29-11-05 NHL waiver moves
Nov 30, 2005 14:02:10 GMT -5
Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 30, 2005 14:02:10 GMT -5
Gamache goes to Blues, Hainsey to Blue Jackets and Orr to Rangers on waivers
Canadian Press
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
(CP) - Simon Gamache was claimed by St. Louis from Nashville, Ron Hainsey was taken by Columbus from Montreal, and Colton Orr joined the New York Rangers from Boston off NHL waivers Tuesday.
Gamache was getting diminished ice time with the Predators. During the lockout, he finished fifth in AHL scoring with 86 points for Milwaukee. In 2001, the native of Thetford Mines, Que., was top point-getter and most outstanding player in Canadian major junior hockey. The Blues sent defenceman Jeff Woywitka to the AHL's Peoria Rivermen to make room for Gamache.
Hainsey joins a Blue Jackets team in need of defencemen. Adam Foote is on injured reserve after straining a groin muscle versus Nashville last week. Hainsey appeared in 32 games with Montreal from 2002 to 2004. He had 17 points in 22 games with the AHL farm team in Hamilton this season.
Orr, a rookie from Winnipeg who was never drafted by an NHL team, was the Bruins' enforcer this season. He'd been a healthy scratch lately.
"That role has diminished," said GM Mike O'Connell. "The game has changed."
The Bruins also placed Shawn McEachern on waivers, and he cleared, which means he'll probably be sent to the AHL affiliate in Providence, R.I.
Also placed on waivers were Pittsburgh goalie Jocelyn Thibault, Florida left-winger Kristian Huselius and Chicago centre Mikhail Yakubov.
Thibault, expected to be the Pittsburgh's starter when the season began, is 1-7-2 with a 4.38 goals-against average and an .880 save percentage in 12 games.
The Penguins made the move one day after calling up goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton club. Fleury was the top pick in the 2003 NHL draft.
Thibault signed a $3-million US, two-year contract after being traded to Pittsburgh by Chicago in August.
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Canadian Press
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
(CP) - Simon Gamache was claimed by St. Louis from Nashville, Ron Hainsey was taken by Columbus from Montreal, and Colton Orr joined the New York Rangers from Boston off NHL waivers Tuesday.
Gamache was getting diminished ice time with the Predators. During the lockout, he finished fifth in AHL scoring with 86 points for Milwaukee. In 2001, the native of Thetford Mines, Que., was top point-getter and most outstanding player in Canadian major junior hockey. The Blues sent defenceman Jeff Woywitka to the AHL's Peoria Rivermen to make room for Gamache.
Hainsey joins a Blue Jackets team in need of defencemen. Adam Foote is on injured reserve after straining a groin muscle versus Nashville last week. Hainsey appeared in 32 games with Montreal from 2002 to 2004. He had 17 points in 22 games with the AHL farm team in Hamilton this season.
Orr, a rookie from Winnipeg who was never drafted by an NHL team, was the Bruins' enforcer this season. He'd been a healthy scratch lately.
"That role has diminished," said GM Mike O'Connell. "The game has changed."
The Bruins also placed Shawn McEachern on waivers, and he cleared, which means he'll probably be sent to the AHL affiliate in Providence, R.I.
Also placed on waivers were Pittsburgh goalie Jocelyn Thibault, Florida left-winger Kristian Huselius and Chicago centre Mikhail Yakubov.
Thibault, expected to be the Pittsburgh's starter when the season began, is 1-7-2 with a 4.38 goals-against average and an .880 save percentage in 12 games.
The Penguins made the move one day after calling up goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton club. Fleury was the top pick in the 2003 NHL draft.
Thibault signed a $3-million US, two-year contract after being traded to Pittsburgh by Chicago in August.
- tinyurl.com/allyw