Calder Profiles: Tyler Myers
When Tyler Myers was drafted , Buffalo had high hopes but did not expect him to take the blue line by storm.
In his first season in the NHL, Myers is logging top pairing minutes amongst Buffalo’s defensive pairings.
Categories: Around the League, Buffalo Sabres, Calder Profiles, NHLHS Features, Northeast Tags: Buffalo Sabres, Tyler Myers
The Value of: Lubomir Visnovsky
NHL Hot Stove presents it’s “The Value Of” series which will look at some of the names discussed around the NHL who likely will be moved at the March 3rd trade deadline.
If the Oilers cannot move star defenseman Sheldon Souray perhaps they can move another of their excellent offensive defensemen in Lubomir Visnovsky. TSN’s Darren Dreger listed Visnovsky as one of his 10 most likely players to get traded at the trade deadline so it should make sense that the Oilers wish to move this talent.
Categories: Buffalo Sabres, By Teams, Deadline Speculation, Eastern Conference, Northeast, Northwest, Ottawa Senators, Southeast, Value Of:, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals, Western Conference Tags: Jarret Stoll, Lubomir Visnovsky, Matt Greene, Scott Niedermayer, Sheldon Souray, Steve Tambellini
Possible Scenarios with Mathieu Schneider Placed on Waivers
Earlier today, the Vancouver Canucks placed veteran defenseman Mathieu Schneider on waivers. Team 1040 AM Vancouver interviewed head coach Alain Vigneault about the team’s recent play and their decision to place him on waivers.
Both the Canucks and Schneider mutually felt waivers was the best route to take. According to reports the team attempted to trade the veteran for the past month, but there were no buyers.
In this cap constrained era of the new NHL his hefty cap hit of 2.75 million is quite the amount to absorb, so most teams should pass on a waiver claim. Now, the speculation changes to the veteran getting put on re-entry waivers, in which a team would absorb roughly a 1.25 million cap hit. Let the rumors begin as to which GM decides to pick up the phone and contact Canucks GM Mike Gillis should he place Schneider on re-entry waivers. As a veteran of 22 seasons and experienced powerplay quarterback, the 40-year-old could help a team in need of depth.
A brief run down as to who might go after his services should he go on re-entry waivers:
Categories: Atlantic, Buffalo Sabres, By Teams, Eastern Conference, Montreal Canadiens, Northeast, Northwest, Pacific, Phoenix Coyotes, Southeast, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals, Western Conference Tags: Alain Vigneault, Anders Eriksson, Bruno Gervais, Buffalo Sabres, Freddie Meyer, Mark Streit, Mathieu Schneider, Mike Gillis, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals
