Blues signed Phil McRae and Brent Regner

[HockeyGuy73]

Lou Korac ‏@lkorac10 2m

#stlblues have signed Phil McRae and Brent Regner to one-year contracts.
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[BlueSinceBirth]

Talk about unexpected. The Lehtera and Mcrae signings out of nowhere.

 

[Multimoodia]

The Blues are not going to have any more room for additional right handed defensemen if they keep this kind of crap up.

 

[SirPaste]

Who is Regner?

 

[Multimoodia]

First the Blues bring in Lehtera, then Stastny, now McRae...

 

[JustOneB4IDie]

First the Blues bring in Lehtera, then Stastny, now McRae...

Good one!

 

[Alklha]

Hopefully McRae is over his injury issues and can be a productive AHL player for us.

 

[PerryTurnbullfan]

Who is Regner?

I didn't know either, but he was with the Chicago Wolves last year...

 

[gumption]

The Blues are not going to have any more room for additional right handed defensemen if they keep this kind of crap up.

regner is a right hand dman though.
i haven't really watched him play, but he had 2 goals and 21 assists in 63 games for the wolves last season, not the greatest, but i'm taking it he's just a call-up dman in case edmundson or hakanpaa aren't ready.

 

[Multimoodia]

regner is a right hand dman though.
i haven't really watched him play, but he had 2 goals and 21 assists in 63 games for the wolves last season, not the greatest, but i'm taking it he's just a call-up dman in case edmundson or hakanpaa aren't ready.

It was...
I was simply being...

Nevermind.

 

[Majorityof1]

Both are career AHLers. Hopefully we get some better AHL talent to serve as call ups. I'm not so worried about forward with our depth and Rattie. But we only have 7 D. 2 injuries and Regner is our #6 guy.

 

[gumption]

It was...
I was simply being...

Nevermind.

oh my god, i didn't realize you were being sarcastic. i'm dumb as brick lmao. my apologies.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Who is Regner?

I watched Regner play a couple dozen times this past season. He also played for Peoria a couple seasons ago. He is an offensive d-man. The stats may not reflect it, but he can really move the puck. He has a very good shot from the point and can pinch. His defense is solid enough, and, imo, was the best Wolves' d-man late in the season. He comes from a cattle ranching family in Alberta and each year he and his family decide whether he will play hockey or help the family with their hundreds of steer. He goes through this every year and so far every year his family makes him go play hockey.

 

[Majorityof1]

I watched Regner play a couple dozen times this past season. He also played for Peoria a couple seasons ago. He is an offensive d-man. The stats may not reflect it, but he can really move the puck. He has a very good shot from the point and can pinch. His defense is solid enough, and, imo, was the best Wolves' d-man late in the season. He comes from a cattle ranching family in Alberta and each year he and his family decide whether he will play hockey or help the family with their hundreds of steer. He goes through this every year and so far every year his family makes him go play hockey.

That's a guy who obviously has the commitment it takes to win. He'd rather be shoveling cow dung then playing hockey.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

That's a guy who obviously has the commitment it takes to win. He'd rather be shoveling cow dung then playing hockey.

Well...with 600 (or something crazy like that) head of cattle and few hands to work them, I see it that he is a stand-up dude and ready to be responsible. Every year he has to get over his guilt of not helping out his family. I see it as a good thing. He is responsible and is a family-type guy.

 

[Majorityof1]

Well...with 600 (or something crazy like that) head of cattle and few hands to work them, I see it that he is a stand-up dude and ready to be responsible. Every year he has to get over his guilt of not helping out his family. I see it as a good thing. He is responsible and is a family-type guy.

I know. I was just kidding. Should have put in the good ole'

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I know. I was just kidding. Should have put in the good ole'

cool

 

[Phenomenon]

McRae was a bust in the Finnish League last season and it is hard to see him becoming anything else than a career AHL player.

 

[542365]

McRae was a bust in the Finnish League last season and it is hard to see him becoming anything else than a career AHL player.

Yeah, we pretty much all assumed that before he went to Europe. After he left for Finland, I think most of us(at least I did) just assumed he would stay in Europe to finish out his career.