Claimed off Waivers: [WPG] Jets claim Luca Sbisa from Ducks

[Ceremony]

I'm not sure who I feel worst for. Is it Anaheim for thinking Sbisa could help? Winnipeg for thinking Sbisa could help? Or Sbisa himself for being passed around after finding no takers all summer?

Sbisa, for signing in California but ending up in Winnipeg

 

[SeaOfBlue]

For those interested, this cost Winnipeg $3,375, paid to Anaheim and not counted against the cap.

Aren't they also losing their waiver priority?

 

[Chainshot]

Sbisa, for signing in California but ending up in Winnipeg

Eh, I have lived in the tropics and currently live in Florida. Beach and sun is overrated.

 

[ottawa]

Aren't they also losing their waiver priority?

They didn't have any plans of claiming anyone else this year

 

[Heldig]

An already sad Jets D is now dealing with injuries. Could also be an indicator they will send Henoila back to Finland for a development year?

 

[Breakers]

Clearly Darren Dreger doesnt watch much hockey
he isnt decent.

 

[SotasicA]

So Carl Dahlstrom wasn't up to snuff?

 

[BatVader]

Wow... this is just bad.
All the possible options they could have gone with, and they chose this one...???

 

[Henkka]

Eh, I have lived in the tropics and currently live in Florida. Beach and sun is overrated.

Yeah, it's nice to be at warm place on holiday.

But training and outside working is like hell.

 

[antiqueslivers]

I wonder if buff is sticking it to winnipeg for an unknown reason.

 

[Joe Hallenback]

So Carl Dahlstrom wasn't up to snuff?

Dahlstrom might be our 4th or 5th best D man right now

 

[leeroggy]

I can't stop laughing.

Sbisa was AWFUL last year for us on the Island. Send us a 3rd and you can upgrade significantly with Hickey.

 

[Duck Off]

I'm not sure who I feel worst for. Is it Anaheim for thinking Sbisa could help? Winnipeg for thinking Sbisa could help? Or Sbisa himself for being passed around after finding no takers all summer?

one team thought he could help their AHL team and another thinks he can help their NHL team. Choose wisely.

 

[GeorgeJETson]

 

[phillyb]

God, I can't stand when guys with clout in this industry don't use the right abbreviations for teams. Winnipeg is WPG, not WIN.
The Flames are CGY, not CAL.
The Blue Jackets are CBJ, not CLB.
Drives me f***ing nuts.

Oh, and good stuff Winnipeg - good luck, lol. Really suffering after losing Trouba and Big buff?

 

[Chainshot]

Yeah, it's nice to be at warm place on holiday.

But training and outside working is like hell.

I prefer to not melt walking to my car. I melted walking to my car yesterday. It's like living in a dog's mouth much of the time.

 

[bumperkisser]

lol wtf Winnipeg! sign him yourself

 

[izzy]

lmfaooo

 

[caliamad]

as a ducks fan I'm not sure if I should be upset, be happy, or just laugh.

I really hope we are looking for a serious solution to our top4 d.

 

[qqaz]

Aren't they also losing their waiver priority?

That's just a fantasy hockey thing. The real league's waiver priority is always just the inverse standings. At the start of the year it's based on last season's standings, as the standings make no sense after teams have only played 1-3 games.

I remember Sbisa's draft. The dude was one of the safest picks out there, as I remember it. He made a career for himself, I guess. But the games recent enough to remember were sub NHL quality. A bandaid, at best, for WPG. I`ll cheer for him, though. I always love a comeback story!

 

[BatVader]

This just proves the age old adage...
No matter how bad things are, they can always get worse!

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Steal for Winnipeg.... sbisa is going to be good when he gets older

 

[Ctrain2k]

Why wouldn’t they just sign him themselves? Lol.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Eh, I have lived in the tropics and currently live in Florida. Beach and sun is overrated.

Oh I 100% agree, and I'm a cold weather guy to boot.

San Diego is much more than beach and sun, though. San Diego has near-perfect weather almost every day of the year, though. I'm a sun-hating, sardonic asshole and even I can't find anything to complain about when it comes to San Diego...at least as a minor league town.

I'd rather play in the NHL in Winnipeg than the AHL in San Diego, but I also don't have 500+ NHL games under my belt, nor did I just make $1.5 million to entertain the press box staff for 73 games last year. At this stage of his career, if I'm Sbisa I'd probably rather be playing in San Diego than riding the press box in Winnipeg.

Why wouldn’t they just sign him themselves? Lol.

Because both parties need to agree to sign a contract. By all accounts it seems like Sbisa had multiple options, but went with Anaheim's because...well...if I'm on a two-way deal that involves being sent down right away, I'd pay attention to where that AHL team is based. Anaheim having their AHL affiliate in San Diego has to help them when it comes to signing fringe players like Sbisa.

Yeah, it's nice to be at warm place on holiday.

But training and outside working is like hell.

Agreed...but San Diego isn't that. Low/mid 70s as the high almost every day of the year. 80s are fairly rare and 90s almost never happens. All with a crisp sea breeze.

San Diego has picture perfect weather 300+ days a year. You couldn't pay me to live just about anywhere in Arizona or Florida and I bitch about LA heat non-stop, but I'd move to San Diego in a second if I had any professional reason to do so.

 

[dogbazinho]

I wonder if buff is sticking it to winnipeg for an unknown reason.

WPG is sticking it to WPG. There have been many D moved and WPG seems to be more willing to take a year off from the playoffs than lose a decent forward.