I thought Victor Rask would have made a nice 3C here. But that price was steep.
if niederiter was available as an ufa this year and someone told me I could sign him for 3 years at 5.25 mill
and I just took a quick look at his stats... saw that he will be 27 when next season starts {very few guys improve at 27}
had 112 goals in 498 career games...231 points {is that an average of less than 20 goals and less than 40 points a season? has just 2 seasons in his career over 40 points???
am I really wanting to spend 5.25 mill of my precious cap on that???
over his last 109 games hes thrown 104 hits... this feels like a guy who is collecting a paycheck
and doesn't want to work hard enough to risk any bruises or extend an effort out there
we freak at backes being a 40 point guy over his last 82 games when he brings it... and we want to bring in niederiter who goes out there for a free skate offering almost nothing but 40 points?
im sorry... deal me out...
of course, maybe Carolina thinks different and this was a 'steep' price. for me... I wouldn't even put a waiver claim on niedereitter because I don't want that contract
feels a lot like 2 unwanted contracts dealt for each other