[Report] Waivers Oct 19 - MacEwen, Simek, Harkins

[RWJC]

Senators Place Zack MacEwen On Waivers

 

October 19th, 2023 at 1:08pm CST • By Josh Erickson

 

The Ottawa Senators are waiving forward Zack MacEwen today for the purpose of assignment to AHL Belleville, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.

 

This is certainly not the start MacEwen, 27, envisioned for himself in Canada’s capital after signing a three-year, league-minimum salary deal this summer. Offering long-term deals to enforcers nearly always results in a waiver placement over the life of the deal, but rarely does it come just two games into that player’s tenure with the team.

 

link: https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2023/10/senators-place-zack-macewen-on-waivers.html#ref=home

 

 

 

Sharks Place Radim Simek On Waivers, Assign Nikita Ohkotyuk On Conditioning Stint

 

October 19th, 2023 at 1:12pm CST • By Josh Erickson

 

The San Jose Sharks placed defenseman Radim Simek on waivers today for the purpose of assignment to the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda, per a team release. They also loaned defense prospect Nikita Okhotyuk to the Barracuda for a conditioning stint.

San Jose placed Simek on injured reserve to open the season with a lower-body injury, but he was cleared to return today. The waiver placement is surprising, to say the least – Simek is in the final season of a four-year, $9MM extension and has been one of the more valuable shutdown defenders analytically for a Sharks team that’s struggled to keep the puck out of the net in recent seasons. It seems the team is more intent on giving opportunities to younger shutdown prospects, namely 23-year-old waiver claim Ty Emberson, who’s expected to make his NHL debut tonight against the Bruins.

 

Link: https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2023/10/sharks-place-radim-simek-on-waivers-assign-nikita-ohkotyuk-on-conditioning-stint.html#ref=home

 

 

 

Penguins Place Jansen Harkins On Waivers

 

October 19th, 2023 at 1:06pm CST • By Josh Erickson

 

The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed forward Jansen Harkins on waivers for the purpose of assignment to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.

 

This could end an extremely short stint in Pittsburgh for the 26-year-old. He began training camp as a member of the Winnipeg Jets, who waived him at the beginning of the month, and Pittsburgh snapped him up off waivers. Just over two weeks later, he finds himself on the wire again.

link: https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2023/10/penguins-place-jansen-harkins-on-waivers.html#ref=home

[Diamonds]

I wonder if the Jets will reclaim Harkins. I don't think any of these players improve the Canucks though.

[Rob Eh]

Claim MacEwan, they need more grit and size on the 4th line.

[Coryberg]

8 minutes ago, Rob Eh said:

Claim MacEwan, they need more grit and size on the 4th line.

[Sophomore Jinx]

10 minutes ago, Rob Eh said:

Claim MacEwan, they need more grit and size on the 4th line.

 

[NucksRuleYou]

12 minutes ago, Rob Eh said:

Claim MacEwan, they need more grit and size on the 4th line.

 

No, he sucks.

[Diamonds]

12 minutes ago, Rob Eh said:

Claim MacEwan, they need more grit and size on the 4th line.

Just because MacEwan can fight doesn't mean he makes the Canucks better. I'll take both Joshua and Studnicka over him and one of them is getting scratched as soon as Blueger is healthy.

[VegasCanuck]

19 minutes ago, Rob Eh said:

Claim MacEwan, they need more grit and size on the 4th line.

#asset management, right?

 

[Coconuts]

28 minutes ago, Rob Eh said:

Claim MacEwan, they need more grit and size on the 4th line.

 

We don't need another depth guy, particularly one with a three year contract 

[-dlc-]

21 minutes ago, NucksRuleYou said:

 

No, he sucks.

He's 6'4" 240 lbs and will fight with anyone.

 

I don't care if he sucks, we need a guy like that.

[Odjickwillkillyou]

30 minutes ago, Rob Eh said:

Claim MacEwan, they need more grit and size on the 4th line.

This has to be Benning's burner account 

[Bob Long]

If we trade Garland between now and when the waiver claim needs to be put in, yep I'd pick Mac up. 

 

I don't see what others do in Joshua, shows up when he feels like it. I'd rather have a legit deterrent on the roster. 

