2014-2015 NHL Waivers/ Buyout Thread
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GhostofPotvin29
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Panthers have put D Dylan Olsen on waivers. That's someone worth a shot for the Leafs.
Potvin29 said:
3 years younger than Holzer too. 6'2'', 223lbs. Only problem is that it would put the Leafs either at 49 or 50 contracts, tough to check without capgeek.
bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:
The latest cached version of the Leafs' reserve list I can find is from July 7th, but, going off of that with what comes to mind for contracts they've added since, I have them at 49.
bustaheims said:
That's what I remember them being at last time I checked too.
edit: was that counting Nylander in Sweden? I'm not sure if we ever truly figured out if he counted or not, but I guess he would now.
bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:
That's not including Nylander. His situation is unclear. Because he's a slide risk and still junior eligible, I don't think he counts until he actually joins the NHL roster, but, I really don't know for sure. If he does, then they're at 50.
bustaheims said:
I remember looking into this now. I think the distinction was Nylander had to be returned to a junior club for him to be removed from the reserve list. If he was still playing professional hockey somewhere (NHL, AHL, Europe) he counts.
GhostofPotvin29
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bustaheims said:
I think he counts once he plays 11 games in the AHL, based on a quick google search.
bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:
I vaguely remember that coming up, but, I also feel like there was some confusion there, too. Since playing in the AHL doesn't burn off a year of his contract unless he plays in the NHL as well (for 10 games, I believe), his contract is still considered to be "sliding." I have a hard time believing a contract that isn't being impacted would still be considered a contract on the reserve list.
GhostofPotvin29
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bustaheims said:
Does it have to do with the fact that he's under 20? I thought I recalled reading something that Nylander's deal would slide in the AHL/not count against 50 limit until he turned 20.
Potvin29 said:
His contract is definitely sliding as long as he doesn't play 11 NHL games, there's just some confusion over whether or not he counts against the Leafs 50-contract reserve list. The CBA is a little vague on that.
bustaheims said:
Well assigning a player to juniors is different than assigning him to the AHL or Europe though. The Leafs loaned him to Modo, and were able to recall him back to the NHL. If they sent him to Mississauga they couldn't have done that until his OHL season was over.
GhostofPotvin29
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CarltonTheBear said:
Hmm, well now this makes me think his contract does count against the 50 contract limit:
"Age 18 and 19 players who were returned to Juniors, and who have not played 11 NHL games in one season, shall be exempt from inclusion in the 50 player limit."
The "and" leads me to believe it would count because even if he doesn't play 11 NHL games he doesn't satisfy the "returned to junior" part.
Potvin29 said:
Right. That's where I'm at too. Just judging from the language here the slide rule and the 50-contract exemption have similar but not the same guidelines. They could have just left it at "doesn't play 11 NHL games".
Well there it is.
