Brandon Yip claimed off waivers by Nashville Predators
by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 19, 2012 10:56 AM MST
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PrintSomeone out there thinks that Brandon Yip still has it in him. According to The Tenneseean (and confirmed by NHL.com), Yip was claimed off of waivers today. The Preds have also activated forward Jerred Smithson who was on injured reserve. The Predators play their next game tonight at 7:00 pm ET against division rival Columbus Blue Jackets. No word yet on whether or not Yip will suit up.
As disappointing as he has been, it's sad to see the Yipper go. We wish him luck in his new gig; however, he can go back to his 0-point self on March 8 and April 7. Just sayin.
Stick tap to 9601 and Justin Digby of Monsters Mashup for the heads up on this one.
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Sad to see you go Yip. Hopefully Smashville can put the boot up your ass of which you are in such dire need.
Please apply yourself and be awesome (for an 8th rounder anyways). Just remember to go back to your floating, penalty taking ways four times a year, ’kay?
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There were places I could think of that he could thrive in, nashville was not one of them. Say hi to Svatos when you get to irrelivanceville Brandon.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 11:09 AM MST reply actions
Is Svatos in Nashville? I haven’t heard his name in a long time. According to nhl.com, his last games were played last season for Ottawa
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by Pyotr09AVS! on Jan 19, 2012 12:41 PM MST up reply actions
No, he is in irrelivanceville
Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!
by chiavsfan on Jan 19, 2012 1:19 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
Svatos was waived a year ago to make room for Mike Fisher. After, of course, the Preds went to the trouble of stealing him on re-entry waivers from the Blues. Good times. Good times.
R.I.P. Belak, Rypien, Boogaard, Lokomotiv.
"You don’t motivate people; you activate something in them that already exists." -Guy Boucher
Guess that means I no longer have need of the “yip yip” pictures in my photobucket account….
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
but, you really haven’t needed them recently anyway have you?
"You're only as good as your coach wants you to be." - Bob Probert
No, but there was hope……now nothing.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Jan 19, 2012 11:38 AM MST up reply actions
What if we get into a conversation on a Monday Morning Open Thread regarding muppets and sesame street characters whose names and noises sound similar to white powdery drugs?
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
The folks at On the Forecheck already have jumped on that meme. Send them to those guys.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 19, 2012 11:36 AM MST up reply actions
Wow!
Good luck to him with his new team.
"You're only as good as your coach wants you to be." - Bob Probert
Damn. Apparently we should have tried to trade for low-round draft positions then eh?
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
trying to work up some sort of disappointment for this one, but I just can’t do it. Not sorry to see him go
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jan 19, 2012 11:27 AM MST reply actions
Should have traded him for Rick Nash when we had the chance
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 19, 2012 11:34 AM MST reply actions
Never shoulda put on #18 that was his real mistake. #59 was workin just fine
Cap Floor Team = Cap Floor Results
by Cole D Hamilton on Jan 19, 2012 11:41 AM MST reply actions 4 recs
I really think this number should be retired. It’s only brought problems (or trades) for the last four players who’ve worn it, save for Stephane Yelle during his second stint with the Avs.
by Kyle Stucker on Jan 19, 2012 4:44 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
*Replace the word “save” with “excluding” in the above post.
by Kyle Stucker on Jan 19, 2012 4:45 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Also, I forgot Brian Willsie, so that’s five out of the last six (Deadmarsh, Drury, Tanguay, Willsie and Yip).
by Kyle Stucker on Jan 20, 2012 1:52 PM MST up reply actions
totally.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jan 19, 2012 7:00 PM MST up reply actions
lol on the forecheck
Yip could be another Oshie if he worked his ass off…just sayin’
Cap Floor Team = Cap Floor Results
by Cole D Hamilton on Jan 19, 2012 11:45 AM MST reply actions
Umm, no.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
well they wouldnt take my SOB for Suter trade so….
Cap Floor Team = Cap Floor Results
by Cole D Hamilton on Jan 19, 2012 12:00 PM MST up reply actions
FUCK! We need to make another package for Crosby now…
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Lindstrom, Ledin, Hlinka and Holos for Crosby?
Cap Floor Team = Cap Floor Results
by Cole D Hamilton on Jan 19, 2012 11:50 AM MST up reply actions
Someone stop this crazy Eurotrain!
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Jan 19, 2012 2:35 PM MST up reply actions
…called love.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 19, 2012 2:35 PM MST up reply actions 3 recs
Trotz certainly has that in his history.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 19, 2012 12:03 PM MST up reply actions
Super sniper in NHL standards? or Nashville Joel Ward standards?
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
IF they get Joel Ward production out of him, I’d be surprised.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
I had the same thought regarding Trotz- if Yip has any potential in the NHL, Trotz is one of the coaches that could get him to play to his ability. Of course it would be nice if the Avs had a coach like that.
