Jackets Claim Ethan Moreau on Waivers
by Mike MacLean on Jun 30, 2010 12:33 PM EDT
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An interesting move by the Jackets today- they claimed winger Ethan Moreau on waivers from the Edmonton Oilers. It would seem that General Manager Scott Howson is constructing a checking line of Samuel Pahlsson, Chris Clark and now Moreau.
If that's the case- this is a great move. Look at the positives:
- He's a veteran leader, wearing the "C" in Edmonton last season. With a team as young as Columbus, he will be a huge asset in the locker room
- He's in the final year of his contract, which is paying him only 1.75 mil. It's a 2 mil cap hit.
- In a checking role, he won't be relied on for offense, and he could focus on shutting down opposition forwards.
I'm still hoping for Nikita Filatov to return to the lineup, if that's the case I could see RJ Umberger move down to the third line, pushing Clark to the fourth, where he spent some time last year. Overall, great move.
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Put me in the Like It category. Moreau brings leadership, good checking skills, and a strong veteran presence.
And, since he’s only on the hook for 1.75 for one year, if it doesn’t work out, it won’t be that painful to part ways. Another nice and unexpected move from Howson.
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My only issue is lack of scoring. We all know our bottom six don’t contribute a lot here…we’ll see how it goes.
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by Andrew Tolliver on Jun 30, 2010 12:55 PM EDT reply actions
I dunno about that. Moreau’s put up 25-30 point seasons pretty regularly before the wheels came off in Edmonton last year, and even then he put up 18. If he can get himself back to being a 30 point player on our third line, I’ll take it!
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What does this mean for Boller?
Say Nik returns and plays with Brass and Jake. RJ moves down to the 3rd line, pushing Clarkie to the 4th. Scrappy Doo would play opposite Clarkie with I’m assuming Murray in the middle. The bench is always an option but could he be left out in the cold?
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by Andrew Tolliver on Jun 30, 2010 12:59 PM EDT reply actions
That could be one option
but he could become a Jody Shelly type, play about 5-6 minutes a game and get into a fight.
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by WVPiratesfan on Jun 30, 2010 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe there’s a reason we haven’t heard anything about that long term contract…
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I just updated the depth chart here, and that’s where I put Boller. 13th forward. You know there will be injuries so he’ll get some playing time.
The question now is what if a guy like Calvert or MacKenzie or another surprise player makes it impossible for the team to send him down to the Falcons? It will be a very interesting camp this year with so many players fighting for so few jobs.
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by Mike MacLean on Jun 30, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Could be the good kind of problem teams want to have. If this is the case though, I don’t see Mac being on the main roster.
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by Andrew Tolliver on Jun 30, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
This is a horrible pick up, even if it was a wavier pick up. Howson should really let his ties to the oilers go, if I’m not mistaken, they were the worst team in the league last year. Anyways its time for him to trade away another first round pick for a third line winger, so get busy Scotty. I’m looking forward to another season of reading about pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training in feburary, not another excuse as to why the jackets aren’t doing well.
In Support of Howson
What exactly has the GM done to get you so upset? Howson has been back-building a team around youth for the past 2-3 years. It will take a bit of time for those results to shine through, so it’s not as fast and flashy as signing a top free agent. But when the CBJ operate on a budget, this system is the best we’ve got.
And to be fair, what signs are there that this year will be a failure? Last year is a bit difficult to read from (a defense that was completely dead from injuries, a goalie that had a miserable sophomore slump, a coach that didn’t mesh with the youth or GM).
Yes, I would love for the team to go get a top line center, but it’s not going to happen this year. Look at what we’ve got now, and realize that the youth will improve. This team may not be a force of nature next year but I firmly believe they’ll make more noise than last year.
In support of front office change
Well where should I start, I agree the business model is a good one for our market, if you draft great. But there’s the problem, we don’t draft good let alone great. Chicgo was drafting right a head of us for years, and I think they just won something pretty big. They drafted great, and went after the big free agents when the time was right. We still need a number 1 center (ever since ray whitney left) so we have had plenty of time to “grow one up in our system” and a puck moving defensemen (for 10 years now) again plenty of time to “raise one of our own”. Don’t get me started on this years draft. Howson’s gonna have to make a big move this year via trade or free agent, not via waivers, or if we go in with the same team we had last year, we will have the same results, this team isn’t deep enough.
by Nasher61 on Jul 2, 2010 8:48 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
But look at Chicago now. They’re trading a lot of that away because they decided to overpay too many players. Look at us, under the cap. In a great position to set up for a big time trade or even next year when we will need to spend the money (See: Jake Voracek and Steve Mason).
In other news – Chicago can suck it.
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by Andrew Tolliver on Jul 2, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Plus in defense of Howson
He’s done more for this franchise than anyone who isn’t named McConnell. Ever. EVER. He deserves a ton of credit for setting this team and city and fanbase up for something awesome.
Through no fault of his own, the team’s financial situation has been a bigger set back than anything. With a resolution on the way, we’re going to own the league when we land that player or two that will make us contenders.
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by Andrew Tolliver on Jul 2, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
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