oldnews Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, Undrafted said: Man, talk about oblivious. Benning said very publicly last summer that they were willing to move out a vet if a young player outplayed them and could take their spot. Gagner should've known right after Benning's statement that he was one of those vets whose spots were on the line. I guess his agent also failed to give him the memo that no team claimed him - in other words no one seems to share his perspective regarding his previous 11 years. Unfortunately, that's not how it works. If the Leafs love him so much though, they're entirely free to put their money where their mouth is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Get in line after Grabner (waived by the worst team in the league previously), Hodgson (dumped expensive contract due to being a prima donna... and having a dad who was one), Yakupov (1st overall pick back to Europe due to game not translating to two-way game)... etc. Just cuz you're a 6th overall pick with an 8-point game in your past doesn't mean that you will be gift-wrapped a spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 A couple of times over the summer in interviews, Benning said that he was willing to waive veterans if they were out competed. But it's also how he said it which was emphatically. Benning also has been repeating that he'll make room for young players if they earn it. I guess Sammy-boy wasn't listening because the clues were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 1 hour ago, King Heffy said: Eriksson, Beagle, and Schaller are all playing well this season though. Nice try re Schaller. Terrible preseason and healthy scratch the first two games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 With all the time he got this preseason he accomplished nothing. No one else in the league wanted him either. A call up is always possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Probably felt entitled due to his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3. Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Jack Fig said: Entitled. Coasted. Yep, golden quote. Catch ya later Sam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Hold on... We loaned him to the Marlies because JB didn't even want him in Utica. The losers in Toronto failed to spell that out for us, but I see through their crap. Shoulda seen it coming, Sam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 29 minutes ago, Tom Sestito said: Nice try re Schaller. Terrible preseason and healthy scratch the first two games. Played well tonight in his first game. Fourth line looked good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 1 hour ago, oldnews said: Funny thing is that a lot of us saw it coming.....so, maybe Sam shouldn't have been looking backwards in time. no kidding. When you literally have to be given away its on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Surprise! not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I was building a house...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 now he knows how a lot of fans felt when we signed him. his role was to add goals and he didn't last year except at the end with the Sedins. doesn't bring points so what else does he offer? the irony is that he did have a better camp than most. but stuff like this he should just stay out of the media and say I wasn't good enough and i need to be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combover Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Huh, too bad for him I guess he should have looked harder because it was pretty obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 2 hours ago, oldnews said: Funny thing is that a lot of us saw it coming.....so, maybe Sam shouldn't have been looking backwards in time. I don't mean to brag but I feel the need to. From the Gagner thread- On 9/26/2018 at 8:02 PM, luckylager said: Can we waive this guy already? Please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollumpus Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 1 hour ago, mpt said: With all the time he got this preseason he accomplished nothing. No one else in the league wanted him either. A call up is always possible That, or perhaps some other team, due to injury etc develops a need which Gagner could fill. Since he has cleared waivers he might be an attractive option, and with his play in the AHL Gagner could convince another team to take a chance on him... for the right (probably low) price. regards, G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 For a couple days there I forgot that he even existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 41 minutes ago, Gollumpus said: That, or perhaps some other team, due to injury etc develops a need which Gagner could fill. Since he has cleared waivers he might be an attractive option, and with his play in the AHL Gagner could convince another team to take a chance on him... for the right (probably low) price. regards, G. Probably only if a bad contract comes back our way or salary retention. Next year would make more sense for a lot of teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainLinden16 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 2 hours ago, King Heffy said: Played well tonight in his first game. Fourth line looked good. I haven't seen him play much. He looks better than Gaunce so that's a plus in my books, but he also looks slow. If it is between Schaller and Motte then I choose Motte. I hope its just him being a little off since this is a new team in a new city. I am not jumping the gun here, but Motte does look awesome especially on the PK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Sam's pre-retirement shifts were abundantly clear and transparent to fans, coaches and management, but I'm guessing when you're overloading on Viagra you become dysfunctional on the ice too. Enjoy Toronto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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