[SuperMatt18]

Stupid short sighted decision that potentially burns an asset when you have waiver eligibility still on Honzek and Klapka.

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Yeah tough to see us adding when we have a guy like Pelletier.

I will still be annoyed if he's waived or traded for a 5th, you need to base it on more than 4-5 games in the preseason.

3 weeks ago people were calling Honzek a bust after 3 games in Penticton, how did that work out?

Let's look at Pelletier's entire career as a pro:

21-22: 62 points in 66 AHL games, 17th in AHL scoring, 3rd among U-22 players (no NHL games)

22-23: 37 points in 35 AHL games, 1st among U22 AHLers in points per game (minimum 20GP)

7 points in 24 NHL games

23-24: The dissapointing injury riddled season with 3 points in 13 NHL games, and 12 in 18 AHL games.

His AHL production was elite for his age group in both 21-22 and 22-23 , he was a big part of a great PK on those teams, and he's actually more heralded for his 200ft play than his offensive game. Before the injury last season he was better than both Zary and Pospisil at the AHL level when they played on those teams.

He had an injury set back, trading him or waiving him now would be ridiculous asset management. Even worse than the Valimaki decision.

Reminds me so much of people wanting to waive Backlund or thinking he would never be healthy or a full time NHLer when he was 22/23 years old.

I get wanting to keep Honzek and Klapka after good camps but you have to think about long term asset management and both those guys have waiver exemptions, you need to use that as a tool if possible.