alfredoh2009 Posted October 3, 2023 Author Share Posted October 3, 2023 great day to go fishing... Some fish must be laughing right now The Montreal Canadiens may have an opportunity to acquire a talented winger for free. The Senators have placed Egor Sokolov on waivers, as well as 2018 first-round pick, Jacob Bernard-Docker. The #Habs are 5th on the NHL's waiver wire priority list ⬇️https://t.co/inBLczw4QS — Montreal Hockey Now (@MTLhockeynow) October 3, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Sometimes you can get a gem off waivers but I just don't see the Habs taking anybody this year. They have too many bodies already especially after trading for Tanner Pearson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 52 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: Sometimes you can get a gem off waivers but I just don't see the Habs taking anybody this year. They have too many bodies already especially after trading for Tanner Pearson. I remain convinced Pearson or Armia will be traded (with not-insignificant sweetener) to get under the cap for the first game without using LTIR (or once again Price will go on the off-season LTIR, with the attendant bonus issues and lack of cap space accruing during the season) ... Sokolov is a 23 yr-old, 6'3", 222 lbs winger who has averaged 23 goals in 2.5 AHL seasons, who would have been a top 3 goal scorer for the Rocket in each of those seasons ... he might be an interesting acquisition to offset whatever my assume trade "costs" ... and, I am not as enamored of Pezetta or Ylonen as some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 3, 2023 Author Share Posted October 3, 2023 8 minutes ago, GHT120 said: I remain convinced Pearson or Armia will be traded (with not-insignificant sweetener) to get under the cap for the first game without using LTIR (or once again Price will go on the off-season LTIR, with the attendant bonus issues and lack of cap space accruing during the season) ... Sokolov is a 23 yr-old, 6'3", 222 lbs winger who has averaged 23 goals in 2.5 AHL seasons, who would have been a top 3 goal scorer for the Rocket in each of those seasons ... he might be an interesting acquisition to offset whatever my assume trade "costs" ... and, I am not as enamored of Pezetta or Ylonen as some. but wouldn't he be at best a 3rd liner for the Habs that would still have two of Gallagher, Armia and Pearson ? I like Pezz and Ylo, but I am not enamored with them to the point of passing on a better alternative for the 4th line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 3, 2023 Author Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: Sometimes you can get a gem off waivers but I just don't see the Habs taking anybody this year. They have too many bodies already especially after trading for Tanner Pearson. I agree, but it is fun to see what may appear on the wire ticker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 9 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said: I agree, cap-strapped teams will probably jump on this I'd be surprised if they make it that far down the list to the cap-strapped teams. It'll be the rebuilding ones that probably take a look at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 2 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said: but wouldn't he be at best a 3rd liner for the Habs that would still have two of Gallagher, Armia and Pearson ? I like Pezz and Ylo, but I am not enamored with them to the point of passing on a better alternative for the 4th line. One step at a time ... Gallagher is here until he, or his contract, retires ... ... or asks out (and Question, if HuGo gets the chance, is not whether Sokolov is a Top 6 forward but whether he is better, or has more upside, than Ylonen or Pezetta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 3, 2023 Author Share Posted October 3, 2023 13 minutes ago, GHT120 said: One step at a time ... Gallagher is here until he, or his contract, retires ... ... or asks out (and Question, if HuGo gets the chance, is not whether Sokolov is a Top 6 forward but whether he is better, or has more upside, than Ylonen or Pezetta. He is a 2nd eound pick, #61 in 2020. Heineman #43 2020, Mesar #26 2022, Kidney #63 2021, Beck #33 2022 and even J. Roy #149 2021, may be ahead of him if he was in the Habs organization. But being tagged a power forward makes him intriguing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Two or three years after the player was drafted, where he was picked really doesn't have much significance. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 3 hours ago, tomh009 said: Two or three years after the player was drafted, where he was picked really doesn't have much significance. sure, but it was a quick way to compare them without spending the evening going through webpage after webpage. Take it for what it is, a quickie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 23 hours ago, alfredoh2009 said: [...] and they clear Sokolov and Bernard-Docker both clear waivers and can report to Belleville. #sens — Wayne Scanlan (@HockeyScanner) October 4, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Both of those surprise me somewhat, especially with Thomson and Fagemo getting picked up earlier. Brett Murray is a name to watch for off today's list, good size and had a breakout year in Rochester last season. (I also think Leon Gawanke has NHL potential but everyone passed on him a year ago.