Claimed off Waivers: [VGK] Golden Knights claim Raphael Lavoie off waivers from the Oilers - assigned to AHL

[WarriorofTime]

Forget this cost each team X dollars, how many frequent flyer miles has he collected?

I bet players hang around in their current spot until they see where the chips fall.

 

[amnesiac]

are no other teams interested in picking him up?

 

[justHypnos]

The third team had to be higher in the standings as of last year.

Panthers
Bruins
Rangers
Hurricanes
Stars
Jets
Avs
Canucks

Guessing Vegas cashed in one of the future considerations they got from the Hurricanes

 

[uncleben]

*hem hem*

For those interested, this cost Vegas $41,250, paid to Edmonton and not counted against the cap.



Total number of claims: 10
Total compensation: $387,750

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Freaking love being a fan of the team that wins and creates chaos. It is a fun life.

"Disruptive Franchise"

 

[Turin]

Do you have any idea the physical toll 3 waiver claims have on a person

 

[CanadienShark]

Bizarre situation that should never be allowed, and of course Vegas benefits.

 

[Avs44]

My guess is the Avs, when Kahkonen ended up getting waived, they decided to run with 3 goalies instead.

Yeah this is a solid guess. Avs were missing three wingers the last time a second team claimed Lavoie -- Lehkonen, Landy, and Nuke (plus now Drouin) -- so putting in a claim on Lavoie would have made sense, but then Kahkonen went on waivers this time around and the goalie disaster is a little more dire...and the Avs didn't and don't have the cap room to claim both.

 

[theVladiator]

Lavoie going to the airport:

 

[McFlyingV]

According to PuckPedia the Oilers have over 1M in LTIR relief and a roster spot. Why didn't they just keep him in the pressbox?

Because they accrue less cap space each day to use at the trade deadline for a top 4D upgrade. As of right now if they ran the current roster for most of the days leading up to the TDL they could add a 4M cap hit or 8M cap hit with 50% retention, and an additional 5.125M in LTIR if Kane isn't expected to play any regular season games.

 

[seafoam]

Dude made like an extra 9K being tossed around on waivers. I think he did well...plus he'll be able to avoid state income tax on his AHL salary playing in Henderson.