Jovofan
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Honestly have no clue who this guy is, I figured he was a Utica signing until I saw he played 60 games last year. I hope this doesn't move Biega out
He was quite good for the Kings the year before but last year was pretty bad.
He's okay. As said he's probably a decent 7th/8th d-man which is fine.
You're being negative, there's just no precedent for a Benning managed team to have a season go horribly wrong...Basically, if we're seeing him on NHL ice, it means something's gone horribly wrong.
Are they going with 8d this year? They wouldn't be planning on waiving Biega...
Really didn't like his play last year with the Kings or the Flames. Seemed a step slow. However, was good in Sweden, and plays a fairly physical game and is a hard worker in his end.
Say he is a fringe NHLer and needs to be seen as decent depth type. Might be a top end player in Utica. Wonder if this is a two way contract.
Probably, given Fantenberg's background, a Gradin choice.
Agree. There’s times to blow your wad, and this was not the right time to blow his wad.I like this signing. Wished Benning would have been patient and stuck to these kind of cheap 1 year signings instead of blowing his wad on Myers and trading a 1st for Miller.
That's my guess. He's a disposable #8, if one of the young Dman surpasses him you just waive him and not care.Pushes Saunter down to Utica? Fantenberg and Biega as the pair of healthy scratches?
If we were going to give a depth guy a one-way deal, it's frustrating it wasn't Schenn.
And you hope the one-way status doesn't just auto-push Sautner - who outplayed Fantenberg in the NHL last year - back to the minors because he's easier to send down, but it probably will. God forbid we develop our own depth.
Do we think Sautner is easier to send down to Utica? I believe he's waiver eligible now, same as Fantenberg and Biega - so if any of those guys are dispatched to Utica, we run the risk of losing them.
Many point out already, Schenn decided sign eight a contender before his time runs outIf we were going to give a depth guy a one-way deal, it's frustrating it wasn't Schenn.
And you hope the one-way status doesn't just auto-push Sautner - who outplayed Fantenberg in the NHL last year - back to the minors because he's easier to send down, but it probably will. God forbid we develop our own depth.
Many point out already, Schenn decided sign eight a contender before his time runs out
Schenn signed with a contender located in an area with low income taxes and will likely get more playing time there. I don't think it's a safe assumption they could have brought him back, and we don't know they didn't try.A depth d-man who'll probably draw press-box duty when everybody is healthy. But I'm with other posters. They could have brought Luke Schenn back for less.