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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
I think when a team puts a player on waivers and he clears them, that says a lot about what the team and what other GMs think.
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It says the team and other GMs think they're not ready. YET. Any team claiming them would have to stick them on their NHL roster or try to waive them again later. It's not worth claiming them unless they are ready to take a regular spot. Players can have lots of potential upside still and not be worth claiming at this particular moment in time. The waiver placements in question happened at a time when teams are all trying to shrink their team down to a 23 man roster. No decent GM would throw one of those roster spots away to claim someone who isn't ready. YET.