Confirmed with Link: Lightning sign Calvin De Haan | 1 year, $775k AAV

[Zwui21]

De Haan coming to Tampa!

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[Point21]

That saved this shitty offseason

 

[MattM92]

There is that bottom 4 LHD. Great signing.

Hedman - Perbix
Sergachev - Cernak
de Haan - Bogosian
Fleury/Raddysh

That is a hell of a lot better than forcing Raddysh or Fleury to play regular minutes for a full season next to Bogo.

 

[ccman68]

makes no difference but hopefully people can stop bitching about the defense now

 

[LightningStrikes]

Solid signing. Veteran, gritty.



Of note though: 84 hits would have ranked 6th among all Lightning defensemen last season, 4th prorated.

 

[These Are The Days]

Absolutely clutch signing.

 

[Master P]

But I thought free agency was over?

 

[Todd1a]

How did Myers get paid more then him lol

 

[LightningStrikes]

How did Myers get paid more then him lol

I am still baffled by that signing…

 

[FinnLightning26]

How did Myers get paid more then him lol

It was such a bad decision and everyone knew it.

 

[Zwui21]

 

[DistantThunderRep]

I don't like this signing. The only reason I don't like it is because it goes against the bitching and whining of the board.

 

[JTBF81]

There is that bottom 4 LHD. Great signing.

Hedman - Perbix
Sergachev - Cernak
de Haan - Bogosian
Fleury/Raddysh

That is a hell of a lot better than forcing Raddysh or Fleury to play regular minutes for a full season next to Bogo.

Except Raddysh is already ahead of Bogo, or should be. He played a good amount down the stretch and in the playoffs, so Raddysh should start at 3RD and Bogo as the #7.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Very happy with this one.

 

[Stammertime91]

Good signing. I was going to say CDH but didn't have that conviction like Cole from last summer so I didn't.

We still need a middle 6 winger somehow.

 

[FinnLightning26]

I don't like this signing. The only reason I don't like it is because it goes against the bitching and whining of the board.

He f***ing sucks, ok?

 

[MattM92]

Except Raddysh is already ahead of Bogo, or should be. He played a good amount down the stretch and in the playoffs, so Raddysh should start at 3RD and Bogo as the #7.

Doesn't really work that way though. Has Raddysh ever played the right side? You don't really just pick your top 6 defensemen and then pair them up 1-2, 3-4, 5-6.

 

[Rschmitz]

Not a huge fan of his but he’s LD and an upgrade

 

[JTBF81]

Doesn't really work that way though. Has Raddysh ever played the right side? You don't really just pick your top 6 defensemen and then pair them up 1-2, 3-4, 5-6.

Uh, Raddysh played the right side all last year.

 

[MattM92]

Uh, Raddysh played the right side all last year.

Derp, you're right. Been too long lol

I'd be fine with Raddysh playing ahead of Bogo on RD3. Still love that de Haan signing to shore up the bottom 4, slots people in better.

 

[Rschmitz]

Not a huge fan of his but he’s LD and an upgrade

Derp, you're right. Been too long lol

I'd be fine with Raddysh playing ahead of Bogo on RD3. Still love that de Haan signing to shore up the bottom 4, slots people in better.

Bogo is also chronically injured and plays a very different style, I think it works out great with him and Raddysh sharing the load.

 

[Sky04]

He's not better than Cole who people were bitching about last year.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Depth is always a good thing

 

[Stammertime91]

He's not better than Cole who people were bitching about last year.

Maybe not but better than Fleury is the standard.

 

[Todd1a]

It was such a bad decision and everyone knew it.

If Myers was on this FA market could he get a one way contract offer for 775 k or just a two way deal?