Sens of Anarchy
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I could get a player better than Ryan for under 3M.
McDavid
Matthews
Laine
Marner
Nylander
Aho
pretty easy...
I could get one for under 2M
I could get a player better than Ryan for under 3M.
Nice.McDavid
Matthews
Laine
Marner
Nylander
Aho
pretty easy...
I could get one for under 2M
Bobby is 296th in the league for points but...
37th in the nhl for paycheck...
Spezza on this team would make everyone better. We would be a championship caliber team with him as our #1 center.I would have traded Ryan before spezza. (I realize that wasn't necessarily the choice) spezza last two years have actually been pretty decently. Especially last year. Thisyear is still not bad but the defence and goaltending on that team is hhhooooorid
Spezza on this team would make everyone better. We would be a championship caliber team with him as our #1 center.
Watched a few Dallas games and Spezza is as I remembered him in his last year in Ottawa - he still has great vision and hands but his wheels are gone. From a stationary position feeding the puck or shooting he is still very good and useful. that makes him a great fit in Dallas where is in an offensive support role.
and he's still faster than ryan
great trigger post.
Getting rid of Spezza was addition by subtraction...
As for Bobby Ryan, my guess is that we simply keep him for one more year to see if he can return to some semblance of his old form. We don't have a cap crisis for next season, so we can afford to try. If his career keeps circling the drain, then you buy him out in June 2018, but for now I see no reason to dump the guy. It's not like there's someone else we need to sign and Ryan's salary is getting in the way - not yet anyway...
great trigger post.
Getting rid of Spezza was addition by subtraction...
Booby Ryan is nice guy but i wish Vegas will pick him up.
Can Ottawa afford Ryan for the next 5 years. He does not bring anything to this team.
Buyout is 18M over 10 years.
That buyout is not that bad
Well it is a **** off no doubt. Imagine having to buy out a monster contract 2 years into lmao. That would be the same day I fire the GM who gave it. Especially when I told him we were on a. Budget and probably had countless meetings about said budgetOur owner is allergic to buyouts though - he would rather be boiled in oil than buy a guy out or retain salary in a trade. Paying a guy to NOT play for you is just not in his DNA. I think Melnyk is going to be very reluctant to sign off on a buyout, and he certainly won't do it this year.
In his prime Spezza was a force - he had the filthiest hands of any player I've seen. It's no wonder people gushed about him as a minor and junior player. He had an amazing run as our top centre as well - it's such a shame that he and others don't have a Cup ring to show for it. Now, though, he's too slow to be a top centre - he's basically a power play specialist, which is a bit of a luxury to carry on your roster.
As for Bobby Ryan, my guess is that we simply keep him for one more year to see if he can return to some semblance of his old form. We don't have a cap crisis for next season, so we can afford to try. If his career keeps circling the drain, then you buy him out in June 2018, but for now I see no reason to dump the guy. It's not like there's someone else we need to sign and Ryan's salary is getting in the way - not yet anyway...
That isn't how trading great players works.
Our owner is allergic to buyouts though - he would rather be boiled in oil than buy a guy out or retain salary in a trade. Paying a guy to NOT play for you is just not in his DNA. I think Melnyk is going to be very reluctant to sign off on a buyout, and he certainly won't do it this year.
Bobby is 296th in the league for points but...
37th in the nhl for paycheck...