NHL Rumors: Dante Fabbro, Length of Video Review and Roster Issues

Dante Fabbro on Waivers | Sportsnet Elliotte Friedman is featured here to talk about Nashville Predators defenseman Dante Fabbro having been placed on waivers. **NHLRumors.com transcription “… The reality is, like with Dante Fabbro and his tweet today announcing his waiver status is already receiving over 1 Million views; fans love these types of announcements even when General Managers or players may not support such moves.” Today, Predators first-round pick Dante Fabbro was placed on waivers. Although I may be proven wrong again in future predictions, some analysts do not expect him to receive claims because his contract worth approximately $2.5 Million makes his claim less likely. Not a lot of teams can manage that well. NHL News and Injuries: Preds, Kings, Sharks, Penguins, Avs, Isles Leafs Canucks I asked whether he asked to be put on waivers because his playing time has decreased drastically since joining your club and perhaps you want another chance? But I was told no. Predators decided against him acessing, as this will allow for increased playing time at AHL level. If cleared to join them he may go down. But Ron has made himself available for trade, and most everyone here hopes that either he will get more time in the AHL, or this move might prompt someone else to make an offer that meets his 2.5 price. Marco D’Amico: San Jose Sharks or Montreal Canadiens could stake their claim to Fabbro immediately and make moves at the trade deadline to move him if possible. Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman discusses upcoming GM Meetings and length of video review as well as handling playoff rosters on Saturday Headlines. Ron McLean: “Elliot, this week has certainly been busy for you with General Manager meetings coming up this Tuesday in Toronto and what are their agenda items?” Friedman responded as follows. “So the meeting takes place Tuesday morning. This meeting, lasting three hours on one day and not spanning multiple days like March’s large one did, serves to set the table as they discuss replays – one topic to watch out for at this meeting is undoubtedly Replays What works, what doesn’t, where do we go next, etc… This was one of the things discussed tonight; specifically a review to establish whether or not a goal had occurred between Philadelphia and Florida before an attempt was scored was reviewed, taking five minutes and 13 seconds total time. One of the primary concerns here is time. How much is required before teams can challenge? So this will likely be discussed during this meeting. NHL Rumors: More Trades Could Follow Based on Need But also, is anything amiss here? As I believe strongly in getting calls right – something we all desire here – what they’re not showing us here may be important too. But I believe they will discuss whether there’s anything more they can or need to do; anything they should reduce; and, finally, whether there are ways of shortening time? As is widely understood, negotiations between the League and Players Association on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) will commence shortly, and one issue that continues to cause concern among General Managers is how best to solve playoff roster problems once cap-free teams can stack their squads without limit. Is something needed or possible in terms of player movement to prevent that scenario from emerging? We shall see.