Panthers Claim Jamie Allison Off Waivers

[VodkaFish]

SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida Panthers General Manager Mike Keenan announced today that the club has acquired D Jamie Allison off waivers.

Allison, 30, has played in 20 games with the Nashville Predators this season, registering one assist with 45 penalty minutes, while averaging 7:59 of ice time. For his career in the National Hockey League the Lindsay, Ontario, native has played in 365 games for Calgary (1994-1998, 2001-02), Chicago (1998-2001), Columbus (2001-03) and Nashville (2003-06), recording 30 points (7-23-30) and 628 PIM. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound defenseman was selected by Calgary with their second choice (44th overall) in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

[Fletch]

The Panthers really needed this. Good pick up by them. Hopefully he'll dress often.

[caps05]

Good pickup. Florida has needed some toughness all year, and while Allison won't go with the heavies, he'll take on the MW fighters.

[Chychrun]

just another guy the flyers could use but dont get.. no really Clarkie, keep throwing Alexandre Picard and Randy Jones out there night after night. what a f'in joke.

[devils29]

Trade off Eric Cairns and then a cpl weeks later claim Jamie Allison?
He'll play three games and then be a healthy scratch the rest of the season.

[McDonald19]

Originally Posted by Chychrun

just another guy the flyers could use but dont get.. no really Clarkie, keep throwing Alexandre Picard and Randy Jones out there night after night. what a f'in joke.

It's possible Philadelphia put in a claim...the team lowest in the standings who puts in a claim gets the player.

[The Bully]

Originally Posted by caps05

Good pickup. Florida has needed some toughness all year, and while Allison won't go with the heavies, he'll take on the MW fighters.

OK Mr. caps05 I think you don't even know who is Jamie Allison! Look his fight card before you start saying that he doesn't take heavies OK?

[BROKEN*ORBITAL]

Originally Posted by The Bully

OK Mr. caps05 I think you don't even know who is Jamie Allison! Look his fight card before you start saying that he doesn't take heavies OK?

So far this year:

Matt Ellison
Martin Lapointe
Ben Clymer

Last year:

Darren McCarty
Steve Ott
Travis Moen
Brad Isbister
Rob Dimaio
Tom Kostopoulos

He fought some competition the year before that, but look at his trend. Fact is they traded Cairns, who can beat any heavy on any night and then picked up Allison who can't. He has a great and exciting style, but he won't beat anyone who is legit at this stage. This is more then likey an attempt to pad their roster before the fire sale begins in March.

[OLLBLUEEYZ]

Originally Posted by BROKEN*ORBITAL

So far this year:

Matt Ellison
Martin Lapointe
Ben Clymer

Last year:

Darren McCarty
Steve Ott
Travis Moen
Brad Isbister
Rob Dimaio
Tom Kostopoulos

He fought some competition the year before that, but look at his trend. Fact is they traded Cairns, who can beat any heavy on any night and then picked up Allison who can't. He has a great and exciting style, but he won't beat anyone who is legit at this stage. This is more then likey an attempt to pad their roster before the fire sale begins in March.

Actually if you look at his fight card for his entire career he has taken on most of the Heavies of this generation.

[brawls16]

Originally Posted by OLLBLUEEYZ

Actually if you look at his fight card for his entire career he has taken on most of the Heavies of this generation.

Although he doesn't have too many classics on this fight log, ya, he's got some big names on there.

Langdon
Domi
Simon
Johnson
Belak
Marshall
Low
Cummins
Ciccone

[Chychrun]

Originally Posted by McDonald19

It's possible Philadelphia put in a claim...the team lowest in the standings who puts in a claim gets the player.

very true mcdonald, but since he plays a physical/tough game there is no way the flyers put a claim in for him.

[HordiBrusk29]

Nice pick up for the Panthers! God knows they can use all the toughness they can get.

[cowboy]

I'd usually be pist off that the preds let someone like Allison go, but it was a numbers game.

Weber will be in the line-up next year. hopefully they'll keep Markov to.

[The Bully]

Originally Posted by BROKEN*ORBITAL

So far this year:

Matt Ellison
Martin Lapointe
Ben Clymer

Last year:

Darren McCarty
Steve Ott
Travis Moen
Brad Isbister
Rob Dimaio
Tom Kostopoulos

He fought some competition the year before that, but look at his trend. Fact is they traded Cairns, who can beat any heavy on any night and then picked up Allison who can't. He has a great and exciting style, but he won't beat anyone who is legit at this stage. This is more then likey an attempt to pad their roster before the fire sale begins in March.

Yes Cairns would been much better fighter than Allison, but I just sayed that Allison takes heavies. Allison isn't the best there is but he is better than nothing right?

[BROKEN*ORBITAL]

You guys are missing my point. He fought some legit competition 4 years ago and you are acting like he's the same person. TIE DOMI has a great card too but do we regard him as the same person as a few years back? Allison would be overmatched by just about every "heavyweight" in the NHL today.