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Originally Posted by Robbob
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.
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I would add: if you're a team who could slot in Ryan as veteran depth, how many other forwards are still available on the market, willing to sign for near the league minimum? We signed three of them this year ourselves.
Also, how many people think Ryan will be on the team next year? I like him a lot, but unless it's for something in the $1M range, I'd be surprised if he's back.
On a semi-related note, I'm NOT missing Mark Jankowski hanging on the fringes as a 4C this year. I hope he does well in Pittsburgh, as it likely wasn't going to happen here...