Zee said:
CarltonTheBear said:
https://twitter.com/JoeSmithNHL/status/1577360739731312640
It's entirely possible ABB just isn't a NHLer, but any other team should really try to actually find out.
If it was the Leafs that had put him on waivers how quickly would he have been claimed?
That is a sign of a good team.
He had trouble cracking the roster of a Stanley Cup champion. That isn't the end of the world.
But to have gone undrafted and then unclaimed via waivers allegedly due to a chronic concern with his skating, that's obviously not good in the 2022-23 NHL. These days with advanced stats, more scouting, more staff doing analytics, there are not going to be as many 'found wallets'. I bet every NHL team has some sort of talent assessment on him that has been years in development.
The teams have so much more knowledge and data now, it is becoming increasingly difficult to question their decisions. Analytics is still a pretty new frontier so they haven't got it all figured out yet. But they are getting better at it.
There seems to be an increase in PTOs with 30% getting a contract. That's a smart way to improve price-performance - make the guys on the fringes earn it.
10 coaches turned over this year? They're under a lot of pressure to win. If any of them thought ABB could help them win, they would have snatched him in a heartbeat.
Unless Dubas pulls off a miracle trade or someone with a big contract goes on LTIR, the Leafs are going to lose some players via waivers shortly. Keefe thought this has been the most competitive Leafs camp he's attended and I think he's right. So far, I feel pleasantly surprised. But with the cap, they simply can't keep them all. The teams in need will gobble them up.
