LA Kings flex waiver -- Slava Voynov -- expires 10/24 1:00pm EST

[dedreger]

D Vyacheslav Voynov, $2.7m (2018-2019)

I assume I don't have to figure out how to make room in the minors unless/until he clears waivers.


Claim priority (reverse standings as of now, minus myself):

Calgary
Toronto
Tampa Bay
Philadelphia
Colorado
Vancouver
Detroit
Montreal
Washington
Carolina
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
Arizona
St. Louis
Edmonton
Florida
Buffalo
Anaheim

[Rob]

Just FYI when it comes to priority the division leaders are the top 4, so a team like Edmonton would be lower priority than a team like St Louis who has a better record and more points, but does not lead their division.  I fixed this on your post.

[Rob]

I assume I don't have to figure out how to make room in the minors unless/until he clears waivers.

Yessir!

[snugerud]

Colorado will claim.

[snugerud]

I think I already have the room for him with the demote of Penner. 

This pick up is a little bit of a roll of the dice.  Banking on this being a mis-understanding which according to the lawyer it is.  I am either brilliant or retarded... we will see.

[izaman3]

I think its a good risk. I would have put in a claim if you didn't

[dedreger]

I took a chance that I could get him through waivers quickly and then have maximum flexibility / minimum damage.  I thought he'd be seen as way too risky to claim, which obviously I misjudged. Supposedly the league saw *really* bad photos that prompted them to suspend without hesitation, practically in the wee hours; the reports of the screaming for 20 minutes, etc.  The legal case may or may not pan out for a variety of reasons but I think the league thinks something very bad happened (and so do I FWIW) -- notice Daly said yesterday that even if there ends up being no charges "it's not a given" that the suspension goes away. We'll see.

Anyway, if it turns out that I was an idiot I'll take my fantasy lumps.  Wouldn't be the first time patience would have served me better.

[Rob]

Fantraxed

[Rob]