lhsgolf19
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Thank god it isn't 4 years... I can sort of stomach 3... now for the money
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Thank god it isn't 4 years... I can sort of stomach 3... now for the money
Have a feeling that Kronwall is done and probably goes on LTIR for his last 2 years, Or else why sign Daley. I can live with Daley on a 3 year deal as long as the AAV is reasonable. No more then $3 million per.
Have a feeling that Kronwall is done and probably goes on LTIR for his last 2 years, Or else why sign Daley. I can live with Daley on a 3 year deal as long as the AAV is reasonable. No more then $3 million per.
If kronwall is gone that's fine. Otherwise no reason to sign him
3 years at a shade over 3 million isn't that bad.
Daley is pretty terrible defensively, but he can move the puck.
Most of our defensive is terribly defensive and can't move the puck either so still improves us.
To put it this way I think Daley is better than Brendan Smith over the course of the season
With this and Witowski, I really do not expect to see Kronwall play this season
I think it comes down to where he was drafted (as a first rounder) and that he never lived up to his potential as an offensive defenseman. He isn't a slick puck moving top pair guy we hoped/expected him to be, so he kind of got labeled as a "bust", even though he is a solid NHL defenseman now.I doubt it, Brendan Smith is a lot better defensively than Daley.
I know people hate him here but there is a lot of false narrative on Smith in these parts. He is one of the better shot suppressors in the league. He is an advanced stats darling, his offense just never came and I am glad for him that he has another chance. New York fans sure like him, because they haven't decided they all hate him in mass.
I doubt it, Brendan Smith is a lot better defensively than Daley.
I know people hate him here but there is a lot of false narrative on Smith in these parts. He is one of the better shot suppressors in the league. He is an advanced stats darling, his offense just never came and I am glad for him that he has another chance. New York fans sure like him, because they haven't decided they all hate him in mass.
I doubt it, Brendan Smith is a lot better defensively than Daley.
I know people hate him here but there is a lot of false narrative on Smith in these parts. He is one of the better shot suppressors in the league. He is an advanced stats darling, his offense just never came and I am glad for him that he has another chance. New York fans sure like him, because they haven't decided they all hate him in mass.
I think it comes down to where he was drafted (as a first rounder) and that he never lived up to his potential as an offensive defenseman. He isn't a slick puck moving top pair guy we hoped/expected him to be, so he kind of got labeled as a "bust", even though he is a solid NHL defenseman now.
I like him, he has good size, skates well and is pretty physical. I also thought Holland did pretty good with the return in trading him. I'm not really sad they moved on from him, and getting Daley isn't super exciting or anything, but they need to bridge the gap until guys like Hicketts, Saarijarvi, Hronek, Cholowski, etc... are ready (if ever...). I'm not exactly sold on guys like Jensen, Ouellet, Sproul, Russo, etc... being long term good top 4 defensemen in this team...