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Originally Posted by Mike F
At the risk of painting this with too broad a brush. . . .
I don't see how a waiver wire pickup solves any problem for Calgary - they don't have a lack of guys who can play 12 minutes per night on defense, they need someone who can reliably play 20 minutes per night.
(And yes, I'm aware Schlemko played 18 per night in Arizona, but his waiver status indicates to me that he didn't do it reliably).
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Victim of a numbers game. Coyotes would have been hovering around the 50 contract limit after their recent trades (48 contracts now, I believe) and teams seem to like to have a bit of buffer space in case deals come in last-minute. That's why there's so much waiver activity in the weekend leading to the deadline.
Schlemko is definitely an NHL defenseman. Bottom pairing D, but he's a decent depth acquisition... for free.