Recently waived Oiler found out he was waived from his mom via Twitter

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Cole Hayes
February 28, 2022 (4:43 PM)

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Today, the Edmonton Oilers placed forward Brendan Perlini on waivers. It was a move that wasn't exactly unexpected, as Perlini has just 5 points in 23 games. He's someone that could end up being claimed because he's 6'3 and just 25 years old, but players of Perlini's caliber pass through waivers on a regular basis. What was unexpected is how the Guildford, England native found out that he had been waived.

Perlini's mother responded to the Oilers tweet announcing that Perlini was being placed on waivers with the following:

Pretty darn bad when the player has to find out from his mom off Twitter don't ya think!!!

We saw during the Leafs All or Nothing documentary that when Jimmy Vesey was put on waivers, Kyle Dubas met with him to make him aware of the situation. It appears this was not the case with Perlini and he found out when the general population did - if not later.

This is just another example of the disaster of a season that the Oilers have had this year. Whether Perlini gets claimed or not, GM Ken Holland should certainly hold himself to a higher standard than to allow a player and his family find out news that impacts his career on social media.

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