Oct 4 Waiver wire

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

This has been argued about before, but I don't see why the Flames should have had any advantage with Point. It's not like he was tucked away in some fringe league. The WHL is one of the most heavily scouted leagues. Every team saw this guy and passed. Including Tampa. Twice in the second, just like the Flames did.

The fact he was a Calgarian and in the Dub is totally irrelevant to me.

I know for a fact Todd Button pushed to take him on the draft floor and was overruled, I can forgive for not taking him at 34 but 54 and 64 was an epic mistake.

[boogerz]

Originally Posted by Ashes

Noah Juulsen, that's a guy who had some hype around him in his draft year.

Yet another career utterly derailed by injuries.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

You can make as many waiver claims as you like, right?

Yes up to a point.

1. Teams still have to be cap compliant.
2. Teams cannot exceed 50 NHL contracts.
3. Teams cannot have more than 23 players on the active roster from the start of the season until the day of the trade deadline.

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Yes up to a point.

1. Teams still have to be cap compliant.
2. Teams cannot exceed 50 NHL contracts.
3. Teams cannot have more than 23 players on the active roster from the start of the season until the day of the trade deadline.

I just wanted to add that claiming someone off waivers(in contrast to unconditional waivers) also includes paying the waiving team a fee. However, I’m not sure if that amount is at all significant.

[CaptainYooh]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Or I would suggest not reading tone into a response…

Am I the only one reading all Jiri’s posts in angry voice.

[1qqaaz]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Hunter Smith over Brayden Point is way, way worse. If only because Point was a calgarian playing in the WHL and didn't have any of the numerous red flags Kuch did.

I will say, Smith was a far bigger bust than Wotherspoon. Tyler Wotherspoon is still getting NHL contracts more than a decade after the draft. He has been very effective in the AHL.

Smith wasn't good enough for the AHL and hasn't played in years, despite being a few years younger than Wotherspoon.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by gvitaly

I just wanted to add that claiming someone off waivers(in contrast to unconditional waivers) also includes paying the waiving team a fee. However, I’m not sure if that amount is at all significant.

Under the 2013 CBA, the fee ranged from about $3,000 for a veteran who's been under NHL contract for more than 9 years, up to $90,000 for a goalie with less than two years under contract. I haven't got the current MOU handy, so I don't know if those numbers have been adjusted.

Basically, it's chump change compared to the salary of any player being claimed.