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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
No, they didn't. There is a cost associated to claiming a player off waivers. You have to commit a position to that player and then waive a player of your own to make roster limits. This whole narrative of a player that goes through waivers has no value is not accurate and lazy.
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Well thanks for calling me lazy.
That's fair, but he also had a very reasonable contract amount and is the type of young player, that if a team saw the upside that some fans around here do, then I think he would be worth claiming.
I think there is the largest gap between fan v. professional evaluation of dmen. Moreso than forwards. I'm not saying that I can evaluate dmen better - but there are certain folks on this site with the experience to do so, so I trust their judgement.
Kylington's skating is sexy as hell, but I don't think he thinks the game at an NHL level and at the speed you need to. And that's the primary issue.