Varly!
by niwotsblessing on Jan 19, 2012 10:27 PM MST up reply actions
My take: I watch a ton of Preds games due to the Mrs. and Nashville will always take fliers on guys who show offensive upside because they haven’t developed much of their own in recent years. He’ll have to be responsible defensively in Nashville because that’s the culture. I don’t think he’s a hard enough worker on-ice (to say nothing of off) that he will mesh with the wingers/centers that Nashville has now.
Not a good fit for him IMO. He would have been better suited getting 2nd/3rd line minutes for a struggling East team like Montreal, Tampa, Carolina, or the Isles.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Anyone would be better off in the East. Have you seen the point spread out there? Avs would be solidly in a playoff spot if they were Easterners. Hell, with the way they play against the East, they’d be Pres Trophy candidates!
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 19, 2012 12:31 PM MST up reply actions
I believe it’s first come first serve, they call a chain, and whoever gets him, gets him and the chain stops.
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 19, 2012 12:48 PM MST up reply actions
What's really important here
With the waiving of Yip the Avs are now $1.316M above the cap floor (down from $2.06M). Lindstrom’s salary is included on Cap Geek though, does that still count against the Cap?
Here’s why that’s important: Matt Hunwick ($1.5M) cannot be traded away without getting salary in return or the Avs are below the cap. (although any AHLer they call up to fill his roster spot will likely cover it)
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 19, 2012 1:10 PM MST reply actions
Stastny, Duchene, Elliott, and a fir...oh wait
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
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by A.J. Haefele on Jan 19, 2012 1:49 PM MST up reply actions
uh, maybe my sarcasm detector is broken, but the Avs are well over the floor. The could waive Stastny today and probably still be over
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jan 19, 2012 2:26 PM MST up reply actions
Unless I’m reading CapGeek wrong, their cap hit is now 49.6 and the Floor is 48.3 (and the Avs cap hit is worse if Lindstrom isn’t really there)
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Jan 19, 2012 3:13 PM MST up reply actions
during the offseason you can use that as a good basis point, but once the season starts, you have to go with the daily stuff because of all the extra players the team ends up carrying during injuries
http://capgeek.com/tracker/team.php?team=12
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jan 19, 2012 3:20 PM MST up reply actions
So they’ve been playing cap games all season just so they can eventually unload Stastny for nothing?
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Jan 19, 2012 3:23 PM MST up reply actions
You could take Stastny out of that and they might go for it.
The reason I'm in town, in case you're wondering, is because of a Kansas City Shuffle.
by Randy Time on Jan 19, 2012 4:17 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
Also why I think the idea of us trading Stastny is ridiculous, because we have to get a ton of salary in return.
What if the ton of Salary is Parise.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
You gonna put Dutchy back at Center and hope learns to play two-way hockey?
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
There are a lot of things going on here. If the trade for Parise was straight up with Stastny and Parise would be signed long term ( I know a big if), I would consider this. I have been an arch-opponent of trading Stastny, but that would make me stop and think.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
For me, one of the big attractions of Parise is paring him up with Stastny. They were good together in the Vancouver Olympics. Put Parise on Stats wing and I think Stats scoring problems are behind him. Oh, and Parise breaks the 100 point barrier.
Not going to happen, but you can dream.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Jan 19, 2012 2:39 PM MST up reply actions
For me, one of the big attractions of Parise is paring him up with Stastny.
Buffalo Bill, is that you?
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Jan 19, 2012 2:56 PM MST up reply actions
Agree...agree ...agree
Stats is overpaid but he is an assist man and not as sniper. Put a sniper on his wing and watch him flourish!!!!!!!
by Doctor Hockey on Jan 20, 2012 6:44 AM MST up reply actions
Parise makes less than Stastny but I think it could still work. But assuming we’d have to add a roster player or two, we’d be under the floor.
It was hypothetical.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
I know. The real problem is that he’s a rental, and we’re barely in a playoff spot. If there was some way we’d be guaranteed to get him long term I’d do it, but otherwise… not worth the price we’d have to pay.
I thought Salary cap was pro rated, so if hunwick (1.5M) was traded exactly half way through the season, 750000 of that stays on our cap because it is what we paid.
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 19, 2012 2:02 PM MST up reply actions
You know what the worst part of this is?
Moving Yip means #18 is back on the market. Guess what number Joey Hishon wore in the minors.
This could be bad. Really bad.
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True heir apparent
to Adam Deadmarsh, concussion issues and all
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
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by A.J. Haefele on Jan 19, 2012 11:21 PM MST up reply actions
18 was his number in junior, but hasn’t he worn 38 in preseason games with the Avs?
Mission 48.3 Accomplished!
by patrit19 on Jan 20, 2012 5:06 AM MST via iPhone app up reply actions
Only because 18 was taken.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
Honestly
I don’t care what number Hishon wears. I will just be happy to see him playing again.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Jan 20, 2012 10:22 AM MST up reply actions
This
And at this point, it’d be a huge deal.
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Jan 20, 2012 8:43 PM MST up reply actions
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