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Post by Yeti on Feb 27, 2002 19:40:22 GMT -5
Evan Lindsay has been recalled from the ECHL. As far as I know, Garon and Tarasov (and a goalie named Belanger I think) are 100% healthy in Quebec... Can we say something is brewing ? www.sportsline.com/u/hockey/nhl/transactions/ |
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Post by WhyteKnight63 on Feb 27, 2002 19:50:37 GMT -5
Hmmmm, now honestly folks, who saw that one coming? And more importantly, what exactly does this mean?
It says the Habs called him up, not the Citadelles... Did anything happen to Theodore last night (I didn't see the game)? Is Hackett's status about to be revealed?
On another note, why Lindsay instead of Garon or Tarasov? What's with that? Does anyone know more?
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Post by Cranky on Feb 27, 2002 20:21:14 GMT -5
Hi Yeti,
Welcome on board. I have read your posts elsewhere and I have to say that I enjoyed your knowledge and insight. We are looking forward to see you here as a regular.
Now, what the heck is going on? What is with this recall? Anybody have a clue on what AS has up his sleave?
The ONLY thing I can think off is a trade within hours or days.
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Post by Yeti on Feb 27, 2002 20:32:12 GMT -5
Well, I think sportline made a mistake (how ?), the habs transaction is gone now or lost in cyberspace.
HA: I come here often to read the threads. To be perfectly honest, I'm not a big fan of this kind of board format, don't know why, but this is the best group of habs posters on the net so you will definitively see me more and more, I will eventually be more comfortable with the way threads are organized.
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Post by Doc Holliday on Feb 27, 2002 20:51:19 GMT -5
Glad to hear that Yeti, always an interesting read.
I agree that this format takes time to get used to, but it has it's pluses.
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Post by MPLABBE on Feb 27, 2002 22:21:50 GMT -5
I saw the Lindsay called up transaction on the NHL network.WTF is going?
Remember how Savage,after missing time with a wrist injury,was rushed to play against Washington and even said:'they told me to play'...could we be seeing the same kind of scenario with Hack tonight?
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Post by PTH on Feb 28, 2002 0:39:17 GMT -5
Hmmm..... Yeti - good to see you on here. Stay a while :-) Maybe Savard had a deal pending for Hackett...... Both Rucinsky and Savage were dealt shortly after they broke out of slumps, seeing Hack dealt shortly after putting together a solid start would seem logical enough. When I get up tomorrow (ie - sometime around noon) I'm thinking Hack might have been dealt already. What for is a huge question though. Sometimes I think we could get Boyes for him, sometimes I wonder if someone would pick him up off of waivers... Why Lindsay though. Garon or Tarasov would be the "logical" choices. Maybe simply because Theo is expected to start just about every game, so why break up something good in Quebec City ? We can flip goalies around if we need someone else to start in MTL. Lindsay is very much a spare part, so no one in the organisation really cares what happens to him -waivers and all other problems aren't much of an issue with Lindsay. Ok, it's a weak explanation, but it's the best I can do. Hack gone means 4 million to spend.... add that to the 4 million we could afford to add already, and the 5 million from Bell, and we have ourselves a Selanne....  A guy can dream, right ? 8) |
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Post by Douper on Feb 28, 2002 0:43:13 GMT -5
Who the heck is Evan Lindsay anyways? Gino Odjyk is considering retirement...I can't see why, he usually is one of the better Montreal forwards (in effort I mean). I think from what Bob Mackensie was saying atleast that Hackett would be #2 on the Toronto wish list behind Trevor Kidd. But I think Toronto would be advantaged in taking Hackett, let's face it we all know what Hackett can do day in and day out. Hackett is not a 3 million dollar backup he is a 3 million dollar starter and I think the leafs will need him next year cause from what I can read is that Joseph will be on his way back to Saint Louis. Hackett to Toronto let's hope we get atleast one Power Forward type of player.
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Post by GNick on Feb 28, 2002 8:19:05 GMT -5
Lindsay is a goalie we drafted in the late rounds after Calgary selected him in the second round but never signed him. I have no idea why he was recalled and not Garon(if a trade is pending). Unless it has something to do with Garon being on his last option. But I don't know for sure.
If I was Toronto I would pursue Vernon. He could fill in for a few weeks and then be a good backup in the playoffs. Then in the summer its bye-bye and Dafoe would be signed as a free agent.
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Post by The New Guy on Feb 28, 2002 9:13:44 GMT -5
How would Garon playing affect the waiver draft after the season? That could be weighing heavily on Monsieur Savard's mind depending on the rules (I really don't know how this whole waiver draft thing works)
Just a passing thought, though I do have to say that it sounds like someone will be moving shortly...
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Post by Maritimer on Feb 28, 2002 9:16:46 GMT -5
The cits were in Saint John last night.
We do have airports in Atlantic Canada so we could have gotten Garon or Tarasov out ;D
Could be a waivers thing with Garon and I'm not sure Tarasov is in game shape yet...he has only started 1 or 2 games since returning from the groan injury.
