Mark Fraser signs with sens

[Sun God Nika]

Bruce Garrioch ‏@SunGarrioch 5s5 seconds ago
Mark Fraser, released from his tryout with Leafs, expected to sign a two-way deal worth $800,000 in NHL and $125,000 in the AHL #Sens

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[Icelevel]

mark fraser?

hmmm

 

[BonkTastic]

Mark Fraser is really bad at hockey.

He is wonderful at hitting things, though. Slightly less so when he's on skates, but still seems to have somehow made a career out of it. It's a lesson in never giving up, really.


I assume he will spend most of the season in the AHL.

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

The pride of Blackburn Hamlet comes home! Kinda...

 

[starling]

OK. Now waive and send him down immediately.

 

[BonkTastic]

Seems like Fraser is officially our "Wikstrand Plan B":

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

....meh

 

[Sun God Nika]

So what if Wik wants to come back?

 

[jbeck5]

Don't we already have stortini? Why are we trying to acquire as many 240lbs goons as possible? I'd rather give our young guys more time.

 

[Micklebot]

So what if Wik wants to come back?

Dual to the death with Fraser for the spot.

 

[Super Cake]

There was really no one better to sign?

 

[starling]

There was really no one better to sign?

Probably no one with NHL experience and $125K price tag.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

The pride of Blackburn Hamlet comes home! Kinda...

Blackburn represent!!

 

[Benjamin]

Don't we already have stortini? Why are we trying to acquire as many 240lbs goons as possible? I'd rather give our young guys more time.

He's a decent AHL dman.

 

[BUCKLE UP]

Wikstrand will be playing beer league hockey... we sign a beer league level defender. Makes sense.

 

[starling]

Getting crowded on Bingo D:

Kostka, Claesson, Mullen, Fraser, Harpur, Lepine, Rutkowski, Sdao, Carlisle, Rumble, Tuzzolino

 

[Sens Rule]

Getting crowded on Bingo D:

Kostka, Claesson, Mullen, Fraser, Lepine, Rutkowski, Carlisle, Rumble, Tuzzolino, Sdao

ECHL can benefit

 

[topshelf15]

After watching buffalo run at our players knees all night ,i dont mind him here as a 8th dman from time to time .He can crack some heads for us

 

[BonkTastic]

Getting crowded on Bingo D:

Kostka, Claesson, Mullen, Fraser, Harpur, Lepine, Rutkowski, Sdao, Carlisle, Rumble, Tuzzolino

The bolded are the only defencemen I really care about in Binghamton.

As long as they're getting ice time, I'm ok with pretty much anyone filling the other 4 spots, as long as the organization thinks they'll help develop the kids that matter. Fraser, Lepine, Kostka, whatever.

 

[topshelf15]

The bolded are the only defencemen I really care about in Binghamton.

As long as they're getting ice time, I'm ok with pretty much anyone filling the other 4 spots, as long as the organization thinks they'll help develop the kids that matter. Fraser, Lepine, Kostka, whatever.

Yep pretty much ,filler that can play the enforcer role .Also has some nhl experience,dont see the issue really pretty good depth move TBH

 

[Hale The Villain]

Solid signing.

In the last three seasons he's played a total of 121 NHL games and only 18 AHL games. Not saying he was a particularly good NHL D man during that time, but he's being signed to be a full-time guy with Binghamton, and in that role he should succeed.

 

[Ouroboros]

Why do we need so many face punchers? Stortini, Sdao, Lepine, and Ewanyk are all essentially just fighters. Dziurzynski fights, McCormick fights, Guptill fights. Bingo had more than enough muscle before Fraser.

Would have preferred a more skilled depth player in this situation.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Getting crowded on Bingo D:

Kostka, Claesson, Mullen, Fraser, Harpur, Lepine, Rutkowski, Sdao, Carlisle, Rumble, Tuzzolino

Lepine, Rutkowski, Carlisle, Rumble, Tuzzolino can (and probably should) play in the ECHL

Leaves Kostka, Claesson, Mullen, Fraser, Harpur, Sdao at the AHL level. Considering Murray loves to have 8 defenseman on the big club, could mean Kostka/Claesson not available for Binghamton until Phillips is ready.

If Wikstrand comes back then it gets a little crowded, but considering we can probably count on at least one D on the big club being injured at any point in the season, it should be fine.

 

[h2]

Why do we need so many face punchers? Stortini, Sdao, Lepine, and Ewanyk are all essentially just fighters. Dziurzynski fights, McCormick fights, Guptill fights. Bingo had more than enough muscle before Fraser.

Would have preferred a more skilled depth player in this situation.

He's an adequate AHL depth guy that just happens to fight. Decent vet signing for the farm.

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

Why do we need so many face punchers? Stortini, Sdao, Lepine, and Ewanyk are all essentially just fighters. Dziurzynski fights, McCormick fights, Guptill fights. Bingo had more than enough muscle before Fraser.

Would have preferred a more skilled depth player in this situation.

Such as....?