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Originally Posted by getbak
The thing to always remember with waivers is that the team that claims a player must keep him in the NHL. If they want to send him down to the AHL at any time during the season in which they claimed him, they have to put him back on waivers, and the team that originally owned his rights can reclaim him and send him to the AHL without additional waivers (if they were the only team to put in a claim the second time).
So, for a team to claim Ortio at the end of camp, they would have to believe that he's a better option than the backup they went into camp with. That is extremely unlikely with a goalie.
That said, based on some of the things Treliving has said in the last couple of weeks, I still think he has a deal in waiting for Hiller, and has just been looking for a starter before he completes the deal.
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Not to mention that other teams will be putting players on waivers at the start of the year. It's easier to get them through at the beginning of the season.
Having said that, I hope Ortio proves that he is ready and forces a trade.