Confirmed with Link: Canes sign D Brendan Smith for 1 year 800K

[Primetime8]

Skjei, Ada, and Smith. Why not just get Marc Staal, Trouba, and Jack Johnson yo complete the trifecta?

Cool, now we can argue about how his name should be abbreviated.

 

[bleedgreen]

Cool, now we can argue about how his name should be abbreviated.

If you’ve ever heard the guy speak you’d know he’s a Tony more than an Anthony. I’m all in with TDA.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Agreed. Aside from his time with Pesce I’ve thought many of the things they said about Skjei were true tho.

I’m hoping this is harmless but overall this as meh as it gets. They moved this guy to forward at times just to use him.

It is definitely as meh as it gets. For 800k, meh is all you get.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

If you’ve ever heard the guy speak you’d know he’s a Tony more than an Anthony. I’m all in with TDA.

I had an Italian Grandmother and a cousin Tony. Most of the time it was Tony until she got mad, then it was always Anthony.

 

[bleedgreen]

I had an Italian Grandmother and a cousin Tony. Most of the time it was Tony until she got mad, then it was always Anthony.

Full naming is always an effective ploy.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Full naming is always an effective ploy.

Let’s hope Carolina gets Tony, and not Anthony.

 

[A Star is Burns]

7th dmen tend to suck. Not really a big deal.

 

[VAcaniac]

You want to talk about Okposo? Lucic? Ladd?

The types of forwards who would come back in a straight swap are not attractive.

Ladd’s probably at least an E2.

Dont get in between the Canes and a washed up former Cane. Its our specialty.

 

[Vagrant]

i think we're seeing a change in the way teams are going about keeping veteran players in the game. the idea of having a traveling squad of players ready to step in at any given moment was probably something that teams always wanted and covid made a reality. games at any level are so logistically challenging that rather than sign a guy to play in the ahl, teams are signing guys to basically be on standby in case someone fails a test. i think you're seeing a lot of guys that would have retired before going to ride buses in the ahl getting signed to deals like this one. especially if they're good for the room.

 

[Chrispy]

i think we're seeing a change in the way teams are going about keeping veteran players in the game. the idea of having a traveling squad of players ready to step in at any given moment was probably something that teams always wanted and covid made a reality. games at any level are so logistically challenging that rather than sign a guy to play in the ahl, teams are signing guys to basically be on standby in case someone fails a test. i think you're seeing a lot of guys that would have retired before going to ride buses in the ahl getting signed to deals like this one. especially if they're good for the room.

That's possible, although I don't know if the non-roster taxi squad will continue moving forward. Daly said the taxi squads would go away in a "post-Covid world". Will we be there in the fall?

We've seen that Carolina was hesitant to use cap space on healthy extras the past couple seasons; preferring to bank that cap space for the deadline and then use it on overages from bonuses. With most of those bonuses past, will they start using all 23 slots on the active roster or remain at 20 and use emergency call-ups as needed? It's an interesting question.

 

[Incubajerks]

I had an Italian Grandmother and a cousin Tony. Most of the time it was Tony until she got mad, then it was always Anthony.

Can i name him Antonio?

 

[chaz4hockey]

Meh. He’s awful.

btw: I’m usually an optimist but the Covid storm clouds are on the horizon.

I’m fearful that the fall will return us to limited attendance and Covid taxi squads.

 

[WreckingCrew]

But why? / Meh

Cheap depth, another former Ranger to maybe keep TDA reeled in? Insurance if he doesn't pan out or if Gards is IT/traded. Low risk contract so hard to hate

 

[Incubajerks]

Play wings too...

 

[Drivebytrucker]

No player who plays over 500 NHL games can be considered horrible

That's quite a feat to stay in the league that long.

I'll gladly have you as my 7th Dman Brendan Smith

 

[Chrispy]

Full naming is always an effective ploy.

Please. The Italian grandmother isn’t angry until she uses your full first, full middle, AND confirmation name.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Please. The Italian grandmother isn’t angry until she uses your full first, full middle, AND confirmation name.

Imagine being Spanish...Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso

 

[Chrispy]

Imagine being Spanish...Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso

And only then do you realize you meant his brother.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

No player who plays over 500 NHL games can be considered horrible

That's quite a feat to stay in the league that long.

I'll gladly have you as my 7th Dman Brendan Smith

I beg to differ

Jack Johnson (b.1987) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

a player may not have been horrible before, but could be now

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

I beg to differ

Jack Johnson (b.1987) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

a player may not have been horrible before, but could be now

Yeah I bet Tony Esposito sucks at goalie rn.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Yeah I bet Tony Esposito sucks at goalie rn.

He went to my alma mater.

Edit: long before I went there

 

[bleedgreen]

He went to my alma mater.

Edit: long before I went there

Whatev’s, y’all were frat brothers.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Whatev’s, y’all were frat brothers.

Lol. I wasn’t even born yet when he was there.

 

[Drivebytrucker]

I beg to differ

Jack Johnson (b.1987) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

a player may not have been horrible before, but could be now

True,

I just find that Brendan Smith isn't very good anymore or hasn't aged well is a little less harsh than saying he sucks balls