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 On 10/3/2023 at 4:24 PM, tomh009 said: Two or three years after the player was drafted, where he was picked really doesn't have much significance. For the scouts i assume it might. But not to most i guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 6, 2023 Author Share Posted October 6, 2023 Staring to get to interesting waiver lists Waivers Oct 6https://t.co/dxblIaQW6w ** Click on 'Show More' at the bottom for full list 👇 Placed:#CAR Caleb Jones#CBJ Marcus Bjork Jake Christiansen Josh Dunne Brendan Gaunce Carson Meyer Billy Sweezey#DAL Alex Petrovic#DET John Lethemon Nolan Stevens Taro Hirose… — CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) October 6, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 1 hour ago, alfredoh2009 said: Staring to get to interesting waiver lists Interesting ... or just the number of recognizable names showing up increasing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 5 hours ago, GHT120 said: Interesting ... or just the number of recognizable names showing up increasing? #2, which may mean #1 is coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Today's waiver list has a couple of interesting names from Boston and not a whole lot else (aside from Denis Gurianov): https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2023/10/waivers-10-7-23.html Meanwhile, tomorrow's list league-wide will be quite sizable... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 My quick blurb on Montreal's two waiver placements: https://www.habsworld.net/2023/10/habs-waive-joel-armia-and-gustav-lindstrom/ Full waiver list: https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2023/10/waivers-10-08-23.html Not many interesting names on there. Thomson is back on and could be claimed somewhere. Up front, a certain Potato Head favourite (Lavoie) is one of the more intriguing ones out there. Boyd is good enough to be claimed but not many can afford him at $1.75M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 If all the rest are waiver-eligible, that surely means papering down RHP ($1.1M), Harris ($1.4M, $1.15M savings) and Xhekaj ($830K). That's $3.08M, which doesn't look to be quite enough get them under the cap, as they were $5.227M over before sending Armia and Lindstrom, and those two should have reduced the total by $2.1M. So, maybe also Barron, who has only $275K in bonuses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 32 minutes ago, tomh009 said: If all the rest are waiver-eligible, that surely means papering down RHP ($1.1M), Harris ($1.4M, $1.15M savings) and Xhekaj ($830K). That's $3.08M, which doesn't look to be quite enough get them under the cap, as they were $5.227M over before sending Armia and Lindstrom, and those two should have reduced the total by $2.1M. So, maybe also Barron, who has only $275K in bonuses? Don't forget that Primeau has to be added onto the CapFriendly total so it's still not that close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 53 minutes ago, dlbalr said: Don't forget that Primeau has to be added onto the CapFriendly total so it's still not that close. Oh, right. I didn't quite understand why Primeau didn't show up on the roster when I looked at this earlier in the week. If they are done with waivers, then they would also need to paper down Guhle, who has $420K. Or else there is a trade about to go through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 1 hour ago, tomh009 said: If they are done with waivers, then they would also need to paper down Guhle, who has $420K. Or else there is a trade about to go through? Or is the goal something in between? They've done more than enough to go offseason LTIR for Dvorak. Can they get down to just using offseason LTIR for Wideman? And we don't know yet if they'll look at any options on waivers which could tweak the numbers still. I don't see a trade on the horizon though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Four waiver claims. Colorado gets their goalie (Prosvetov), Tampa doesn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 On 10/8/2023 at 2:27 PM, dlbalr said: [...] Up front, a certain Potato Head favourite (Lavoie) is one of the more intriguing ones out there. [...] you remembered that! wow 🤩 If I remember correctly, I saw him live at a Sens game, and was impressed on his mobility and offensive flair... seemed to be in the action on that game. must have been the peak of his career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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