 

 

Edited October 19, 2023 by Bob Long

[Tusk]

17 minutes ago, Coconuts said:

 

We don't need another depth guy, particularly one with a three year contract 

a 3 year contract at league minimum is exactly the ones we need to get. 

And MacEwan's penalties are usually worth the hit, because they are the tough penalties not the tugging on a jersey or the lazy hooking calls. They are "you hurt that fellow over there and now he is scared" penalties

[PhillipBlunt]

17 minutes ago, -dlc- said:

He's 6'4" 240 lbs and will fight with anyone.

 

I don't care if he sucks, we need a guy like that.

240?

[Tusk]

1 minute ago, PhillipBlunt said:

240?

Deb's correct, 240 lbs.

https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=175199

[Coconuts]

Just now, Tusk said:

a 3 year contract at league minimum is exactly the ones we need to get. 

And MacEwan's penalties are usually worth the hit, because they are the tough penalties not the tugging on a jersey or the lazy hooking calls. They are "you hurt that fellow over there and now he is scared" penalties

 

We already have fringe bottom six players within the organization, the Canucks biggest issue is instability on defense, not which guy fits onto the fourth line. 

[Rusty Shackleford]

6 minutes ago, Bob Long said:

If we trade Garland between now and when the waiver claim needs to be put in, yep I'd pick Mac up. 

 

I don't see what others do in Joshua, shows up when he feels like it. I'd rather have a legit deterrent on the roster. 

 

 

 

They can rotate in when one of them starts to fade.  Or we can just straight goon it up on the 4th with both of them and Lafferty. I'm sure other teams would love playing that line.

[PhillipBlunt]

13 minutes ago, Tusk said:

Deb's correct, 240 lbs.

https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=175199

Damn! He was 205 when he played here. 

[Bob Long]

16 minutes ago, Coconuts said:

 

We already have fringe bottom six players within the organization, the Canucks biggest issue is instability on defense, not which guy fits onto the fourth line. 

 

not ones that are a deterrent. There can be more than one area of need. 

[Tusk]

1 minute ago, PhillipBlunt said:

Damn! He was 205 when he played here. 

Yeah. 240 lbs and when Deslauriers knocked Petey out of the zone the other night, he was stuck on the ice for two icings, and Neither Joshua or Stednica said "put me in coach!"

Deslauriers only played 8 minutes that game.... yeah we need him at the low cap hit for 3 years.

[Coryberg]

3 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said:

Damn! He was 205 when he played here. 

Sitting on the bench/pressbox for 4 years will do that to a person.

[Jess]

All MacEwen does is fight. Would be a great in 2002, but not enough to be an NHL player now in 2023.

[Coconuts]

6 minutes ago, Bob Long said:

 

not ones that are a deterrent. There can be more than one area of need. 

 

I'm less convinced that face punchers present as a deterrent in the modern NHL than others, I'm more interested in players who can do more fitting into our bottom six. Particularly as leagues move further and further away from fighting. 

 

There seems to be this mythology that it's still a massive factor now the way it may have been as late as the early 2010's, I don't buy it. I'm not arguing that size doesn't have it's place, I'm just not all that interested in players who primary contributions are viewed as being the ability to punch the helmets of other NHL players. 

Edited October 19, 2023 by Coconuts

[Bob Long]

2 minutes ago, -AJ- said:

All MacEwen does is fight. Would be a great in 2002, but not enough to be an NHL player now in 2023.

 

aren't you tired of the lack of pushback this team has had tho? 

[Bob Long]

1 minute ago, Coconuts said:

 

I'm less convinced that face punchers present as a deterrent in the modern NHL than others, I'm more interested in players who can do more fitting into our bottom six. 

 

There seems to be this mythology that it's still a massive factor now the way it may have been as late as the early 2010's, I don't buy it. I'm not arguing that size doesn't have it's place, I'm just not all that interested in players who primary contributions are viewed as being the ability to punch the helmets of other NHL players. 

 

I get that, but did you enjoy the way Philly pushed us around? we'll be facing that regularly. I get it, Mac isn't going to score. But to have that around as a 13th F option seems fine to me if we can swing it cap wise.