tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14549434.post3074723636507101663..comments2023-10-04T08:47:13.314-06:00Comments on The Hockey Symposium: Warming to Waging War on Wasted Wages with Waivers?speedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08328543507843688509noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14549434.post-32760759732127099232009-09-28T20:40:46.628-06:002009-09-28T20:40:46.628-06:00I think we'd be surprised as to how highly Sta...I think we'd be surprised as to how highly Staios and Moreau are regarded around the NHL. Remember that HNIC game where MacLean, Hrudey and Milbury gushed about them?<br /><br />Now would that translate into them being claimed? Don't know about that.<br /><br />But I think Moreau would be picked up. Not sure about the other two. Staios' salary is up there and Nilsson has a bad rep.<br /><br />Would the team be better without them? Too late now probably but if they had brought in a cheap replacement for the two vets at ~ a million then I think its a great move.<br /><br />And while I have the feeling that Nilsson could blossom (I have that feeling about every single guy who plays for the Oilers) I think that Comrie has taken his spot and that next year Eberle or another kid will take it.<br /><br />I like Nilsson but I don't think Comrie is a huge dropoff if he is healthy.<br /><br />So they could make it work, assuming, as you said, that they dumped these guys and had a plan beforehand.Black Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03583346651230552519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14549434.post-53449790393543750352009-09-26T23:51:14.170-06:002009-09-26T23:51:14.170-06:00I would guess Moreau and Nilsson more likely to be...I would guess Moreau and Nilsson more likely to be claimed than Staios.<br /><br />I think there's a better case that Moreau is worth 2 mil per year than Neil, and supposedly multiple teams were willing to go that far for Neil 3 months ago.speedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328543507843688509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14549434.post-6024881892434995222009-09-26T22:53:14.166-06:002009-09-26T22:53:14.166-06:00I don't think that any of them are a major cla...I don't think that any of them are a major claim risk.Coach pb9617https://www.blogger.com/profile/05868922507861734194noreply@blogger.com