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Originally Posted by getbak
This year there were only 2 claims, which isn't out of the ordinary.
Looking at other recent years... - 2019: 2 claims
- 2018: 7 claims
- 2017: 3 claims
- 2016: 6 claims
- 2015: 5 claims
- 2014: 3 claims
- 2013: 4 claims
I think every year people look at the final waiver list and think that a dozen or so players are going to get claimed, but the reality is, every team is trying to find room for extra players on their rosters while being cap-compliant. Grabbing a guy who's making $3 million and couldn't crack the Canucks' opening-night roster isn't really all that appealing. |
That's why so many players are placed on waivers at this time, most teams are counting on that fact that everyone else is doing the same and that most other teams have neither the cap space nor the roster room to claim someone. The Flames rolled the dice on this with Byron, but unfortunately in that case, they lost.