Confirmed with Link: Carolina signs Derek Ryan
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TheOllieC
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Interesting. This is the guy who some people drew comparisons to Tyler Johnson from. Both from Spokane and played for the Chiefs.
Also played for Bill Peters in Spokane.
Also played for Bill Peters in Spokane.
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Did watch him some games last year, and was really really good, was a big reason Örebro finished 6th in the league. Not big, but really skilled, and made his linemates much better. Fell off a bit in the playoff, but the whole team did.
A really good signing, could go either way, but nothing to lose here.
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Hard to say, maybe 2C if he succeds, otherwise 3C, should have PP-time also.
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With the news about Wallmark returning to Sweden barring a jump to the NHL, Ryan looks to be our number one center in Charlotte unless he himself blows the doors off in camp. Good signing.
Edit: This is all pure speculation of course. He could be more highly regarded by Peters than I originally anticipated having knowing him and stating that he wants 3 scoring lines in the NHL.
Edit: This is all pure speculation of course. He could be more highly regarded by Peters than I originally anticipated having knowing him and stating that he wants 3 scoring lines in the NHL.
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I'm not convinced Nash will start as a 3C to begin with. He didn't perform as well down the stretch and was a scratch some nights and I'm not sure E. Staal will stay on the wing for next year either. If I had to guess, I'd say he's back at C. Then there's Lindholm, who, while he's played mainly wing, has a game that IMO, is much more suited to C. That's E. Staal, J. Staal, Rask, Lindholm, and even Nestrasil as options along with Nash.
Still, if this guy is good and can score, it's a lot easier for a C to play RW/LW than the other way around. Canes need skill and scoring no matter where they fit a guy in so let's hope he can make it. Just not getting my hopes up at all at this point. I remember Jeremy Welsh being penciled into some line-ups as a 3C a few years back also.
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But he had an elite, NHL calibre shot at the time he was drafted. Bowman, Dalpe and Boychuk are the future. I haven't given up hope yet.
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It would be fun to go back and look at all the trades we scoffed at because they were asking for Zac Dalpe.
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I seriously think Nash is so expendable... I really like Mclement on that 4th line, and then we have Mclement in the lineup to kill penalties too which he is really good at. 3C has gotta go to Rask, don't think their will be a battle. Unless Rask takes the 2C spot? We have to many options at center, I think we should trade Nash in a player swap for a position of need like a right winger or defensemen.
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Let's let the guy come to camp before we give him a top 9 job. It's a great signing because he would seem to be at least a good ahl call up, with an unknown ceiling. I like it but it's premature to pencil him in anywhere.
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yeah just look at some of the other guys in the top 10 scoring, see Erik Christensen at #7
2 years ago Joakim Lindstrom was 2nd
2 years ago Joakim Lindstrom was 2nd
