Larry Brooks: John Moore signs one-year deal at $850,500

[RangerBoy]

Moore would be hurting himself by holding out. He needed to be in camp on time. Ready to go from day one.

 

[Thirty One]

J Moore seemed pretty young to me, how many other 22 year old defenders played last year, I mean like really played, like more than 60 games or so?

Seems like short of some of the more recent top D draft picks, there could not have been that many other his age "full time" NHL defenders.

37 d-men 23 or younger played in 60 or more games. http://www.hockey-reference.com/pla...4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=games_played

 

[E-Train]

he was 23 going on 24.

That's this season. Last year he was 22 and turned 23 in November. Hope to see him improve this year. If not, he's probably gone, possibly dealt in season.

 

[Off Sides]

37 d-men 23 or younger played in 60 or more games. http://www.hockey-reference.com/pla...4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=games_played

Pretty good list of young defenders there. Many drafted top 10 or so.

Moore belongs on the lower end

In order to keep up he'll have to improve, yet by the looks of that list, lots of those players still have some to learn at least defensively.

 

[Inferno]

i remember at one time hearing repeatedly how Chris Kreider was going to bust because of how hockey stupid he is.

Tell me, how do you think this team looks w/o him going into next season.

Hockey IQ is often used as "the reason" a player stinks when you cant easily point to something.

hes not fast enough, or hes not big enough.

cant use those reasons? he must be hockey dumb.

sometimes, its just because a kid hasnt quite figured his role out, his own abilities, etc.

I dont think John Moore is hockey stupid. Ive seen plenty of players that are obviously dumb as can be on the ice...ive seen Ryan Callahan make some very very VERY dumb blind passes that come back the other way, but because hes willing to dive in front of pucks head first nobody calls him hockey stupid...

I think John Moore is a solid 3rd pairing defenseman. And if he figures out everything he could potentially be a 2nd pair defenseman.

 

[NYR Viper]

Last year John Moore lost weight going into Training Camp by recommendation of the Rangers so that his speed would increase. When he did that, he realized he was behind as far as strength when fighting for pucks in the corners, etc. I expect a better John Moore this year with another off-season of training.

 

[offdacrossbar]

this kid has a great stride. smooth and effortless. another guy whos faster with the puck. wheels like that have big time value.

he has a good low hard shot and the ability to play 2 way in all zones.

hes young and hes learning. defensively hes inconsistent which is what most young players are. he sat in the scf some and was passed over on shifts but we were trailing so that expected.

hes one of my "breakout" guys this year along with kreider and hagelin. all 3 of these guys are "core" players and will make great strides this season. john moore has the ability to score 5-8 goals for this team if he gets any pp time at all.

a great bargain for an effective player with upside.

 

[LGRDunDunDunDunDa]

What's the $500 for? A party to celebarte with his new teammate?

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

MDZ is better.

 

[Beer League Sniper]

MDZ is an inconsistent headcase. What does that have to do with John Moore?

 

[eco's bones]

I thought DZ was going to turn into a great player but his game was going nowhere. Too big a contract for a player that much of a liability in his own end.

The Rangers have control of Moore's future. He's not costing them much. With his current contract the Rangers can afford to let him keep developing for at least another couple years. For now he's a very acceptable 3rd pairing defenseman.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

That John Moore? He's an alright guy. Good to have him for another year at almost no cost