biturbo19
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It only makes sense if they think there is a real possibility he wont make the team in a month. Waiting until it's time to put him on waivers will only sap any leverage they have.
I just don't think the Canucks waivers situation is as dire as it's made out to be.
-Pete.
-Miller.
-Brock.
-DeBrusk.
-Garland.
-Dakota.
-Heinen.
-Bluegers.
-Suter.
-Sherwood.
-Hoglander.
-Podkolzin.
-Sprong.
-Aman.
-Hughes.
-Hronek.
-Soucy.
-Giraffe.
-Forbort.
-Vinny.
-Juulsen.
Plus Demko + Silovs.
That's a full roster but it works easily.
If it comes down to the point where Podkolzin lays a complete egg and needs to be ditched, there will still be teams that'll send over something to acquire him before he gets anywhere near waivers. Heck, Kravtsov fetched...well mostly nothing, but a kinda sorta prospect, and he was nowhere near as proven as a useful NHL player as Podkolzin. Who is really at worst...a super unremarkable 4th line checker. I really doubt it gets to that point.
He's also a guy who has scored ~30pts in the NHL as a complementary winger with size, and he's relatively physical sometimes, plus he's got wing versatility and some defensive upside, plus puck possession upside and some actual pedigree. He's the opposite of a "Top-6 or bust" type prospect.