Confirmed Signing with Link: [DAL] Dallas Stars sign Adam Cracknell

[JT Kreider]

One year deal per Stars Twitter.

#Stars sign RW Adam Cracknell to a one-year contract. DETAILS--> ******/2LPo301SQQC


Solid depth signing.

Had himself a pretty good half season in Vancouver last year.

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[dechire]

I'm not sure what the point is but it's two-way so whatever

 

[serp]

AHL depth i would imagine . Little chance he sees any time in the NHL.

 

[VanillaCoke]

He's very solid. Excellent depth and can fill in as a 4th liner with no noticeable drop off in level of play.

 

[Grazzy]

He was actually pretty good for us. I wouldn't have minded seeing him back on the team

 

[Troy McClure]

He is said to be a perfect fit for Travis Moen's seat in the press box.

 

[Mr Misty]

He's going to be in the AHL

 

[Hyack57]

I had no issues with Cracks during his time in Vancouver. He was a hustler and every shift he gave a good effort. He got lucky a few times due to his hard work and got a few goals. Good team first guy.

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

Good depth player with a great work ethic. He's not a great skater, but he gets the job done.

 

[Satan]

Perfect guy to call up to the team once Eaves inevitably gets hurt.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Not a bad 4th liner.

 

[Draiskull]

Crackadellic signing!!

In all honesty he isnt a very good player.

 

[Draiskull]

One year deal per Stars Twitter.

#Stars sign RW Adam Cracknell to a one-year contract. DETAILS--> ******/2LPo301SQQC


Solid depth signing.

Had himself a pretty good half season in Vancouver last year.

He got waived by VAN and couldnt crack the Oilers sad looking lineup down the stretch.

He will be on waivers soon enough.

 

[Oberyn]

Always liked him when he was on the Blues, good signing.

 

[Major Happy*]

Can he play D?

 

[Jumptheshark]

One year deal per Stars Twitter.

#Stars sign RW Adam Cracknell to a one-year contract. DETAILS--> ******/2LPo301SQQC


Solid depth signing.

Had himself a pretty good half season in Vancouver last year.

did not do much in edmonton

 

[Hyack57]

did not do much in edmonton

Neither did many of his teammates.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Neither did many of his teammates.

he still did less

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Decent depth guy. Good for injury sub duty on the 4th line.

Could do a lot worse.

 

[Spotty 2 Hotty]

Best part of this is all the responses to the Twitter post about this signing being about Ben Bishop, lol.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Well that's unexpected.

Good depth signing.

 

[Hansen]

Actually really wasn't a fan of him in Vancouver. Got a couple lucky goals which got him tons of 4th line time, but he effectively demolished any offensive plays made by McCann or the other 4th line kids with some talent, refused to pass the puck to Virtanen on the rush, and made the "safe" play that led to nothing 99.9% of the time.

 

[Magic Mittens]

Actually really wasn't a fan of him in Vancouver. Got a couple lucky goals which got him tons of 4th line time, but he effectively demolished any offensive plays made by McCann or the other 4th line kids with some talent, refused to pass the puck to Virtanen on the rush, and made the "safe" play that led to nothing 99.9% of the time.

Doubt he'll see much time in the NHL, and doubt he's worse than Moen

 

[thadd]

He did nothing in Edmonton last year. I certainly hopes for the sake of Stars fan that this is just an AHL signing.

 

[LT]

He did nothing in Edmonton last year. I certainly hopes for the sake of Stars fan that this is just an AHL signing.

It is. We needed another veteran done there.

He is, at absolute best, probably 16th on the depth chart.

Benn, Seguin, Sharp, Janmark, Spezza, Nichushkin, Hemsky, Faksa, Roussel, Eakin, Ritchie, and Eaves all seem to be locks. That's 12.

Then we've got McKenzie, Dickinson, and Shore - three young guys who have performed well in the AHL, two of whom have had some NHL time.

And then we've got Travis Morin, Justin Dowling, Brendan Ranford, and a handful of other AHLers and raw prospects. This is the group I'd put Cracknell in, especially considering Nill is in charge of the roster call-ups, not Ruff.

If we move a defender out, Cracknell might sit up in the NHL as the 14th forward, but more so that our youngsters are getting ice time in the AHL as opposed to sitting in the press box.

I don't expect him to play more than a couple dozen games at most this season, barring some crazy injuries.