With the Waiver Draft list finalized...Draft for your team!

Play GM and draft two players from the Waiver Draft to hopefully help your favorite team!

http://nhl.com/onthefly/news/2003/10/152128.html


...Or, make an "all-available" list.

I'd personally wouldn't mind the Stars snatching Jeff Heerema from the Rangers and Todd Simpson from the Yotes.

Others that would slightly interest me are: Brian Boucher, Chris Therien and Jim van der Meer..

Play GM and draft two players from the Waiver Draft to hopefully help your favorite team!

http://nhl.com/onthefly/news/2003/10/152128.html


...Or, make an "all-available" list.

While you're at it, tell us who you would expose from your protected list to make room for these acquisitions.

As a Ducks fan, I wouldn't want my team to take any of the exposed players.

For the Caps, I'd like to see Mattias Timmander and Mike Motteau.Both are relatively cheap and better than the drub we have on the blueline now.I'm very high on Mottau also...

While you're at it, tell us who you would expose from your protected list to make room for these acquisitions.

As a Ducks fan, I wouldn't want my team to take any of the exposed players.

Good addition...

Select: Motteau and Timmander
Expose: Doig and Joel Kiwi.

I'd personally wouldn't mind the Stars snatching Jeff Heerema from the Rangers and Todd Simpson from the Yotes.

Others that would slightly interest me are: Brian Boucher, Chris Therien and Jim van der Meer..


You mean Pete Vandermeer Jim's brother?

Jimmy Vandermeer is penciled into the Flyers Top Six ahead of Seidenberg and Woywitka and didn't need to be protected anyways. And if he did need to be protected there's no chance the Flyers would have left him unprotected.

I would take nobody if I were the Canucks' GM. I would have interest in Jeff Hereema, but there I wouldn't want to expose anyone to get him.

You mean Pete Vandermeer Jim's brother?

Jimmy Vandermeer is penciled into the Flyers Top Six ahead of Seidenberg and Woywitka and didn't need to be protected anyways. And if he did need to be protected there's no chance the Flyers would have left him unprotected.

Ah.. got confused.. stratch that thought then..

For the Kings:

Todd Simpson
or
Chris Therien

One thing I like is the absence of Pierre Turgeon...Armstrong is smart enough to know that no-one will claim him and protecting him only improves his confidence.

Claude Lemieux ain't going anywhere, though...

now that pothier is exempt, i believe the senators have the luxury of grabbing a player and only losing shane hnidy.

i think grabbing giroux and losing hnidy is a great trade-off.
keefe is another one that i like, but we dont have room for him. would be nice to have them grab green for ish and giggles.

If I were Colorado I would select Boucher and drop one of the goaltenders.

i was thinking the same thing myself

Damnit, what was Lou thinking when protecting Cameron and leaving one of Bicek, Giroux and Clemmensen exposed.

not sure if this is the reason, but my feeling is that a lot of teams are trying to "sneak" some of these guys through by using the waiver draft. the thing is, it's easier to pass a guy through during the waiver draft than it is during the season. i'll use the bruins as my example- they left zdenek kutlak exposed, who by all accounts is having a very strong camp. he's young, relatively inexpensive and talented. if the b's decide to send kutlak down at some point, he'd have to clear waivers due to his experience level. so, by leaving him unprotected during this draft, i think they increase their odds of keeping him. if he gets picked, you took a chance and got burned. if not, you can shuttle him to the minors without incident. just my take on this...

If I were Colorado I would select Boucher and drop one of the goaltenders.


OMG YOU CANT EXPOSE Petr Franek!

I wouldn't mind Atlanta making a move for Bicek or Bednar. Drop Vigier to make room.

I'd be surprised if DiPenta makes it through without getting claimed.

i wouldnt mind seeing the Pens take novosoltsev and exposing Holzinger, who should have been exposed in the first place

For the Kings:

Todd Simpson
or
Chris Therien

to pick up Simpson we drop Brad Chartrand
and if we were to pick up Therien or Novoseltsev, or Olvestad
then maybe Maxim Kuznetsov

I'd be happy with the just picking up simspson in exchange for charty

One thing I like is the absence of Pierre Turgeon...Armstrong is smart enough to know that no-one will claim him and protecting him only improves his confidence.

Pierre Turgeon is an exception because he has been put on waivers earlier this year. Has nothing to dow with Turgeon's confidence or what not. I'm sure he would have been exposed simply for that fact they already know that no one will pick him.


Claude Lemieux ain't going anywhere, though...

Too bad..

Expose any 2 of: Marha, Varis, Strudwick, Passmore

And Pick up 2 of (in order of desirability) : Keefe, Willis, Novoseltsev, Muckalt (Healthy?) & Tselios

keeping in mind that Poile has already said he wants to add a backup goalie and another defenseman:
McClennan
and
Trnka.

these are keeping salary in mind...and Poile protected some people that will never play for us, anyway..so...
expose any of:
flaherty(if we get a goalie)
or
any of: hubacek, skrbek, cisar

As a Habs fan I would hope Gainey takes a long look at grabbing Todd Harvey if only for grit and hitting up front and drop Audette who should have been exposed in the first place. That and pray night and day someone, anyone takes Traverse.

Damnit, what was Lou thinking when protecting Cameron and leaving one of Bicek, Giroux and Clemmensen exposed.

Exposing Cameron wouldn't protect Clemmensen. Lou would have to expose Schwab. Given their camps so far. Clemmensen over Schwab might not be such a bad idea. Or is that what you meant?

