JJ easily

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

Bring him home Zito

 

[Jormungandr]

Hopefully someone claims him and gives him a chance. Absolutely ridiculous guys like DiSimone, Valimaki, Bortuzzo and even Mermis at one point played over him.

 

[L4br3cqu3]

Hopefully someone claims him and gives him a chance. Absolutely ridiculous guys like DiSimone, Valimaki, Bortuzzo and even Mermis at one point played over him.

What's the knock against him ? I remember there was some hype in his draft year, mainly cause of how great a skater he was, but what's holding him ? Besides internal politics.

 

[LeProspector]

Could be the next Forsling.

 

[Dead Coyote]

f***ing wild decision making. He's clearly not only an NHL player but a pretty good one. I could easily see him becoming a top 4 player. The fact you waived him and couldn't even get anything for him is absolutely baffling. He's definitely gotta be at worst worth a 3rd or 2nd.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Habs please

If they do, must mean a trade, or two is close, so I doubt they will.

 

[SR]

This is a bad move. Koly is an nhl player. He’ll be claimed.

 

[WarriorofTime]

He’s pretty young (23) with over 60 nhl games and not that bad. 46th youngest defensemen to play in any games in the nhl this season. If you filter to at least 10 nhl games this season, he’s 34th youngest defensemen.

With season almost over, this could be a chance for someone to “steal” a potential guy by stashing him on the roster for the rest of the season. If Hawks weren’t already log jammed with young LHD I’d want them to do it.

 

[MikeyS]

Could be the next Forsling.

I could see this, has the skating a defensive potential.

 

[Glorydays22]

If I'm the isles I'm all over this....

 

[cslebn]

I'm curious how people are saying he's good or has defensive potential?

 

[cheesymc]

He stood out against the Ducks this year. Sort of like a Vaakanainen. Maybe they should take a swing if they plan to trade Dumoulin.

 

[FinlandPanther]

Please Florida bring him home and get rid of Balinskis

 

[Forsbergaura21]

My guess is he gets claimed and he doesn’t get fair the waiver list…

A team like Philly that’s planning to trade some D at the deadline should be all over him…

 

[Mosby]

He has been overtaken in Utah by other players and lost his spot in the depth chart. Will be even lower next year with return of Durzi and guys like Duda and Lamoureux pushing for minutes.

I like that he can play both sides but his decision making holds him back. Not enough offense to be more than a bottom pair guy.

 

[SpaceCoyote]

f***ing wild decision making. He's clearly not only an NHL player but a pretty good one. I could easily see him becoming a top 4 player. The fact you waived him and couldn't even get anything for him is absolutely baffling. He's definitely gotta be at worst worth a 3rd or 2nd.

Where are the future consideration?!

 

[Kaizen]

f***ing wild decision making. He's clearly not only an NHL player but a pretty good one. I could easily see him becoming a top 4 player. The fact you waived him and couldn't even get anything for him is absolutely baffling. He's definitely gotta be at worst worth a 3rd or 2nd.

Clearly not or he wouldn't be on waivers.