Ansar Khan said:Samuelsson cleared to play but Babcock elected not to dress him.
from his tweet. Have to admit, I'm sorta surprised by this. I'd have sat Eaves or Tootoo for him.
Ansar Khan said:Samuelsson cleared to play but Babcock elected not to dress him.
Keeping him healthy for an offseason buy out?
Sammy has no value outside the powerplay. Who does he bump off the powerplay?
He's useless anyways, and shouldn't of had a roster spot BEFORE Nyquist and Tatar played, let alone now.
Good move. Team looked great against Phoenix, and really they've been playing pretty well the last while despite not scoring goals. Don't mess with the lineup by throwing in a guy that has barely played all year, and who has honestly looked like crap every time he has played.
I don't think the Sammy signing was terrible, if he was healthy he could have been useful and would have probably helped our offense a bit. But I see absolutely zero reason to have him around next year. He was never more than a 3rd liner (or top 6 when carried by superstars) and now he's older and can't stay healthy. Buyout.
Keeping him healthy for an offseason buy out?
Sammy has no value outside the powerplay. Who does he bump off the powerplay?
I'd take his 12-14 useless minutes over Cleary's 12-14 useless minutes.. but in the end, who cares.
If he was healthy, Nyquist would be in the AHL all year.
I think Sammy can be a useful player, but Babcock only seems to value you him for his RH shot, and since we have Brunner, Babs doesn't see the need for Sammy.
I'd take his 12-14 useless minutes over Cleary's 12-14 useless minutes.. but in the end, who cares.
Well, Babcock likes his Cleary.
And I don't think it would come down to Sammy vs Cleary. I think it comes down to Sammy vs Nyquist... or, on the powerplay, Sammy vs Kindl
I'm comfortable with the decision to keep Sammy out. He never should have been brought back
He never had a roster spot to begin with, considering he's only played 3 games the whole dang season. But a 15-20 goal scorer would have been welcomed on this offense-starved roster.