We started the day with the post “I don’t think Ryan O’Reilly can play in the NHL this season,” and then followed with “Why I’m Wrong and Everyone is … Also Wrong.” Now, Jay Feaster has spoken, and people have…
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Why I’m wrong and everyone is…also wrong
by Quisp •
Earlier today, Sportsnet reported that Ryan O’Reilly would have had to clear waivers had he gone to Calgary. I wrote a post saying that my understanding of the CBA was that if indeed O’Reilly had played in the KHL after…
I don’t think Ryan O’Reilly can play in the NHL this season
by Quisp •
(UPDATE: important follow-up post – “Why I’m Wrong and Everyone is Also Wrong.”)
Unless there is some kind of revision in the new CBA that now allows players to return from Europe mid-season, I think is a big problem for the Avalanche that could keep Ryan O’Reilly out of the NHL until 2013-14.
Why did the Kings lose Thomas Hickey? I’ll tell you why
by Quisp •
I was sad to see Thomas Hickey go this morning. In an alternate universe, it’s Hickey and not Alec Martinez or Slava Voynov playing in LA with his name on the Stanley Cup. Does that sound crazy? Consider that Hickey’s…
The answer to the Hickey/Muzzin (and King) waiver mystery
by Quisp •
This morning, the Mayor reported (or, I guess, tweeted) that several Kings prospects playing in the AHL were being put through waivers. Those players were Thomas Hickey, Marc-Andre Cliche, Andrew Campbell and Rich Clune. Previously, Jake Muzzin was recalled from…
Dwight King waiver issue clarified
by Quisp •
Niesy left this comment in the Dwight King post of a couple of weeks ago: OK, I did some searching and apparently other NHL clubs have been sending non-waiver-exempt players down to the AHL for a while. It seems to…
How is Dwight King going to avoid waivers?
by Quisp •
Mayor’s Manor reports that Dwight King has “signed a minor league contract” and is going to play in Manchester. I assume more details are forthcoming. All of the Kings’ waiver-exempt players (Andrei Loktionov, Jordan Nolan, Slava Voynov) were loaned to…