Confirmed with Link: Ducks sign Chris Kelly

[Elvs]

What was the reported offer Thompson declined? One year, $700k something?

Kelly getting nearly twice as much. It all makes sense now.

 

[Kalv]

It must be frustrating for guys like Kossila having strong years in the AHL and the BM pulls off **** like this keeping them off the NHL roster. Idiotic signing

Kossila is having a good season but he have quite a lot proving to do to get any bragging rights about what Murray should or shouldn`t do.

And not like I have heard him complain or anything so I`m not saying anything bad about Kalle - just answering your comment.

PS
I`m not saying Kelly signing is great or anything. But let`s give him a chance. If there was a spare money to spend, let`s give him a chance, Bob told he has been getting up to speed after those leg injuries, so we`ll see.

 

[bsu]

He is literally a slow old version of Logan Shaw.

 

[Deuce22]

He is literally a slow old version of Logan Shaw.

Or a slower Rasmussen. Same number, same impact.

 

[KelVarnsen]

He does not add anything at all on the ice. Hopefully he is good in the locker room because his impact on the ice is nil.

 

[Terry Yake]

yeah he's pretty much invisible out there

put brown back in there

 

[Arthuros]

He’s good at getting hit.

 

[Kalv]

He’s good at getting hit.

So at least he`s good at something, unlike Shaw

 

[AngelDuck]

Useless. Chimera looks like he can still skate in this league.

Kelly is completely washed

 

[Duck Off]

Kelly makes me miss Shaw. That says a lot.

 

[eternalbedhead]

Fun fact: there's usually trash in the dumpsters.

 

[McDonald19]

Healthy scratch this turd.

 

[mightyquack]

Fun fact: there's usually trash in the dumpsters.

Comparing Kelly to trash is being unfair to trash.

 

[Ducks DVM]

I feel really bad for the the hate this guy is getting, because he seems like a quality human being, and the Ducks approached him, he didn't approach them. That said, he's not an NHL player any more.

 

[mightyquack]

I feel really bad for the the hate this guy is getting, because he seems like a quality human being, and the Ducks approached him, he didn't approach them. That said, he's not an NHL player any more.

Yeah, he doesn't seem a bad guy at all and I don't blame him for taking the contract (gets 6 figures for a few months when he was on an AHL contract earlier this season). Just talking purely from a hockey point of view he's absolute crap.

 

[Fighter]

Barstool was drunk when he signed him, I don't have any other explanation.

 

[McDonald19]

Interesting Gionta was pretty bad for team USA, but is now fitting in nicely with Boston. Kelly seemed pretty good for Canada, and is now garbage in Anaheim.

 

[Goose of Reason]

Interesting Gionta was pretty bad for team USA, but is now fitting in nicely with Boston. Kelly seemed pretty good for Canada, and is now garbage in Anaheim.

Gionta was still a 30 point player in the NHL last season. Kelly put up 12 in a full 82 game season, then couldn't even cut it in the AHL this season. Just a stupid signing all around.

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

I feel really bad for the the hate this guy is getting, because he seems like a quality human being, and the Ducks approached him, he didn't approach them. That said, he's not an NHL player any more.

Agreed. I think it just goes back to the short fuse most of us have with this team because we have already seen this movie. There's just no reason a team this talented should be struggling to make the playoffs. And there's no reason we shouldn't have learned from the past. But we all know why we are where we are and it's damn annoying.

 

[Duck Off]

Barstool was drunk when he signed him, I don't have any other explanation.

I think the reason is pretty clear. It’s what he does often, he proscouts from tape from 4 year ago. See Bieksa, Boynton, Souray, etc.

 

[Getzmonster]

A swing and a miss. Who could have predicted?

I still don't mind the add just to have him in the room and all (just looking for a silver lining here), but keep him off the ice. Brown-Grant-Chimera is probably the best option, and that makes me sad. I'd like to see another call up, maybe try something like: Blandisi-Grant-Brown/Chimera.

 

[Dirk316]

Nobody can say Boll isn't a better option than this joke

 

[McDonald19]

Nobody can say Boll isn't a better option than this joke

It's getting to that point, though I'd prefer Liambas.

 

[bsu]

Nobody can say Boll isn't a better option than this joke

Boll is about #6 on people that should replace him.

 

[Duck Off]

Nobody can say Boll isn't a better option than this joke

agreed, but there's probably at least 10 better options than Boll too.