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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Lol, every time a player hits waivers ...
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All options should be discussed, no?
I am usually against 90% of the waiver names, but I am able to look at each one individually and consider whether I think it might make sense. Call me crazy.
Here's the thing... Saad is a better player than what normally shows up on the waiver wire. The reason he's there is that he makes $4.5M and he isn't providing value for that price. But the Flames have $20M in cap space - it is a complete non-issue for them. And since the value of cap space has declined, this is a way they can utilize some of that space: pick up a guy for free, give him some ice-time, and then trade him at 50% retained.