{"id":19854,"date":"2017-12-04T20:46:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T01:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=19854"},"modified":"2017-12-04T20:46:20","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T01:46:20","slug":"va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/12\/04\/va\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Moulson on Waivers; Scott Wilson Added; and More Buffalo Sabres Transactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/sabres\/\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> announced three roster moves on Monday. The most notable being a trade with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/red-wings\/\" target=\"_self\">Detroit Red Wings<\/a>. The deal brought in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wilsosc01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scott Wilson<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and sent Detroit a 2019 fifth round pick. They also called up <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rodriev01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evan Rodrigues<\/a><\/strong>, while waiving <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/moulsma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Moulson<\/a> <\/strong>and sending\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/criscky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Criscuolo<\/a><\/strong> to the AHL.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TRADE: We&#39;ve acquired forward Scott Wilson from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DetroitRedWings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DetroitRedWings<\/a> in exchange for our 5th round pick in the 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NHLDraft<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eHjqZLofIN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/eHjqZLofIN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloSabres\/status\/937740015219691520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Matt Moulson on Waivers; Scott Wilson Added; and More Buffalo Sabres Transactions<\/h1>\n<h2>AHL and NHL Moves<\/h2>\n<p>Matt Moulson being placed on waivers flew under the radar for most hockey fans, but it&#8217;s fairly noteworthy. Moulson is a seasoned NHL vet, five of his 13 NHL seasons being with the Sabres. He&#8217;s played 650 career games, with 369 points. Originally drafted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/penguins\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>, Moulson has played with four different teams throughout his career. Moulson was a top scorer when he played with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tavarjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Tavares<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/islanders\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Islanders<\/a>\u00a0but never replicated that in Buffalo.\u00a0He looks even worse this year. In 14 games, he hasn&#8217;t recorded a single point. If Moulson clears waivers, he&#8217;ll report to Buffalo&#8217;s AHL team in Rochester. After such a slow start, and with his contract, it wouldn&#8217;t be terribly surprising if he did clear. On the other side of the coin, Moulson is currently a bottom six-winger with five seasons of over 40 points.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Buffalo Sabres today announced that forward Matt Moulson will be placed on waivers at noon for the purpose of assignment.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h9YUgrbI5m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/h9YUgrbI5m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buffalo Sabres PR (@SabresPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SabresPR\/status\/937698647722070018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To replace Moulson, the Sabres recalled Evan Rodrigues. The 24-year-old has scored 10 points in eight AHL games this season, earning him the call-up. Rodrigues hasn&#8217;t performed too well in his 32 career NHL games so far. In those, he&#8217;s only registered eight points. Still, this is the break Rodrigues has been looking for. He&#8217;s projected to compete for the third line center role, alongside players like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nolanjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Nolan<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;ve recalled forward Evan Rodrigues from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmerksHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AmerksHockey<\/a>. Kyle Criscuolo has been assigned to Rochester. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WxlQlfFyn5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WxlQlfFyn5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloSabres\/status\/937690976105222144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Scott Wilson Trade<\/h2>\n<p>The most public of the three roster moves was the deal that brought Scott Wilson to Buffalo. Earlier this season, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/10\/22\/detroit-red-wings-send-riley-sheahan-pittsburgh-penguins\/\" target=\"_self\">Red Wings acquired<\/a> Wilson and a 2018 fifth-round pick from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/penguins\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sheahri01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Riley Sheahan<\/a><\/strong> and a third-round pick in the same year. Wilson has played 20 games this season, 17 with the Red Wings. In those games, he has not recorded a single point. Throughout his career, the 25-year-old has only managed 32 points in 123 games. He&#8217;ll be battling for the same role that Rodrigues is in, a bottom line forward role. If he isn&#8217;t able to earn the spot, it&#8217;s likely he could quickly be sent down to the AHL. 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The deal brought in Scott Wilson\u00a0and sent Detroit a 2019 fifth round pick. They also called up Evan Rodrigues, while waiving Matt Moulson and sending\u00a0Kyle Criscuolo to the AHL. 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