Claimed off Waivers: [UTA] Utah Hockey Club claims D Nick DeSimone off waivers from the Devils

[MMC]

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[MMC]

Did someone get hurt for Utah or why did they waive Mermis just to claim DeSimone a few days later?

 

[QuizGuy66]

Did someone get hurt for Utah or why did they waive Mermis just to claim DeSimone a few days later?

They have a quota on number of legendary Devils defensemen they have to fulfill

 

[uncleben]

For those interested, this cost Utah $13,125, paid to New Jersey and not counted against the cap.


Players claimed this season: 20
Total compensation: $552,375

 

[Jormungandr]

Did someone get hurt for Utah or why did they waive Mermis just to claim DeSimone a few days later?

Bortuzzo came back from injury, played 7 minutes against Calgary and got hurt again. Week to week. To activate Bortuzzo they waived Mermis.

 

[SR]

Does this negate their waiver order? With Kaliyev waived, do they get a shot at where there at in the standings, or do they forfeit it because they used a claim here?

 

[Andre Palot]

We need to make room for a bottom 6 player that can score a goal because we don't have one.

 

[mouser]

Does this negate their waiver order? With Kaliyev waived, do they get a shot at where there at in the standings, or do they forfeit it because they used a claim here?

Teams making a waiver claim do not change the waiver priority order.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

Does this negate their waiver order? With Kaliyev waived, do they get a shot at where there at in the standings, or do they forfeit it because they used a claim here?

Nope.

This is real life, not fantasy hockey.

 

[SR]

Nope.

This is real life, not fantasy hockey.

Ah, forgot. Couldn’t distinguish the two, my bad.

 

[Canis Latrans]

For those interested, this cost Utah $13,125, paid to New Jersey and not counted against the cap.


Players claimed this season: 20
Total compensation: $552,375

Can you clarify how this compensation is determined? What's the purpose of it since they're already taking the contract off the other team's books?

 

[uncleben]

Can you clarify how this compensation is determined? What's the purpose of it since they're already taking the contract off the other team's books?

You are sort of "buying" the contract from the either team, and each player's waiver price is calculated based on their experience, with the price going down each year.

It's essentially a small compensation to the original club for developing the player they just lost on waivers.

 

[Brodeur]

I had my memory jogged and remembered Nick DeSimone had a high event game against the Coyotes last year that might have left an impression with the now Utah braintrust. Bad turnover led to a 1st period goal and then he scored in the 2nd.