Former 1st Round Pick Lands on Waivers and the Leafs Would Be Wise to Consider a Waiver Claim
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TJ Tucker
November 9, 2024 (3:33 PM)
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Former first-round pick Dante Fabbro has officially hit the waiver wire and the Toronto Maple Leafs may be wise to consider a claim if he drops down the list.
It never hurts to have reinforcements on hand, and a player hitting the waiver wire today could provide some insurance on the back end for the Maple Leafs, if they get the opportunity.
The Nashville Predators have announced that defenseman Dante Fabbro has been placed on waivers on Saturday. NHL teams have 24 hours to submit a claim for him, or he'll pass through waivers and become eligible to be sent to
the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL.
It has not been a great season so far for Fabbro. The once 17th overall pick of the Nashville Predators has played just 6 of the Predators' games so far in 2024-25, and is at a career low in ice-time when he has dressed. He has no goals and no points.
Still, there is some potential in the 26-year-old blueliner. Dante Fabbro was once a pretty solid contributor to the Preds' blueline, eating up a lot of minutes and playing in high-pressure situations. He does like to shoot and he's good at retrieving pucks.
Fabbro would have to be passed over by quite a few other teams before the Toronto Maple Leafs would even get the chance at him, but I'm sure the homework is already being done, just in case.
The Nashville Predators drafted Fabbro with high hopes that he'd develop into a bona fide top-4 defenseman back in 2016. It looked like a very good thing for the first few years, but he seems to have hit a wall with the team. In 315 regular season NHL games, he has 16 goals and 72 points.
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