Berard on waivers

I've mulled this one over all day, and for the life of me can't see the advantage of this move. If there are no trading partners on Feb 25th, what happens late on the 26th or early the 27th when somebody decides, "Hey, we could use another d-man for our playoff run, and this Berard guy has scored in the past. I could part with a 4th rounder."Well, putting Big Bry on waivers pretty much ends that scenario.

It's not that Berard going on waivers is all that shocking, it's the timing of the whole thing. Why now? Hours before the deadline? With people throwing draft picks around?

I really can't see where this is going. Straight up salary dump won't happen by sending him through waivers if somebody doesn't grab him. Waivers still exists after the trade deadline, send him through then.

I'm just not seeing the advantage here. Hopefully there's a reasonable explanation tomorrow.

The doghouse fills up

Seems Mr. Berard landed himself in Hitch's doghouse with his little, "I'm not one of his boys," comment. Though, if that made it public, I wonder what's said behind closed doors?

Well, it's getting crowded in there as Zherdev found himself back in the doghouse yet again. Barely a week after getting the boot from practice, Z gets scratched for not doing what was asked of him following the Oiler game. The kid is already on a short leash, seems the choker chain is being attached now.

Neither Berard nor Zherdev seemed to be terribly missed in the 3-2 win over the Rangers, though. Nice effort tonight, and two shorties to win it is pretty impressive.