With a number of players coming back from injury, the Ottawa Senators have decided to make some room on their roster as they placed winger Max McCormick on waivers, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
McCormick didn’t get much playing time with the Senators as he has only appeared in 14 games this season. Even when he did, Senators head coach Guy Boucher wasn’t big on handing him much playing time as he averaged just 7:30 of ATOI this season. He did play in the three recent games (albeit not the previous two) and got even less time as he averaged under six minutes a game. He has one goal this season.
The forward could be a cheap option for another team, although it would seem unlikely any team would want to take a chance on him. McCormick does make just the minimum $650K and will be an unrestricted free agent after this year. He played 30 games with Ottawa last season, producing three goals and five points.
It’s about time. This guy is not an NHL caliber player. Probably the least effective player in the league and he takes a lot of dumb penalties.
George Parros and Brian McGrattan put together 300+ game careers while producing slightly more value than McCormick has to this point in his career (71 games). It’s funny to think that if Max were five inches taller, fifty pounds heavier, and equally as undisciplined as the aforementioned players, he could have potentially elongated his career and increased his earnings.
Wouldn’t mind taking a chance on him for the 4th line for the black and gold. Couldn’t be worse than Acciari, hits aside.