Wow, Maclean is cutthroat. Claiming Hainsey in these circumstances is not a very gentlemanly thing to do, unless there´s a backdoor deal about to go down. Worst case scenario is that Maclean is trying to blackmail Gainey into surrendering something just to get Hainsey back to be the Habs 5th D until injuries and suspensions pass.
I´m surprised. I remember hearing gossip that Columbus has always liked Hainsey, and I guess that having him for half his salary was just too hard to resist. But even then, with all the countless times that Hainsey could have been had, even for the extra measly 250k (or better yet, for an equal salary dump), I just find this move to be very aggressive. I remember GMs playing the waiver game late in the season to block trades or signings of a playoff rival, but this is pretty odd timing.
I´m thinking that Gainey won´t be sending Maclean a Christmas Card this year.¸
parfatement daccord