Today the Calgary Flames claimed Lawrence Nycholat off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks. Nycholat played 14 games with the Vancouver Canucks and in that span had one assist and six penalty minutes. He was born in Calgary and should see more ice time and be a good fit for the Flames.
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Today the Canucks’ Matt Pettinger was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning, meaning the Canucks have lost him and have another hole to fill for tonight’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Canucks will be required to pay half of Pettinger’s one million dollar salary, and it will count against the Canucks salary cap. The Canucks will be short a forward for tonight’s game but it is expected that defenceman Rob Davison will plug one of those holes. Also, Canucks forward Kyle Wellwood has cleared waivers and will play in tonights game.
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The Vancouver Canucks have placed Kyle Wellwood and Matt Pettinger on re-call waivers to hopefully bring them back up to the big club in time for tuesday morning’s skate before tuesday nights game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The forwards are being recalled after several injuries in the Canucks 4-2 loss last nightto the Chicago Blackhawks, where Rick Rypien is out due to a virus, Sami Salo is out with a groin injury, Pavol Demitra is out with an upper body injury, and Darcy Hordichuk is out with a knee injury.
Any club can take either Wellwood or Pettinger off waivers, and only have to pay them half their season’s salary to play on their club, while the Canucks would then have to pay the other half of their salary’s. Gillis and co aren’t afraid of paying as they have plenty of room under the salary cap, however they need healthy players and they need them now.
Be sure to take in the Canucks final game of the six game road trip tomorrow night at 4pm against the Columbus Blure Jackets.
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Wellwood Clears Waivers
The Vancouver Canucks announced that Kyle Wellwood cleared waivers today, and has been sent down to the Manitoba Moose in the AHL. Wellwood, who was critisized for arriving at the Canucks training camp out of shape with little motivation, will play for the Moose where he can hopefully regain a bit of confidence after one lackluster game during the Canucks regular season.
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This morning the Vancouver Canucks have placed Kyle Wellwood on waivers, hoping he will clear. big gamble again by Gillis and company.
Tonight the Canucks play Buffalo, and the Sabres are 3-0 to start their season. It should be a good match up as the Canucks are looking to go 4-1 on the season. Tune in tonight on Sportsnet Pacific or listen live streaming on the Team1040.ca at 4:30
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Both Players Pettinger and Krog were cut by the Canucks and have cleared waivers and will now play for the Manitoba Moose. They will be paid their full NHL salaries, however the salary will not count against the Canucks salary cap, unless of course they are brought back up to the Canucks. If brought back up, the Canucks would have to again put them on re-entry waivers, where any team in the league could pick them up. If this was to occur, the team picking them up would only have to pay half the players salary, with the remainder of the salary counting against the Canucks salary cap. I think it’s a ridiculous system but that’s the way it is!
Jeff Cowan, also cut by the Canucks, has been placed on the roster of the AHL’s Peoria Rivermen.
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Canucks place Pettinger and Krog on Waivers
After feeling and hearing rumours that Mike Brown would have been picked up had he been put on waivers, the Vancouver Canucks today placed Matt Pettinger and Jason Krog on waivers. They may return to the club, or start down in Manitoba. This was apparently put into place after speculation that Mike Brown would be picked up immediately after the Canucks put him on waivers, so these are the players sitting out.
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