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Originally Posted by squiggs96

Is this something people think could actually happen? Each team spends hundreds of millions of dollars each year on salaries for players, coaches, scouts, trainers, game day employees, and admin staff. There are people hired by teams just to look at the cap. Some teams have specialists that plan the team's sleep schedule, including whether to stay in town the night of the game, or fly to the next city the next morning.

Are you trying to tell me, that with all the resources, personnel, and technology at each team's disposal, that teams think they can sneak someone through. Once players are on the waiver wire, they have 24 hours to be claimed. Are you saying that teams might not check it, or that they'd look at the list and say, "There are too many names today. I think I'll just check to see if Crosby is on it"? There are likely entire groups in each team that looks over each player that is placed on waivers. Sure there are more players to go through, but that's their job. This isn't a fantasy game they play on the side and have their selections set to autopick.

I think the reasoning is that many teams will have full squads currently and some players who might have gotten picked up mid season or later in training camp due to team's suffering injuries, might be able to pass through right now