Confirmed with Link: Jan Rutta 3 years $8.25m

[Peat]

Rutta is a really expensive bottom pair defenseman. This is Hextall's Jack Johnson.

Except for being a far less onerous contract and not having a history of really bad, sure.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Watching as much video as possible, he is a much better skater than I thought. Looks like he can passably move the puck when asked instead of being a strict stay at home.

I don’t dislike it as much as yesterday.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Still laugh at people who hate on Ruh. Dude is what he is and is paid accordingly. He's offered tremendous value vs what he's paid for.

He's paid to be a very good depth D-man not gifted #6 every game use. Maybe the umptenth time people recognize the difference. In his second stint as such has provided the same results. Nothing.

 

[SomeDude]

He's the Rutta that's going to get this ship back on course.

It works better if you picture Sully saying it with his Masshole accent.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

He's paid to be a very good depth D-man not gifted #6 every game use. Maybe the umptenth time people recognize the difference. In his second stint as such has provided the same results. Nothing.

A non-eventful (meaning he doesn't give up chances or create them) Dman at 800k is actually a good thing to have on your roster

 

[Peat]

He's the Rutta that's going to get this ship back on course.

It works better if you picture Sully saying it with his Masshole accent.

See the way I'd pronounce Rutta, I think of him more as a replacement for Ian Cole with the media.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

See the way I'd pronounce Rutta, I think of him more as a replacement for Ian Cole with the media.

I don't think anyone can fill the hole like Ian Cole....

...I'll see myself out

 

[Ugene Magic]

A non-eventful (meaning he doesn't give up chances or create them) Dman at 800k is actually a good thing to have on your roster

Right, but he's a spare part, not "The Piece" that you can't do without game in and game out.

 

[TimmyD]

Yeah Ruh’s value comes from the fact that he can sit out for 50 games straight and then step onto the ice and not really look out of place on the bottom pair. But there is a reason he sits out those 50 games straight lol

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Yeah, as long as this is the first step to re-vamp the d-corps then I'm cool with it.

 

[Andy99]

Yeah Ruh’s value comes from the fact that he can sit out for 50 games straight and then step onto the ice and not really look out of place on the bottom pair. But there is a reason he sits out those 50 games straight lol

Hot take: after Letang and Math, Ruh was our third best Dman during the regular season last year…not saying he will be this coming season, but he doesn’t get the credit here that he deserves…

 

[Tender Rip]

I kinda like this signing. More so if it means Petts is traded, because then we’d improve while shedding cap.

 

[HandshakeLine]

He's the Rutta that's going to get this ship back on course.

It works better if you picture Sully saying it with his Masshole accent.

 

[Harvey Birdman]

I don't think anyone can fill the hole like Ian Cole....

...I'll see myself out

He is good at filling things in prime time.

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

Sad to see Rutta leave the Bolts. A steady defenseman who can play on the top pairing or anchor his own pairing. Decent size, good skater, and decent puck handler/passer. Give him back to the Bolts and take bonehead instead!

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Sad to see Rutta leave the Bolts. A steady defenseman who can play on the top pairing or anchor his own pairing. Decent size, good skater, and decent puck handler/passer. Give him back to the Bolts and take bonehead instead!

Who is bonehead?

 

[Rakell67]

Who is bonehead?

Sullivan?

 

[jmelm]

If we were to add Miller, I'm sure there will be plenty of opportunity to see him as a scoring line center without moving Malkin to W.

Agreed. Let's f**king get him here already!

 

[Night Shift]

Sad to see Rutta leave the Bolts. A steady defenseman who can play on the top pairing or anchor his own pairing. Decent size, good skater, and decent puck handler/passer. Give him back to the Bolts and take bonehead instead!

Hedman?

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

Bonehead is Sergachev.....sometimes plays great, then makes bonehead plays, and TB signed him for 8.5

Rutta is solid, not known for bonehead plays.....

 

[Night Shift]

Sounds like the perfect partner for ty smith

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I like Rutta and even Gudas and would have liked either here for the same reason Rutta was signed for - toughness.

I think it's close to what Cole was and he adds an element that I have been saying the D was missing for a while.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Agreed. Let's f**king get him here already!

What do you think we'd need to give up? I don't even know if we have the assets. It'd have to be prospects Allvin covets from his time here.

The first, POJ, and Blueger?

I hate the thought of losing Blue, but I think we will given he wouldn't resign here knowing teams will offer him a greater role.

 

[jmelm]

What do you think we'd need to give up? I don't even know if we have the assets. It'd have to be prospects Allvin covets from his time here.

The first, POJ, and Blueger?

I hate the thought of losing Blue, but I think we will given he wouldn't resign here knowing teams will offer him a greater role.

I wouldn't care at all about losing Blueger (have to think one of DOC, Poehling or Zohorna could fill that role) in general, but especially not concerned if we're bringing in someone else like a Miller or Kadri who can play C.

POJ would be of minimal interest to VAN because they have a kid Jack Rathbone who they really like and will almost certainly be their 3rd pairing LD. I can only guess that Marino was not an option at the end of the day because of cap space and not being able to find a taker for Myers yet.

So with that said, and depending whether they still like Sam Poulin or not:

Blueger + Kapanen + Poulin + 2023 1st + 2023 2nd

And if they don't love Poulin, that deal wouldn't cut it and it would have to be Pickering instead.

And in order to a deal like that, they would still have to move out money (likely one of Poolman, Dickenson, or Pearson), which is maybe why if there's a deal to be had there, it hasn't happened yet.

 

[Turin]

I wouldn't care at all about losing Blueger (have to think one of DOC, Poehling or Zohorna could fill that role) in general, but especially not concerned if we're bringing in someone else like a Miller or Kadri who can play C.

POJ would be of minimal interest to VAN because they have a kid Jack Rathbone who they really like and will almost certainly be their 3rd pairing LD. I can only guess that Marino was not an option at the end of the day because of cap space and not being able to find a taker for Myers yet.

So with that said, and depending whether they still like Sam Poulin or not:

Blueger + Kapanen + Poulin + 2023 1st + 2023 2nd

And if they don't love Poulin, that deal wouldn't cut it and it would have to be Pickering instead.

And in order to a deal like that, they would still have to move out money (likely one of Poolman, Dickenson, or Pearson), which is maybe why if there's a deal to be had there, it hasn't happened yet.

Sir, this is a Rutta