Lindsay sucks plain and simple but atleast he is in shape over Tarasov.
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Post by BadCompany on Feb 28, 2002 9:35:00 GMT -5
I may be wrong, but I think the Lindsay "call up" was a waiver wire mistake. There is only one reason why I can think of why they would want to call him up, and it has nothing to do with him actually ever reporting to Montreal:
Montreal, as we know, as goalies coming out the ears, and has been having a hard time getting ice time for them. In fact, the transaction wire said Lindsay had been called up from "Florida" - Montreal doesn't have an ECHL in Florida, its in Mississippi. Did I get all the "i"s and "p"s in there? Lindsay ended up in Florida when Vadim Tarasov came back, and Luc Belanger got demoted from the Citadelles to Mississippi, and the Habs scrambled around to find him a roster spot somewhere, anywhere. I would imagine the reason then, that Lindsay was "called up" was so that he could be sent through waivers and then assigned elsewhere, either by being claimed by some other team, or by simply be assigned somewhere. I don't know the waiver rules well enough to say how.
Or, of course, the transaction report was simply a mistake on somebody's part that was picked up by all the newslines.
As for Garon, I believe he will be eligible for the waiver draft next spring, which means that Hackett, if he is still with the team, will probably be left exposed, much like Chris Osgood was left exposed by the Red Wings last spring. We may think we have a team like the Leafs over the barrel, but they know as well that we are on a limited time schedule as well, and that if we play too hard we could end up losing Hackett for nothing come next September. Something to consider.
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Post by GNick on Feb 28, 2002 10:24:35 GMT -5
That makes more sense Bad Company. Another electronic error, sort of like Dan Duquette being fired yesterday but he wasn't. I was trying to figure out the Lindsay callup but was bewildered
I agree Hackett will be gone by next fall's waiver draft. Very similar to the Osgood scernario.
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Post by MPLABBE on Feb 28, 2002 16:25:46 GMT -5
Hmmm..... Yeti - good to see you on here. Stay a while :-) Maybe Savard had a deal pending for Hackett...... Both Rucinsky and Savage were dealt shortly after they broke out of slumps, seeing Hack dealt shortly after putting together a solid start would seem logical enough. When I get up tomorrow (ie - sometime around noon) I'm thinking Hack might have been dealt already. What for is a huge question though. Sometimes I think we could get Boyes for him, sometimes I wonder if someone would pick him up off of waivers... Forget about Boyes.He is like their Hainsey or Komisarek.Sure,it would be great,but we had a chance to acquire him(2000 draft) and I doubt we will get that chance again for a long time. |
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Post by MPLABBE on Feb 28, 2002 16:27:09 GMT -5
Lindsay is a goalie we drafted in the late rounds after Calgary selected him in the second round but never signed him. I have no idea why he was recalled and not Garon(if a trade is pending). Unless it has something to do with Garon being on his last option. But I don't know for sure. If I was Toronto I would pursue Vernon. He could fill in for a few weeks and then be a good backup in the playoffs. Then in the summer its bye-bye and Dafoe would be signed as a free agent. Problem with Vernon is,he hasn't shown he can still play at a high level. |
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Post by WhyteKnight63 on Feb 28, 2002 17:34:14 GMT -5
I may be wrong, but I think the Lindsay "call up" was a waiver wire mistake. There is only one reason why I can think of why they would want to call him up, and it has nothing to do with him actually ever reporting to Montreal: Montreal, as we know, as goalies coming out the ears, and has been having a hard time getting ice time for them. In fact, the transaction wire said Lindsay had been called up from "Florida" - Montreal doesn't have an ECHL in Florida, its in Mississippi. Did I get all the "i"s and "p"s in there? Lindsay ended up in Florida when Vadim Tarasov came back, and Luc Belanger got demoted from the Citadelles to Mississippi, and the Habs scrambled around to find him a roster spot somewhere, anywhere. I would imagine the reason then, that Lindsay was "called up" was so that he could be sent through waivers and then assigned elsewhere, either by being claimed by some other team, or by simply be assigned somewhere. I don't know the waiver rules well enough to say how. Or, of course, the transaction report was simply a mistake on somebody's part that was picked up by all the newslines. As for Garon, I believe he will be eligible for the waiver draft next spring, which means that Hackett, if he is still with the team, will probably be left exposed, much like Chris Osgood was left exposed by the Red Wings last spring. We may think we have a team like the Leafs over the barrel, but they know as well that we are on a limited time schedule as well, and that if we play too hard we could end up losing Hackett for nothing come next September. Something to consider. First of all, yes, it appears to be a newswire error. When I first looked at the link, it was there, then shortly thereafter it was gone... No other wires mentioned it anywhere else... BC, You are right, we do not have an affiliation with Florida as we do with the Mississippi Sea Wolves. However, Lindsay is there on loan since January 30th, as you can see on the link below... (Think you can figure it out by the name of the link?)  :-) www.msseawolves.com/releases/LINDSAY_RECALLED,_THEN_REASSIGNED_TO_FLORIDA.htm Cheers! |
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