Sharks sign CHI's Hjalmarsson to offer sheet

SpezDispenser wrote:

Hoags wrote:If we beat the Ducks in the SCF we wouldn't be in such a mess would we ? :-)

Who the **** would have cared though. I would have been in 7th heaven, they could have traded the whole team and no one could ever have taken away that Cup from me.

And that is exactly what Chicago fans, players and management feel like now. Chicago is not in as much trouble this season as some are letting on. They just won a Cup and will ice a competitive team again this season. They met their goal last season and nobody will ever take that away from them.

shabbs wrote:Well, Souray was waived in the non-NHL season period... they just can get him off the books yet.

That was during the buyout period, which opens up around June 15th and lasts something like two weeks.

You'll notice that there was no talk of demotion or re-entry waivers with Souray at the time, either. That's because there was no minor-league affiliate playing during that time to demote him to, or recall him from.

CockRoche wrote:

shabbs wrote:Well, Souray was waived in the non-NHL season period... they just can get him off the books yet.

Yep, that is what I was alluding to with my last post to Rooneypoo. There are other dates, but they have come and gone. Edmonton took advantage of one of the windows with Souray.

Yes, the NHL's buyout period, and a few other small windows (i.e., for a few days after an RFA on the team is awarded a contract by an arbitrator). Otherwise, I don't think there are any waivers during the off-season.

rooneypoo wrote:

shabbs wrote:Well, Souray was waived in the non-NHL season period... they just can get him off the books yet.

That was during the buyout period, which opens up around June 15th and lasts something like two weeks.

You'll notice that there was no talk of demotion or re-entry waivers with Souray at the time, either. That's because there was no minor-league affiliate playing during that time to demote him to, or recall him from.

It wasn't during the buyout period from June 15-30th. Edmonton has/had no intention of buying out Souray.

Souray was placed on waivers during the waiver wire window right the buyout period ended that lasts a total of 48 hours.

Another reason it couldn't have been during this 2-week buyout window is because Souray has a NMC that expired on July 1st. July 1st is after the buyout period, but fell perfectly in-line with the 48 hour waiver wire window.

Hope this makes sense and clears up any confusion on your part.

rooneypoo wrote:

CockRoche wrote:

shabbs wrote:Well, Souray was waived in the non-NHL season period... they just can get him off the books yet.

Yep, that is what I was alluding to with my last post to Rooneypoo. There are other dates, but they have come and gone. Edmonton took advantage of one of the windows with Souray.

Yes, the NHL's buyout period, and a few other small windows (i.e., for a few days after an RFA on the team is awarded a contract by an arbitrator). Otherwise, I don't think there are any waivers during the off-season.

Ahhhh, that's better. Haha.

Because it definitely wasn't during the buyout window for Souray as Shabbs and I said earlier.

Yeah, he was waived right after the window closed. They're stuck with him on the books for now.