[News] Duehr on waivers. UPD: cleared

[Calgary4LIfe]

Dube, Mangiapane, Huberdeau, Lindholm, Duehr - these players all took hits in production this year and all looked like they didn't fit.


Most of them are looking better. Duehr and Dube are the only two that are really looking terrible still. Mangiapane is improving noticeably, as are Lindholm and Huberdeau.


Based on his body of work, and how committed he is to this franchise, I would give him the benefit of the doubt. Yes, he has looked horrible most of the season. Yes, I do think he is the Flames worst player on the ice most nights now. I agree, 100% there.


I still see a player who shows a tonne of leadership (like the tidbit of him driving Sharangovich around), how he takes young players under his wing (like Coronato) and helps them become better pros, how he plays hard and always works hard, is fantastic skater, hits surprisingly like a truck sometimes, and has had two 18 goal seasons in a row prior to this. Plus, he is the fittest Flame, which is awesome too since as mentioned he helps the young guys become pros.


I am personally giving him the benefit of the doubt for this season. New coach, new system, bouncing around the lineup, and probably things getting away from him this season, most likely his confidence. I would rather hold onto him for another season or two (especially if the Flames are going to be doing a bit of reset anyway). There are so many intangibles there with him that make me believe that patience would be a fantastic investment with him right now. Everyone else seems to be finding their games again, and I hope he finds his game this season. If not, then I hope that something can be worked out for him next season, and that he is given a shot at rebounding. The work ethic is there - on and off the ice - so one poor season (and it has been horrible) is not enough for me to cut ties yet.

[PepsiFree]

You can call it “one poor season” or you can call last year “one decent season.” He’s had a 27 game stretch where things were going in for him far more than anyone should expect on a regular basis.

He was a good story last season and it would’ve been great if he could’ve built on that, but he’s closer today to the kind of player he looked like in the AHL. I think even “so many intangibles” is a stretch. He can be quick and he can hit… that’s about it, and those should be easy things to replicate and he hasn’t.

[t0rrent98]

writing was probably already on the wall when they picked up Greer.

[dustygoon]

I like the run we’ve been on lately, but it’s frustrating that the team is pretty mid overall despite spending to the tippy top of the cap. We can’t find room to bring in some minor leaguers. Just for once it would be nice to start the year with a little more room.

[cannon7]

He will clear and hopefully he can put his game back together with the Wranglers.

[CFO]

Dube needs to be traded to open room.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

He has been terrible this year, but last year he had 4 points, which was the 4th year in a row that he improved his production. He seemed on the upswing.

I have no idea what happened last year, but the larger body of work, suggests there is a player in there. This year is the anomaly.

So he improved his point totals from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4!?!! lol

[Sec214]

Originally Posted by CFO

Dube needs to be traded to open room.

Ahh trade your rusty Swiss Army knife. His value is zero.

[Goriders]

Wonder if the would go as far as burying Dube in the minors when Pelletier comes back. Even Klapka might be a better option at this point. With Duehr sent down unfortunately he’s probably our weakest forward.

[mile]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1748049051243942072

[Heavy Jack]

Leafs will claim him and dress him tonight, Tree has a flair for drama lol

[gvitaly]

My bet is on ARI!

He was great against them last year.

HM: SJS

[MissTeeks]

Cleared.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1748058861515260035

[Calgary4LIfe]

That's good. He was great last season, and hopefully he can get some reps in the AHL and get going again.

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by CFO

Dube needs to be traded to open room.

They would be lucky if some one claims him on waiver

The cap space is more valuable

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

They would be lucky if some one claims him on waiver

The cap space is more valuable

Not really because you can bury a player in the AHL with a cap-hit of up to $1.15M with 0 cap penalty.

NVM: thought it was the Duehr, not Dube thread lol

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by gvitaly

Not really because you can bury a player in the AHL with a cap-hit of up to $1.15M with 0 cap penalty.

If it was sarcasm, then my detector was off as usual.

Dube is making 2.3M?

[gvitaly]

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

Dube is making 2.3M?

Yeah, just my poor reading comprehension. I read Duehr instead of Dube in the OP for some reason.

[MissTeeks]

Been assigned to the Wranglers.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1748065230926839924

[agulati]

Getting regular minutes in the AHL will definitely help him