Nick Kypreos is reporting that the
Edmonton Oilers have placed Sheldon Souray on re-entry waivers today, which is
making me very nervous. In the recent
past the Rangers scouted Souray and eventually decided
to take a pass on him, but as Jim
Matheson reported a few weeks ago the Oilers were not going to put Souray
on re-entry waivers until and unless they were sure that another team would
claim him. With all the moves that were
made for defensemen yesterday and the anemic play of the Rangers last night it
is not out of the realm of possibility that Sather could in some sense panic
and grab Souray.
Souray might be the only way for Sather
to acquire a possible help to the power play without having to sacrifice
anything significant from young core or draft picks. I still believe this is the wrong move and I am
hoping that Sather resists the temptation, but there is certainly reason to
believe that someone will claim Souray and that team might be New York.
Update: In the good news department, TSN's Bob McKenzie reports the following:
Update: In the good news department, TSN's Bob McKenzie reports the following:
"EDM realizes dmen are hot commodity right now and hoping someone will see Souray as good value. A claim has not been pre-arranged, I am told"The fact that no deal has been prearranged certainly helps out the cause and means that it is not guaranteed Sather or anyone else told Edmonton they would claim him, but does not change the danger of a panic decision. It is the panic decision that Edmonton is playing on right now, which is why they were smart to put Souray up today after so many available defenders were moved yesterday.
