Rumor: Brian Gionta to sign with a playoff bound team

[lifeisruff]

Report: Brian Gionta is returning to the NHL

He wasn't great in the Olympics, but I saw him play in Rochester and it looks like he is still an NHL caliber player.

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[Empoleon8771]

He had 0 points in 5 games and was a -4 in the Olympics that were below AHL quality. Not sure why anyone is going to want him.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

He’s terrible.

 

[PromisedLand]

thanks for the morning laughs.....

 

[Tall Morty]

Easy pass.

 

[Pens x]

Uhhh no thanks? Is anyone looking for an undersized past his prime player?

 

[Stephen Gionta]

He had 0 points in 5 games and was a -4 in the Olympics that were below AHL quality. Not sure why anyone is going to want him.

Depth and leadership. He would be a good signing for a younger team with not much experience. Leafs? Vegas? Winnipeg? NJ? Who knows.

 

[Bjorn Le]

I mean, after leading a ragtag band of losers to a Gold Medal, it seems pretty normal to me that he would get a contract.

Oh wait.

 

[Noodles]

Leafs or Washington should sign him...lol

 

[Frenchy]

Leafs or Washington should sign him...lol

Read your PM box

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

If it meant no more Jimmy Hayes, I wouldn't have a problem bringing back Gio.

 

[N o o d l e s]

Lol so not only is he going to come back to the NHL, but he’s going to sign with a PLAYOFF team

 

[devilsfan35]

Chiarelli finally found mcdavids winger

 

[Drew311]

It's just a little bit of money. If he plays well then you added a player for nothing. If he doesn't you cut him loose.

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

The line of GMs wanting him will be shorter than he is

 

[NDiesel]

He had 0 points in 5 games and was a -4 in the Olympics that were below AHL quality. Not sure why anyone is going to want him.

By this logic he was also playing with players that were below AHL quality, correct?

 

[AvatarAang]

By this logic he was also playing with players that were below AHL quality, correct?

Yea, and those same players outscored him.

 

[Empoleon8771]

By this logic he was also playing with players that were below AHL quality, correct?

That doesn't help his case at all, though. If you need to be playing with good players to produce anything, that's not saying anything good about Gionta.

He's an AHLer at this point, he's not better than just signing a guy like Chris Bourque.

 

[Philadelphia Ducks]

I could see him being a nice addition for experience and help the younger players in the playoffs, but he's probably best as the 13th forward in the press box, is he willing to accept that role?

 

[De Montreal]

If it meant no more Jimmy Hayes, I wouldn't have a problem bringing back Gio.

I could see him wanting to end his career in NJ

 

[NDiesel]

That doesn't help his case at all, though. If you need to be playing with good players to produce anything, that's not saying anything good about Gionta.

He's an AHLer at this point, he's not better than just signing a guy like Chris Bourque.

I feel like a younger playoff team could definitely use him as a depth guy. Can never have too much leadership.

 

[Pestilence]

His experience will prove useful when chasing the Calder Cup

But yeah, not playing in any league this season, hard to see him being a difference maker. I guess he can prove me wrong then.

 

[the]

Gionta

Almost puked in my mouth

 

[Terry Yake]

not sure why anyone would want a 39 year old who just put up 0 points in 5 games at the olympics

he's done

 

[SML2]

My God "leadership" is so overused in this game. When I drive by a road crew and there's 4 guys over 40 watching one 25 year old working a shovel, that's leadership!I swear it's a synonym for guys who suck but still like being paid like world class athletes. Or I have a 21 year old who parties like he's in Motley Crue and it's 1987, so I need someone with "leadership skills" to room him with on the road so we don't have dead hookers under the bed when the team checks out of the hotel. I could see how you need a little bit of this but honestly how can someone think that a washed up Gionta brings anything at all to a playoff team? What does it say to the team when you have a guy who has battled alongside them all year, a guy who is a brother to them, and you bring in a geezer like this to take his spot that he's paid for with his blood and sweat all season?