If JR's first two signings had been Terry and Hainsey, do you think there would have been a lot of "We like our group" posts?
Not the biggest Hainsey guy but he's better than the alternatives and he signed for a very reasonable price.
This... It's a nice deal, but is Hainsey really a key piece to winning? I don't really think so... So I think the cheering is a little much... I cheer the value, I meh the player as a 3/4
This... It's a nice deal, but is Hainsey really a key piece to winning? I don't really think so... So I think the cheering is a little much... I cheer the value, I meh the player as a 3/4
I contend that having REAL NHL caliber 3/4 D-men (at a decent price) playing in the 3/4 role is a key piece to winning. We've seen what happens when you have guys like Gleason, McBain, Corvo and the likes in that role instead.
Obviously, that move in itself won't push them over the edge, but filling that role with a combination of Harrison or Murphy would have been immensely worse.
That's the problem with the Canes past approach to D. Unless you draft and develop them, you are stuck with overpaying in UFA or trading for them, both of them which usually cost too much (except in the Sekera case).
I wonder if Hainsey is kicking himself now. he probably could have gotten a contract to nicely take him into retirement.