Thread: Prospect Info: Feature on Paul Thompson
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08-17-2011, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ChiChi Vitale View Post
I thought this was not true of guys on two-way contracts and guys on their rookie contract, otherwise what would stop teams from poaching all the other teams' good prospects who don't quite have NHL stuff yet?
Well teams can't "poach" players who are waiver exempt (e.g. Tangradi, Kuhnhackl etc.). But Vitale for example is waiver eligible for the first time this year.

If a player is waiver eligible he has to clear waivers in order to play in AHL.

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