Confirmed with Link: Andrej Nestrasil re-signed 2 years, 912.5k avg

[What the Faulk]

http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=772816

875k this year, 950k next. I'm okay with this. I think at worst he can be a 4th liner.

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[CandyCanes]

Very happy with this, and glad we got him signed for 2 years. He showed a lot of promise last year.

 

[GoldiFox]

2 years at that rate is great.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

solid signing, especially at that salary. with the current roster, he will probably be slotted all over the lineup throughout the year so guess we will see where he fits in best and go from there.

 

[bleedgreen]

Good acquisition, good signing. Brought size and skill, works hard and like halle just said he can be moved around the lineup.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Certainly fine with this one. I think with his tools he's easily a 4th liner, which this salary is fine for, but he showed the upside to move up a bit and potentially be a pretty good 3rd liner. I enjoyed watching the way he played the game, so hopefully he keeps bringing it that way.

 

[Unsustainable]

RF is doing the magic.

I think if he can flip Ward and Semin, we would have something really nice built.

 

[DaveG]

RF is a Jedi. This is about half a million less then i thought he'd get

 

[Novacane]

Pretty nice, pretty nice

 

[Joe McGrath]

This is an interesting departure from the Terry thread.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

who cares about steve terry

 

[What the Faulk]

This is an interesting departure from the Terry thread.

Nestrasil is 2 years younger and could probably play on the 4th line and maybe kill penalties (even though he hasn't really done that). Also only got about 10 seconds less per game on the PP than Terry. In an ideal world, neither of them are probably on it though.

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

Works for me. Keep on keeping on, Ronnie.

 

[RodTheBawd]

ONE-WAY? grumble grumble

 

[the halleJOKEL]

ONE-WAY? grumble grumble

the terry thread is over there actually

 

[Wolfpuck]

GMRF making moves

Watch and learn, Rutherford

 

[Joe McGrath]

Nestrasil is 2 years younger and could probably play on the 4th line and maybe kill penalties (even though he hasn't really done that). Also only got about 10 seconds less per game on the PP than Terry. In an ideal world, neither of them are probably on it though.

Let's be clear, this is a good signing. I'm busting balls because this is a complete contrast to the last minor signing they made. Especially since this one is an RFA who was going nowhere and probably would have signed a QO.

 

[RodTheBawd]

the terry thread is over there actually

Oh whoops. I thought every bottom 6 contract was supposed to be league minimum two-way.

 

[nobuddy]

Sweet.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Nestrasil is younger than Terry. He produced at a slightly better pace. I think he passes the eye test more than Terry and I like how he plays the game. He supposedly had interest from a number of other teams when on waivers, which means he was actually wanted, unlike Terry.

ETA: I don't dislike Terry, just think his contract should have been either lower, two way, or both, based on those factors.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

I'll take it

 

[Cane mutiny]

Happy...if that's ok.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

we dont do that emotion here

 

[Cane mutiny]

we dont do that emotion here

I've noticed that.

 

[tarheelhockey]

I'm happy with this. Nestrasil is versatile enough to plug in just about anywhere in the lineup, and he still has a bit of upside. Good going RF.