Ellis claimed by Sabres

[callitwhatyouwant]

It is like everyone forgot what the waivers process is.

The choice is Ellis is at camp and exposed, or not at camp. Simple. Teams usually take the risk and get the player development camp time.

Buffalo is a team that is a mess within a mess via a dumpster fire of a goaltending. Taking a 3rd place depth player from St Louis is like inserting magic into their swill soup of draft picks. Not fun to have to lose a good guy like Ellis, the waivers process is a leveling out process. It has always been there to force teams rich in player depth to get picked a bit by teams weak in player depth especially at the start of the season. Call it the taxes for being NHL draft savvy.

It's also good for the players. There are guys like Broberg and Hollywood that aren't getting the shot at appropriate times because some teams have a wealth of riches. But they aren't tradeable players either except for more draft picks so neither side wants to do those deals. The Blues have a wealth of riches at goalie. about 30 out of 32 teams would take Hofer as their number 2, and another 5-10 would seriously consider him as their number 1. The Blues are just that flush at goalie. Or should I say they were.

[jwstlsan]

Looks like Ellis landed in a good spot, maybe not the best organization, but is the backup to #1 Alex Lyon. Should a start here and there.

[roadkillIL]

To partially quote....... "and above all else" ----- gASS GrEEn does not get it, has never gotten it, & it is very highly probable he will never get it!!!!! I shouldn't do it. I feel so so dirty. In the cesspool with GG.