NJ would take a chacne on Lemieux if they didn't have Berglund. Berglund is doing just as good a job as Lemieux just not as strong adn big.

Dude, who you kidding. Lemieux is more done then Bobby Orr and is already contemplating retirement. Never mind his rediculous 3 million salary attached to his old, prone and "ïlovetotakebadpenaltiestohurtmyownteamincrucialsit uations" body..

He's aaaaaaall yours.. we'll even pay the travelcosts..

I wouldn't be surprised to see Bicek go. He got good exposure during the playoffs and proved that he isn't a defensive liability despite his size. I almost hope he does get picked up, he's been working so long to get into this league, he definatly deserves a shot.

Giroux, ehh. I like him, but unlike Bicek, I don't think he's proven anything at the NHL level. Still, I could see a team with a horrendous defense core taking a chance with him.

I don't see anyone picking up Clemmenson, he's not ready for the NHL yet.

For the Caps, I'd like to see Mattias Timmander and Mike Motteau.Both are relatively cheap and better than the drub we have on the blueline now.I'm very high on Mottau also...

Don't understand the logic as a caps fan. I'd much rather have Simpson than either of these guys, and I only think we need 1 more solid dman. Simpson would effectively replace Klee and Eminger should replace Kiwi relative to last year. That's a big improvement in my opinion.

Witt Eminger
Gonchar Boumer
Simpson Berry/Kiwi/Yonkman depending on many variables

Not good, but not terrible.

Note for everyone else, the Caps have Glen Metropolit and Andreas Salomonsson on their protected list. Neither of these players figure into the Caps' future, so they've put themselves in a position to pick up two players*.

*Mad props to Battleship :bow:

I think the Avalanche would and should take Brian Boucher before Curtis Joseph, if anything...

I would love for the oilers to pick up Timmander. I think that the Oil could really use an upgrade over Ferguson/Cross. If Timmander doesn't last that long maybe Trnka or Tselios.....I thought about Therien being a good pickup for the Oil, but his salary isn't too appealing to a small market team....To bad that Buzek is in the Northwest division. He might be a good pickup for the Oilers as well.

Select : Chris Therien , Shane Willis(7pts in 21games) , Travis Green (24 in 72)

Unprotect : Francis Bouillon , Andreas Dackell & Joe Juneau
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With the return of Souray and the emergence of Komisarek along with the addition of Therien we have enough muscle and size for our D wich was missed badly last year .

Green can do the job Juneau did 2 years ago and Willis is a good hockey player who can play on the 4th line or 3rd line .

select Bednar and expose Devereaux.

I think the Wild could use a guy like Giroux or Rivers :D

I want Dwayne Zinger on the Kings cause hes got a good name

Wouldn't mind Travis Green coming home to B.C. Someone should roll the dice on Lonny Bohonos! He kicks ass, man. :lol:

~Canucklehead~

Don't understand the logic as a caps fan. I'd much rather have Simpson than either of these guys, and I only think we need 1 more solid dman. Simpson would effectively replace Klee and Eminger should replace Kiwi relative to last year. That's a big improvement in my opinion.

Because I am a Hockey East homer, I have a strong liking of Motteau.I also think Timmander is a rather solid player.Helluva lot better than Doink or Kiwi.

Robert Reichel anyone? Now, I know his salary is high for what he does, but considering he only has one year left on his deal and very quietly put up 42 points last year (on the 4th line) and 51 the year before , it may help for a team looking to do something this year. Perhaps Detroit? So they can put Zetterberg-dats- and hull on the same line. Maybe Atlanta? Boston is in need of a 2nd line C (Reichel would be a temp)...

FLA

botterill, kelly, sim, maclean, j-f damphousse

Would Montreal go after Steve Gainey?

Flames may make a play for a goalie and expose Trefilov who was only protected for the sake of not protecting McLennan.

Don't understand the logic as a caps fan. I'd much rather have Simpson than either of these guys, and I only think we need 1 more solid dman. Simpson would effectively replace Klee and Eminger should replace Kiwi relative to last year. That's a big improvement in my opinion.

Witt Eminger
Gonchar Boumer
Simpson Berry/Kiwi/Yonkman depending on many variables

Not good, but not terrible.

Note for everyone else, the Caps have Glen Metropolit and Andreas Salomonsson on their protected list. Neither of these players figure into the Caps' future, so they've put themselves in a position to pick up two players*.

*Mad props to Battleship :bow:

Yep, I'd love to see the Caps take Simpson and Novoseltsev and expose Metro and Salomonsson, but I'm not sure they'll be available.

i pray that the Avs don't select Brian Boucher. nothing would be worse for the confidence of Aebischer and Sauve, who are both more than capable, and besides, what is the likelihood that Brian "one year wonder" Boucher is the missing link on this contending team anyways? if anything, he might drag the Avs down...

i wouldn't mind seeing a depth defenseman picked up in case Liles isn't ready. i can't believe Todd Simpson wasn't protected...

For all the Kings fans wanting the Kings to take Simpson... They can't in the first round of the draft because he's in their division. So he'd have to fall to the second round... not saying he would or he wouldn't, but between that and the $1.5 mil he makes, I don't think it's likely the Kings would select him and have to unprotect someone...

I think you'll see the Kings stand pat because Bryan Muir (who is protected) is no worse than the guys on the list that the Kings could afford. I mean, maybe Simpson's a bit more reliable, but he makes about $1 mil more... and on this team, that means everything at this point.

I'm worried the Kings might lose Hnilicka, who at $250k (after the reworked contract) is a complete bargain.