The Caps placed Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Lucas Johansen, Henrik Borgstrom and Brett Leason on waivers. If no one else claims them by 2:00pm , they will be sent to Hershey. Backy, Willy, Hags and Alex Alexeyev have been placed on IR. Teams need to be down to 23 active players by 5:00pm today.
I figured Axel was to be one cut - just hadn't seen much from him this year. Borgstrom not a surprise either or Leason. Borgrstrom we just picked up over the summer, no?
I think Protus's play this camp and preseason dictated the Borgstrom waiver move. Borgy is a center with decent size - I would not be surprised if someone grabs him - although I know absolutely nothing about his play other than looking at his stats - he is only 25 and has 100+ NHL games played and he was a 1st round pick. A little odd we sign him as a UFA and then put him on waivers, but I definitely thought Protus was a standout this early season - hard not to be with his size.
I'm a little surprised Lucas Johansen was waived over Irwin, but Lavvy really has history with Irwin and he seems a real decent fellow. Also I read Alexeyev is on IR and will be back so they will need room for him - so I figure Lucas is backseat to ALexeyev anyway.
I'm a little surprised I guess that Snively made the cut. He skates well and made some noise last year, but I would think Borgstrom might have a bigger upside. Snively is a little undersized, and he is 26 so his time is now (or never)
Tough decisions, but good problems to have. We have quite a few guys in the pipeline that could evolve into full time NHL guys - assuming they clear waivers