No-risk signing; either helps or nets us a 2nd or 3rd at the deadline. And we need RW. No reason to be mad here.
wouldn't jagr have been just about the same?
wouldn't jagr have been just about the same?
What are our lines looking like?
Jagr probably would've cost a lot more and would've want some guarantee of playing time.
Jagr's too much of a niche player at this point. You need to tailor his line and your line-up around his needs.
meh rather jagr.
doubt he would be holding out for more money at this point when he is almost begging for a gig. stafford isn't that much faster then jagr either.
Throwing some spaghetti against a wall:
Hall-Henrique-Palmieri
Johansson-Hischier-Stafford
Quenneville/Blandisi-Zacha-Noesen
Wood-Boyle-Lappin/Speers/Hayes
I think it was mentioned that JQ could slide over to RW, but certainly I think there's going to be a lot of experimentation.
I guess this quashes my Brian Gionta pipe dream
I've always liked Stafford, and the Zajac college connection is pretty cool.
With the BC group (Wood, Boyle, Hayes, Schneider), the UND guys (Zajac and Stafford), and the duos from juniors (Hall/Henrique and McLeod/Bastian), Shero is building some serious morale. Talk about team togetherness. Everyone's got a boy on the squad.