Andreas Nodl claimed on waivers by Carolina Hurricanes

So when you have a good player for cheap, you can either get a good return or keep him no problem. Hmm, seems like Powe and Nodl are a lot closer comparison than Powe and Gagne.

So maybe Nodl was put on waivers because he would be picked up for nothing and free up a roster spot whereas Shelly probably wouldn’t. And you are right the 50 contract limit is what caused the problem here.

But in reality since I am Paul Holmgren and Don conceded the bet there was really no need to have him around on the roster anymore hence I put him on waivers.

Sounds awesome.

try to maintain high speeds like dicks from Maryland

I do like to go fast. But unfortunately it doesn’t describe all MD drivers. I’d love to get rid of the morons who go 40 MPH in the far left lane on the interstate. That would help a lot.

And I do. But this isn’t about trusting the GM, it’s using the information available to make a conclusion.

You are dismissing what he said, saying Travis should have too, and excluding this information is unfair to Holmgren. But it’s Holmgren’s words.

Wegmans is awesome.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serie_A_(ice_hockey)

Sad – the biggest players ever to play for Asiago were Rico Fata, Matheiu Dandenault, and … Ken Linseman??

Rimshot!

Bazinga!

That does depend on your definition of ‘success’. Frankly, I thought Powe had reasonable utility – he made great hits, he played rather well on the fourth line in keeping the puck in the OZone, and he played PK with blocked shots. NOt saying Nodl didn’t/can’t also do those, but I don’t feel Powe was less able.

Darroll played a lesser role than nodl? You mean last year when Powe played 81 games to Nodls 65? Yes he had 5 more points but who cares? No one expected points from Powe including the Wild and that’s not why he was traded there.
Also you have to remember that there’s a huge difference when you are trading someone after a successful 81 game season as opposed to being traded 22 games into the season where you’ve shown some struggles to fit in. HUGE difference.

Agreed completely.

Don’s pretty offensive … does he count?

I ask again: did your eyes tell you that he didn’t face top competition? Did your eyes tell you that he didn’t start in the defensive zone a lot?

Are you shitting on the objective stats because you disagree with what they say, or just because you don’t like the answer they give?

If you think that scouting players does not involve looking at advanced statistics then you don’t know what a scout is.

Yes, numbers only tell a side of the story, so do the eyes. But numbers are unbiased. No one is suggesting that you look at just stats, use them with your eyes, that’s what I think makes the most sense. But what you are doing here is disregarding stats completely.

We should abolish scouting staff, we got Corsi numbers after all, why wasting time scouting players?

If you think the people around here who use stats are saying this, you clearly don’t get it.

Seriously, I don’t know…numbers only tell a side of a story in my opinion, but of course anyone can have a different idea about it.

Seriously, why do anti-stat people get their panties in such a fucking bunch anytime you write something with numbers in it? We’re not trying to attack you and force you to use stats. We’re trying to use stats to help with what our eyes can’t see. You need both!

you’re on fire today

Nobody is pretending he is an All Star.

I don’t think anyone will claim that the move didn’t have utility – of course, it clears some salary and a roster/contract spot. BUT it could have had more utility, had they been able to find a taker in a trade, even if just for a low pick or ‘future considerations’.

Because I don’t believe everything he says is false. You don’t either.

So we should ask players, but not management? Because players tell the truth, but GMs never do?