Just a crazy uncle you wish would skip family gatherings.So the Islanders traded future considerations to the Red Wings, which traded future considerations to the Rangers for Marc Staal.
So the Islanders owe us future considerations...so consider us your daddy
Why?
In the deal that sent Theo Fleury to the Avalanche as a rental, the future considerations ended up being Regehr and the 2nd rounder used to pick Stoll. Other than that, probably one of the deals Vegas made to take/not take a certain player in the expansion draft.What was the highest value of a " future consideration "
How many games did he play for the wings to show?He's such a weird player. He'd show flashes of top six skill, even had a physical side, but just never seemed able to translate that flash into production.
He's the type of guy who could equally end up scoring 20 goals in the league or being sent to the AHL for the entire season.
A player for a potential taxi squad spot?
Can Red Wing or Leaf fans give a short scouting report?
a few possibilities why.
depth? Body for taxi squad/reserve? Lou drafted him in TOR?
Its a fancy way of saying nothingHow do you decide the future considerations?
He's such a weird player. He'd show flashes of top six skill, even had a physical side, but just never seemed able to translate that flash into production.
He's the type of guy who could equally end up scoring 20 goals in the league or being sent to the AHL for the entire season.
Yup.Even fringe NHL players are really good at hockey, example #5492.
Yup.
I grew up playing with Aaron Asham on my team every second year, and he honestly dominated at a level not see around my parts at the time. He would regularly have 5-8 point nights at the AAA Bantam level. He makes the NHL and has to earn his living as a scrapper and 4th line checking roll. Insane.
Its a fancy way of saying nothing
A damn-good 4th liner, though, considering that he had a 15 year career playing with the best in the world! I'd call that a successful hockey career.
His fight on St Patty's day (where Barnaby cried) was literally right in front of me, the one time I managed to get seats on the glass. It was glorious.Happy time was every time he punched Barnabys face
I think he'd be hard-pressed to score 20 goals in the NHL, particularly since he'd need significant powerplay time and top 6 minutes to do so. He certainly is a polarizing player though, as you said, and his skill is obvious but rarely translates to finding the back of the net.
For those of you looking for a scouting report - this is a player who was highly touted as a playmaker with exceptional passing and vision in junior, who put up decent, not outstanding numbers in the AHL - though he was a key contributor in the Marlies' Calder Cup Championship. At the NHL level though we've only seen him in a 4th line role with offense-starved linemates. He's someone who's had to play at 110% every game in order to keep his head above water in the NHL and to keep his roster spot and there were some nights when I confused him with Trevor Moore, a similarly built energy player.
Here's a great example of the high-end skill scouts saw in junior: Nitro sneaks the puck back into the zone during a sloppy line change by the Oilers, draws three backcheckers' attention (including McDavid) and threads the needle to Gauthier on a perfect seam pass to increase the Leafs' lead. IF Nitro is able to put it all together then I'd hope to see more chances for him to show off this awesome playmaking ability. Realistically though, I just don't see him beating out enough guys to get that chance.
And Johnston, Komarov, Wahlstrom, Bellows, Czarnik and Greer. Too much competitionAll he has to do is beat Dal Colle.