I was surprised with Ryan, but the more you think about it, it makes sense.
-There aren't a bunch of teams that can take on the contract. I think 7 teams that could take him on without taking them to the cap. Sens are the only Canadian team in that 7.
-If he is claimed, the team would effectively have to give him a roster spot for at least a week while he clears quarantine.
-It is the beginning of the year so everybody has their rosters pretty full of their players. Each team is going through this same exercise.
-It is the first waiver day with a record number of players on it.
-If this works, the Flames are probably going to save close to 300k in cap space with just Ryan by playing the taxi squad shell game.
I may not like Klyington on the list, but I can't honestly say I know more than the brain trust that is there.
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