Islanders claim Hickey, Nashville claims Clune

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Originally Posted by SmytheKing

Doesn't this somehow have something to do with Philly?

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Doesn't everything with Dean Lombardi's Kings?

Well, except for actually winning the Cup.

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Originally Posted by CUP4LA

So it appears that Hickey had to be put on waivers and was not claimed when he was put "on loan" to Manchester back in September.


ahhhhhh....nope:

"There’s also a chance that more players could be headed to Manchester during a (probable) NHL lockout. There are five additional players who meet the criteria to sign an AHL-only contract during the lockout. They are Andrew Campbell, Marc-Andre Cliche, Rich Clune, Thomas Hickey and Jake Muzzin. So, there is a way for the Kings to get those players to the AHL without the waiver process, but there’s no guarantee that they will sign those AHL contracts. We should know more in the next few days."

Kings assign 15 to AHL « LA Kings Insider

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You're not understanding the situation correctly; there were no waivers back in September because there was no training camp. The NHL allowed a one-time deal where players who were on the clear day roster of the AHL team the season prior could sign an AHL contract for the duration of the lockout without having to clear waivers.

Pretend the first half of the season never happened and we're in September right now. Hickey doesn't make the team out of training camp, and the Kings want to assign him to Manchester. Because of the year he was drafted, he has to pass through waivers to go there. The Islanders claim him while he's on the way down.

That's the exact same situation we're in right now. The lockout just added a few nuances to it.

Islanders held their first training camp scrimmage vs. their AHL team and Hickey wore #14 and was paired with Matt Carkner. According to a couple posters on HFBoards, Hickey was exactly as advertised. Skated well, moved the puck and was positionally sound.

If you are going to make such a large gamble on a 4th pick it better work.

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Originally Posted by Ice24

If you are going to make such a large gamble on a 4th pick it better work.

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Or else what? You won't win the Cup a few seasons later?

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Islanders held their first training camp scrimmage vs. their AHL team and Hickey wore #14 and was paired with Matt Carkner. According to a couple posters on HFBoards, Hickey was exactly as advertised. Skated well, moved the puck and was positionally sound.

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Good on him. Drafted where he was, he always seemed to have an extra weight on him here when he didn't progress as rapidly as everyone wanted/expected.

I'm pretty sure a part of this is DL setting him free for his own good as well. It's the class thing to do for a kid with his skills and smarts.

Bodnarchuk waived.

Pending any move while Mitchell is out, the defense will probably be:

Scuderi/Doughty
Martinez/Voynov
Muzzin/Greene
Drewiske

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Originally Posted by Kubrick

Bodnarchuk waived.

Pending any move while Mitchell is out, the defense will probably be:

Scuderi/Doughty
Martinez/Voynov
Muzzin/Greene
Drewiske

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Have Marty and Slava been practicing together?

Muzzin/Greene pairing is tough. I like it.

Pretty safe assumption, then, that when Mitchell returns, it will be Drewiske to waivers for the purposes of assigning him to Manchester. No way Muzzin would clear.