Lines V Detroit

Strategy question for all Hawks fans reading this. Do you waive DeHaan today? Maybe your team didn't make a splash. Maybe you're a team that could still use a Dman. If you're Stan do you put out feelers if there will be a taker of DeHaan's contract? Players are at a premium right now if you're a playoff team. Besides last night (bad timing I'll admit) DeHaan has been a solid Dman for the Hawks. Do you try to get that $4.5M off the books today vs worry about the expansion draft?

Just curious to hear thoughts. There are obvious Cons to this too. That can't be a good move in the locker room if you just waive someone without knowing there's a taker for him and then simply put him back in the line up.

Probably not. We're right in the thick of the playoff race, Stan showed at the deadline that they're going to give the team the chance to sneak in (we could have sold more), and JC isn't going to risk upsetting the locker room when he's 2 points out of a playoff spot. Plus there's not really a point. We don't need the cap space and don't care about protecting him in expansion.