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[Todrick]

Andrew Ebbett has been placed on Waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks

I'm thinking we reclaim him....

[General:Moters]

Andrew Ebbett has been placed on Waivers by the Chicago Blackhawks

I'm thinking we reclaim him....

It would actually surprise me a little of we did not.

[HockeyHeaven]

It would actually surprise me a little of we did not.

It worked with Kunitz.

[DuckNewbie]

It would actually surprise me a little of we did not.

Kind of depends on our needs right now....

If Koivu is expected to be out for awhile longer, then yes, Ebbett is a quality short-term replacement for that role.

On the other hand, if you want to reclaim him JUST to send him to the minors, I could see the Ducks passing. We're having enough trouble finding acceptable homes for the guys we already have. And you can't assume he will be available as a call-up later, since he'd have to pass through re-entry waivers.

But, I just don't see him fitting into the bottom 6.

[Dark Knight]

I'd be surprised if the Ducks brought him back. I don't see where he fits unless Koivu and Carter are that far away from returning...

[General:Moters]

I'd be surprised if the Ducks brought him back. I don't see where he fits unless Koivu and Carter are that far away from returning...

Yeah, I was kind of basing my expectation on Koivu being a little further away, but I had seemingly misread an update on his status...

[lvsprt]

Claimed by the Wild. Ebbett is logging many miles this year without going on road trips.

TSN link

[DropThePuck]

"I saw him play last year for Anaheim," said Wild coach Todd Richards, who was then an assistant with the San Jose Sharks. "He's not big, but he will provide a lot of speed."
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He (Ebbett) said he hopes to find a home with the Wild. "I know they're a very hard-working team every time I've played 'em, and that kind of suits my style," he said by phone.

Ebbett described himself as "a puck-moving center man" but added, "I'm willing to do anything right now to make sure I can help this team. It's a chance for me to prove myself and prove I can play in this league. I had a really good year last year, and things haven't really worked out."

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[West of House]

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What's the pool for how long before he gets waived again?

[forbesy]

What's the pool for how long before he gets waived again?

Minnesota has some injuries and hasn't been able to fill the holes with players inside the organization (that article mentioned that they sent down Smith and Irmen during the same day).

With Bouchard, Sykora and Pouliot all out indefinitely and Havlat and Kobasew both missing time with nagging injuries, Ebbett is the perfect fill-in.
Once those players start coming back (Havlat, Kobasew and Pouliot are the closest to coming back), Minnesota will have too many forwards and Ebbett's play will dictate whether he gets to stick around. Minnesota already has a wealth of centres in Mikko Koivu, Eric Belanger, Kyle Broziak and James Sheppard, so much so that they have experimented with using Sheppard on the wing. As we all know, Ebbett is more effective down the middle than he is against the wall, so he looks like he'll be taking over the 2nd line centre role for the time being.

[TroyLoney]

Geez! Why didn't the Blackhawks trade him for a pick or prospect? Why'd they just give him away?

That's for all the people that chastised Bob Murray for placing Ebbett on waivers.

[Sojourn]

Minnesota has some injuries and hasn't been able to fill the holes with players inside the organization (that article mentioned that they sent down Smith and Irmen during the same day).

I think he's in a similar situation as Miller right now. Injuries are the reason he'll be playing, but if he plays well enough he might be able to stick around. It's just that the odds are he'll find himself on waivers again at some point, when they start getting players back.

[pucky]

Ebbett scored a goal in his first game as a member of the Minnesota Wild.

[Duckbill]

Good for Ebbster, I miss him already but I know that like Drew Miller he just didn't have a long term place on this team.

[20rules]

I wish him success as long as he's not playing against the Ducks.

[Marshy]

Scored the game winner tonight in OT against Nashville. I was excited to see him bounce to the Wild and is the only real highlight of watching these turds play in my state. I'd rather watch WCHA hockey some nights.

[RGS_Quack93]

Thanks for beating us Ebbett, how does revenge taste?

[Dark Knight]

Thanks for beating us Ebbett, how does revenge taste?

He didn't beat us, his team did. Was he even a factor?

[RGS_Quack93]

He didn't beat us, his team did. Was he even a factor?

He scared a good number of us on the GDT I know that much. Kids been playing some good hockey in Minny. I wonder why he didnt play like that here....

[Dark Knight]

I wonder why he didnt play like that here....

Easy answer. It rhymes with Mandy Reptile...

[RGS_Quack93]

Easy answer. It rhymes with Mandy Reptile...

You got it

[ducksfan13]

andrew is playing really well in minnesota... i thought that was an odd decision to let him go

[DropThePuck]

Just updated in Star Tribune ...

Andrew Ebbett says he's got a headache, a stiff neck and a sore mouth from the forearm he took from Phoenix's Ed Jovanovski, who was suspended two games. Ebbett believes he also received the butt-end of Jovo's stick because there's a clear line or fingerprint underneath his mouth that looks awfully like a knob of a stick.

I've called upon CSI: Miami's Horatio Caine for a little forensics, and I'll get back to you. Ebbett is out with a concussion, the fourth Wild player to get concussed.

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[Getzlaf_15]

Very similar to the hit Phaneuf put on Ebbett last year. He's not wearing a Ducks uniform now though, so the league can suspend the other player.

[RGS_Quack93]

Tough luck for Ebbett and the Wild. He gets signed to fill in due to their injury plagued roster and now he ends up on IR with a concussion.
Get better soon Ebbs