End of the Month Free Agent Signing Grades

[mikeyfan]

What are your thought about how well the Free Agents we have signed have performed so far? I have included all Free agents including our own that we resigned. It may be too early in the season, (9) Games but the 1st month is over so let's see how you rate them.

Bunting - 2G, 4A -2 8 PIM Think he found a home with KK and Necas
Staal - 1G, 3A, -3 4 PIM We know what we are getting here.
Lemieux - 1G, 0A, -2 , 31 PIM Doing what we signed him to do.

Orlov - 0G, 3A, -10, 18 PIM Big Disappointment so far
TDA - 0G, 4A, -5, 12 PIM - Another Disappointment to me.

Andersen - 3W, 0L 0 so, 3.38 GAA, .875 SV% Worry about Injury.
Raanta - 2W, 1L, 1SO, 3.06 GAA, .867 SV% Seems to have found his game in his last start.

I know it's still early in the season, but Orlov has disappointed me with his play. We can only hope he gets comfortable with Rod's System, otherwise, I can see him being a Trade Deadline trade possibility.

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[Anton Dubinchuk]

Both D have looked good paired with someone else.

Bunting is a slightly better Noesen. Which is great because Noesen fits perfectly with our skill guys from a fit perspective, the issue was always just that, you know, Noesen was in your top 6.

Lemieux is a perfectly good 13.

Calling the rest “FA signings” is weird. They are returning players.