The Arizona Coyotes have placed Drake Caggiula on waivers according to Chris Johnston of Sportsnet. He has played just once since March 27, receiving fewer than 10 minutes of ice time in Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Kings.
It wasn’t so long ago that Caggiula was proving to be a capable bottom-six scoring threat, able to manufacture even-strength offense in limited minutes. Over the first four seasons of his career, he recorded 41 goals in 222 games, an 82-game pace of 15 despite averaging just 13 minutes of ice time a night. For a player that was seemingly never outworked and played with a physical edge, those numbers were more than good enough.
Unfortunately this season that offense has dried up completely, with Caggiula scoring just a single goal in 27 games for the Coyotes. His possession numbers have fallen off a cliff in the desert and despite still managing 49 hits on the year, hasn’t been the energy machine he had in years past.
Still, with an expiring $700K contract, perhaps someone feels that Caggiula can be a valuable depth add just ahead of the deadline. He does have 249 games of NHL experience, not something often found so cheaply on the waiver wire.
Stan? Stan?
@cubfanforever – Dave’s not here, man! Stan isn’t either. He’s busy plotting and planning the mangling of Team USA, unless the other three guys can gang up on him and give him a shoulder-on-shoulder love tap to get him back on the rails… :)
Is it bad I just picture randy saying this ?
With the Preds injury situation, they may need to pick up a player like Caggiula to fill the gaps until they start getting some players healthy again.
Penguins need a physical presence in the bottom six.
I heard he’s Mcdavids bestfriend