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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Would have the Flames picked up Kuzemko had the Canucks put him on waivers? Would any other team pick up his contract if the Flames waived him.
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There is no chance Kuzmenko makes it through the waiver wire.
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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Why wasn't there a team ready to take Monahan for free. At least he had the obvious excuse of playing injured for 2 years.
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Two reasons: The Flames were in a position where they HAD to move Monahan. The Canucks were in a position where they would LIKE to move Kuzmenko. But also, Monahan looked washed. Kuzmunko just looks low on confidence.
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Originally Posted by ricardodw
That is much more fixable than unwillingness to play defense system that is showing spectacular results for the team. That is something that takes years to fix and is a whole team problem.
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Kuzmenko's issue wasn't an unwillingness to play the defensive system. It was in the offensive zone that he was getting in trouble. He wasn't a hard forechecker. I think it's pretty easy to see that was not his game and he just had a hard time doing it effectively. He has defensive lapses, but as someone who watched Monahan from the lens of an opposing team fan: Monahan had a lot of defensive lapses too. Heck, I often said that Monahan was a winger masquerading as a center on this site.
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Originally Posted by ricardodw
The Canucks made the trade quick before the trade deadline in case Conroy checked around on what the market value of Kuzmenko.
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I know you're tongue in cheek here, but the early move is just how Allvin and his boss do business.