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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
This is why the Mantha signing was confusing. Brought in at the expense of a young player who could potentially be lost for nothing, it doesn’t seem to me like a worthwhile gamble. Hopefully Mantha proves everyone wrong and has a good year/nets a good return. Mantha return + whatever Pelletier nets in a trade is the trade off.
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Mantha isn't the reason they might waive Pelletier. Pelletier, and Honzek, are the reasons they might waive Pelletier.
And even though Honzek deserves to stay, all they have to do is send him down for now, until there is an injury (which might take one whole game). Sending him down to get ice time, with the understanding that he'll be right back up in short order, solves the problem.
This idea that a player needs to be on the opening night roster, as some sort of official score card, is misleading and pointless.