Yup. John Gilmour exists to be waived. That's who he is. Teams are going to sign him, or claim him, or waive him, forever, and they aren't going to think twice about it.
This is a reach. Yes Sam lost that battle but the reason that puck ended up in the net is because Ristolainen just let Marchand go to the front unchallenged while McCabe set up a screen...
I'm pretty sure it was Botterill himself who said something about not wanting to expose Gilmour to waivers though. The fans didn't come up with the idea that he would get claimed.
Jesus Christ.
Sam Reinhart has been, consistently, one of the only good players on this team his entire career to date. He appears to have developed into a reliable 60+ point player who is defensively responsible. You don't trade a player like that. You sign them forever!