Confirmed with Link: Lightning sign L Chris Kunitz (1 year, $2M AAV)

[LightningStrikes]

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[TeslaCoilFan]

Since it's just for one year... Eh, whatever.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Low risk, medium reward.

 

[RDTBay4]

Pretty decent addition to the bottom 6.

 

[Outl4w]

Paquette Callahan Kunitz the old sandpaper line.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Needed a RW not a left. Seem a bit overloaded on that side especially if Point is the 3C, Palat, Namestnikov, Killorn, Kunitz, Paquette means no Erne unless he moves to the right.

 

[Steazy Doo]

Maybe he'll push Brown out of the lineup. Makes us better.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Needed a RW not a left. Seem a bit overloaded on that side especially if Point is the 3C, Palat, Namestnikov, Killorn, Kunitz, Paquette means no Erne unless he moves to the right.

Jagr is available.

 

[Magic Man]

Why do the Lightning keep singing their names? It would make more sense to sign them. They could use a player a like this.

 

[Leonardo87]

Why do the Lightning keep singing their names? It would make more sense to sign them. They could use a player a like this.

Tampa is going into the American Idol business.

 

[DFC]

This reeks of Cooper.

Yzerman: "The league is getting younger and faster."

Cooper: "Hmmm... Get me older and slower. #Genius."

 

[Steazy Doo]

This reeks of Cooper.

Yzerman: "The league is getting younger and faster."

Cooper: "Hmmm... Get me older and slower. #Genius."

Hardly. Yzerman loves Kunitz, picked him over MSL in 2014 for Team Canada. I still remember his glowing endorsement.

I'm actually surprised to see you so against such a non-consequential move. If anything, it'll push some of those guys who are "too comfortable" like Brown or Paquette out of the lineup. At least Kunitz has some offense to his game. Brown hasn't been bringing speed or sandpaper going on two years.

 

[Sky04]

hahahahah

 

[The Gongshow]

Nice we added top 6 depth....oh wait

 

[Steazy Doo]

hahahahah

Lmao, hopefully he was gassed at the end of a long shift.

 

[DFC]

Hardly. Yzerman loves Kunitz, picked him over MSL in 2014 for Team Canada. I still remember his glowing endorsement.

I'm actually surprised to see you so against such a non-consequential move. If anything, it'll push some of those guys who are "too comfortable" like Brown or Paquette out of the lineup. At least Kunitz has some offense to his game.

We all know the circumstances around that. Yzerman wanted MSL, was out-voted. Kunitz was there to play with Crosby. And hey, if we'd just signed Kunitz in 2013, I wouldn't have much problem with it.

Again, it's money spent that doesn't address a need. I guess maybe we can hope for a trade that makes sense. Otherwise, we're heading into this season with a team that might be worse than the one that didn't make the playoffs last year.

 

[Sky04]

Lmao, hopefully he was gassed at the end of a long shift.

Maybe he ate a big burrito before the game too, this looks worse some beer league shifts.

 

[wxkid23]

Lmao, hopefully he was gassed at the end of a long shift.

37 years old

 

[Sky04]

We all know the circumstances around that. Yzerman wanted MSL, was out-voted. Kunitz was there to play with Crosby. And hey, if we'd just signed Kunitz in 2013, I wouldn't have much problem with it.

Again, it's money spent that doesn't address a need. I guess maybe we can hope for a trade that makes sense. Otherwise, we're heading into this season with a team that might be worse than the one that didn't make the playoffs last year.

Eh the one thing I can see is that he's not signing long term deals, Kucherov/Point raises in 2 years and the 2019 UFA class is insane, that's when you want to use your $$$. The only thing is that we have to make do for the next 2 years.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Jagr is available.

If we plan on trading a few players than sure, we are getting a bit stacked at forward.

For a 3rd/4th line guy we could do worse, he'll pot 10-15, hit and make us a bit harder to play against. Weren't people complaining we were too easy to play last year?

 

[Steazy Doo]

We all know the circumstances around that. Yzerman wanted MSL, was out-voted. Kunitz was there to play with Crosby. And hey, if we'd just signed Kunitz in 2013, I wouldn't have much problem with it.

Again, it's money spent that doesn't address a need. I guess maybe we can hope for a trade that makes sense. Otherwise, we're heading into this season with a team that might be worse than the one that didn't make the playoffs last year.

I'm aware. I'm just saying we know Yzerman is a big fan of his.

Any needs that should be addressed weren't going to be addressed via free agency. We all knew this. This is a move that does make us a tiny bit better, if only because it knocks JT or Cedric out of the lineup. Not a need, but it doesn't hurt.

 

[Hockeyfan02]

I don't hate it if he's on the 3rd/4th line the majority of the time.

 

[Sky04]

If we plan on trading a few players than sure, we are getting a bit stacked at forward.

For a 3rd/4th line guy we could do worse, he'll pot 10-15, hit and make us a bit harder to play against. Weren't people complaining we were too easy to play last year?

He had 11 goals in the season + playoffs combined... this was on the 1st/2nd/3rd lines with Malkin and Crosby.. unless you glue him to Kucherov I wouldn't bet on over 10 goals.

Harder to play against? in what way, he's a liability out there now a days with his footspeed. His #1 center Malkin was a +18 and Crosby was a +17 last year and Kunitz ended up even, when seperated from a guy who drives possession he was absymal for on ice goal differential, at least Morrow was known for decent defensive game, Kunitz is one-dimensional and he sucks at that also.

 

[Volodya Krutov]

Paquette Callahan Kunitz the old sandpaper line.

Dat line tho.

 

[DFC]

Eh the one thing I can see is that he's not signing long term deals, Kucherov/Point raises in 2 years and the 2019 UFA class is insane, that's when you want to use your $$$. The only thing is that we have to make do for the next 2 years.

Yeah, I didn't want to give out long term deals either. But we've spent $5m on players that are unlikely to help any of our glaring needs from last year.

I guess if Kunitz was the only guy who'd answer the phone for Yzerman, I get it.