Confirmed with Link: Bobby Ryan 1 Year Deal $1 Million

[Unfriendly Ghost]

If he plays well, you move him at the deadline. If he doesn't, it's 1 year and 1 mil. Smart signing.

 

[Nut Upstrom]

Really nothing not to like about this. 1 year, sick, 1 mil, sick, Bobby Ryan is by all accounts a good dude, sick.

Agree. Whole lot of sickness all around with this signing. Nice work Stevie!

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Great deal, but honestly when someone listed potential free agents Detroit could sign, Ryan was the one on the list I didn't want.

 

[RedWingzz]

If he plays well, you move him at the deadline. If he doesn't, it's 1 year and 1 mil. Smart signing.

Or he plays really well there's always the possibility of extending him.

 

[Winger98]

Really don't get the love for this. Ryan has been slop for four years, and the $1.8m Ottawa is paying him to not be on their roster is an over payment. He's a warm body. Maybe.

 

[Kyleftlx]

Really don't get the love for this. Ryan has been slop for four years, and the $1.8m Ottawa is paying him to not be on their roster is an over payment. He's a warm body. Maybe.

It’s cheap, there isn’t much downside to the deal. The guy overcame a ton and no longer has a big contract to fall back on. You’re looking at a guy on the rebound who just had the worst year of his career playing on a trial contract essentially.
You’re not wrong about his play in the last few years, but you also should consider the roster spots he is taking. He had more goals than basically the entire Red Wings bottom 6 and that’s in just his hat trick comeback game lol. At 1 million, if he can provide 40 points like he did in ‘19, that’s fine and probably worth an asset at the deadline.

 

[Ezekial]

Really don't get the love for this. Ryan has been slop for four years, and the $1.8m Ottawa is paying him to not be on their roster is an over payment. He's a warm body. Maybe.

Give me Bobby Ryan at 1x1 1000x before you sign another Fillpula for 2x3.

 

[Winger98]

It’s cheap, there isn’t much downside to the deal. The guy overcame a ton and no longer has a big contract to fall back on. You’re looking at a guy on the rebound who just had the worst year of his career playing on a trial contract essentially.
You’re not wrong about his play in the last few years, but you also should consider the roster spots he is taking. He had more goals than basically the entire Red Wings bottom 6 and that’s in just his hat trick comeback game lol. At 1 million, if he can provide 40 points like he did in ‘19, that’s fine and probably worth an asset at the deadline.

He produced at roughly the same rate as Taro Hirose last year. How stoked were you about re-signing Hirose?

 

[Winger98]

Give me Bobby Ryan at 1x1 1000x before you sign another Fillpula for 2x3.

or neither...?

 

[sepster]

I wonder if Stevie will bring #9 down from the rafters for O'l Bobby?

 

[Retire91]

I like that its a one year deal

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Really don't get the love for this. Ryan has been slop for four years, and the $1.8m Ottawa is paying him to not be on their roster is an over payment. He's a warm body. Maybe.

We love the deal because it has zero risk or commitment....

 

[TheOtherOne]

I don't like him, his name reminds me of bad Ducks series.

At least he's not Corey Perry.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

He produced at roughly the same rate as Taro Hirose last year. How stoked were you about re-signing Hirose?

I thought Ryan looked better post rehab. He is still an NHL player for me. We are only paying him a million and he is willing to come be a part of this rebuild.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

He produced at roughly the same rate as Taro Hirose last year. How stoked were you about re-signing Hirose?

To be clear, I am not particularly excited about having Bobby Ryan on the Wings. But I also don't think it particularly hurts us.

 

[Winger98]

We love the deal because it has zero risk or commitment....

I think people love the deal because of the name of the GM attached to it.

 

[Hen Kolland]

I thought Ryan looked better post rehab. He is still an NFL player for me. We are only paying him a million and he is willing to come be a part of this rebuild.

Think he could chip in for the Lions while he's here?

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

I think people love the deal because of the name of the GM attached to it.

Or people just want something to complain about? These type of deals were Hollands "good" moves...

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

I think people love the deal because of the name of the GM attached to it.

So underneath it all, your issue is the "but Kenny would've gotten killed for this signing?"

Aren't we done with that yet?

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

Love the signing, big Bobby fan.

Not really surprising since he’s a righty. He will get a top 6 look if i has to guess and be on the PP

 

[Winger98]

I thought Ryan looked better post rehab. He is still an NFL player for me. We are only paying him a million and he is willing to come be a part of this rebuild.

Well, the NFL would mean he wouldn't have to skate which would have to work in his favor.

He's coming over from Ottawa and likely didn't have interest from many other places.

To be clear, I am not particularly excited about having Bobby Ryan on the Wings. But I also don't think it particularly hurts us.

I don't think it hurts us, but I don't see it helping, either. If we wanted a better third line wing, then go get a better second line center to make sure Fabbri can stay out on the wing and force other guys down the lineup. I'm going to stand by the comment that I think the biggest source of love for the deal is the GM making it, and what it likely reflects on the Wings is that Grand Rapids won't really be available to pull players from. The kids we hoped to see up for at least part of the year will be in Europe for the biggest share of next season.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Think he could chip in for the Lions while he's here?

Autocorrect on the phone... you think it would learn I am talking about the other.

Also nobody can help the ******* Lions.

 

[Winger98]

So underneath it all, your issue is the "but Kenny would've gotten killed for this signing?"

Aren't we done with that yet?

My issue is that it's a nothing signing that doesn't help us. We have bottom6 wings in spades. The guy produced at the same rate as Taro Hirose last season and people are throwing around the idea that he'll generate a 2nd rounder in trade as if it's remotely likely that Ryan find that form on this team with so little help around him.

 

[Hen Kolland]

Autocorrect on the phone... you think it would learn I am talking about the other.

Once it learns not to put NFL first, then we have an "artificial intelligence is too smart for its own good situation" on our hands

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

My issue is that it's a nothing signing that doesn't help us. We have bottom6 wings in spades. The guy produced at the same rate as Taro Hirose last season and people are throwing around the idea that he'll generate a 2nd rounder in trade as if it's remotely likely that Ryan find that form on this team with so little help around him.

Has someone really said that Ryan will generate a 2nd round pick at the deadline? Because that's bananas.

I think the point you brought up about the AHL is a good one. The kids may be in Europe and not available for a quick callup.

I honestly am not excited about the Ryan signing, but it feels like low risk. Hopefully he turns it around this season and helps keep our PP from being total dogshit again.