The fact that this means No rutta on the bottom pair is HUGE.
Confirmed with Link: Lightning sign RD Kevin Shattenkirk | 1 year, $1.75M
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Rutta is for sure going to be playing over Coburn at some point this year and you can quote me on that. Cooper is a very easy coach to understand after all.
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Well it happened in last years playoffs already. And Burner was on rotation during the reg too. Then again as the occasional #6 it doesn’t really matter who we put there (Coburn, Rutta, Schenn, Witko or somebody from the Crunch) as long as we figure out our final top-6 combinations until the playoffs.Dont say this....
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This is a fantastic move for this season. We have the money to spend, it's a one year deal, so it's practically no risk with potential for solid upside.
Basically the complete opposite of what Florida did signing Strals for $16.5m over 3 years. He can help that team, but really the absolute best case scenario is that his plus justifies that contract -- and that seems really unlikely.
With Shattenkirk, we could easily get a lot more than we're paying for. And if not, the money's not really wasted, if for no other reason than veteran depth on D.
Basically the complete opposite of what Florida did signing Strals for $16.5m over 3 years. He can help that team, but really the absolute best case scenario is that his plus justifies that contract -- and that seems really unlikely.
With Shattenkirk, we could easily get a lot more than we're paying for. And if not, the money's not really wasted, if for no other reason than veteran depth on D.
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40m contract vs. 1.75m contract.... Proof that JBB is a better negotiator than Yzerman.
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Still waiting for that Point bridge deal
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I hope Rutta is qualified for one more trip to Syracuse. Otherwise, waive him.
I love this signing because it gives us depth to rest and rotate on D while keeping our guys healthy. Schenn and Shatty will make a huge difference when it comes to fresh legs in April and May, something for some reason Cooper hasn't figured out ever.
I love this signing because it gives us depth to rest and rotate on D while keeping our guys healthy. Schenn and Shatty will make a huge difference when it comes to fresh legs in April and May, something for some reason Cooper hasn't figured out ever.
Why should we take Sergachev off the PP in favor of Shattenkirk? Sergachev got 1 minute less last year and had 1 less point. The year before in less PP time on ice he had more PP points. Sergachev needs more PP time not less. Shattenkirk isn't very good on the PP more, he isn't very good in general. He can still skate with the puck and make a pass but Sergachev does both of those things better. Even with Sergachevs struggles defensively he's better than Shattenkirk there too. Shattenkirk isn't even better than Coburn at this point, he can rebound and be but going off of last year Shattenkirk is barely our 6th best, Schenn had a very strong finish to the year. I don't expect much from Shattenkirk and hope he doesn't take top 4 minutes from anyone.
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After Point breaks the league and makes everyone rage quit. He's at lower case f right now i.e JfBB
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I'm pretty sure this dude is gonna get slotted next to Hedman. If Cernak and Sergachev don't progress then who else is left?
Good deal and still a good player. TB made out good. It’s like a low premium insurance policy that has the potential to pay out some nice dividends.
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At 1.75 , i'll take him on the team every day of the week . Low ridk high reward , even more so if he's motivated enough to try to put his terrible seasons with NYR behind him . He will be a perfect fit on a second Dpair , even if he's not the player that he was with St-Louis, at the very least Shattenkirk still have a good shot and his hockey IQ is still there.
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Counterpoint - he was added to a fairly stacked Caps team and looked like shit. Small sample, but it still stands.
I think his role with us is actually smaller though. He was looked at as about a #3 then. We're looking at him as something like a #6, who can give us some bonus puck-moving on the bottom pair.
Also, defensemen TDL acquisitions often don't work out well, particularly the offensively inclined ones.
But really, it's about expectations. We likely didn't just acquire a 40 point defenseman for peanuts. But hopefully we got a guy who can move the puck to out forwards with speed when games get tough, and maybe put up 25 ES points while playing sheltered minutes. (I know he's primarily a PP specialist, but that doesn't mean he can't be an above average 5v5 PMD.)
Finally, our entire left side is built of babysitters. We can afford to take a risk on his poor defensive abilities.
Counter counterpoint - he still put up impressive offensive numbers despite being in a new system. His shortcomings are something we can hide very well, because we can pair him with several guys who play well away from the puck.
