...will soon be a lede in some QC paper somewhere. Why? Because the Anaheim Ducks have just put Schneider on waivers.
What does this mean for Flames fans? Well, either Burke didn't try very hard to trade the $5 million d-man or...there simply is no market for "salary dumps". Even for guys that are still kinda useful like Schneider.
If the second premise is the accurate one, Warrener, Eriksson and, yes, even Aucoin, are all pretty much untradable. Meaning at least one of them (if not two) will be taking a long, humiliating flight south this October.
Add that to Nilson's defection and you'll notice that three quarters of the "salary problems" of this off-season were acquired or signed just last off-season (4/5ths if you include Wayne Primeau in that group). Hmmmm...
