guymez
The Seldom Seen Kid
- Mar 3, 2004
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Referencing Lucic was only to point out that he wasnt a lot older when he hit the wall.
I don't hate Toby Reider. I despise his play this year. There is no board work, no grit, no creativity (save from one pass), and no interior work at all. He is a dump in, perimeter player whose tenacity is abondoned way too early as he just doesn't engage.
Why I feel this way is the same reason in pissed about the Strome trade. Ok, the guy wasnt scoring, but to me he looked like he'd mold into the quintessential 3rd line shutdown centre with some offence. And master the PK.
I had that same thought with Toby. But what the hell has he done on the PK? He has STUNK this year. Period.
I cannot understand the logic behind even contemplating resigning him. Unless I'm so far off base and his injury is ongoing and derrimental. But IMO I doubt it.
I'm curious though, what attributes do you and others see other than thinking he'll bounce back, to warrant another contract here?
I think you are vastly overstating Rieder and his deficiencies. I am not defending his play this season (he has been disconnected far too often) but he looks very much like a player that has lost his confidence.
He looks nothing like the player I have seen in recent years.
So with that I look at an opportunity for him to bounce back and be better next season. His history suggests thats a more likely reality. I put more value on 4 years of history with other teams than I do with one bad season on this team.
I think thats a much more balanced way of looking at this player.
if the team can sign him for under $1M for a 2 year term then they should do it.
I think its a smart move. Alternatively they can heavily weight this season and decide that its more representative of the player. It wouldnt surprise me if the team did that because thats the kind of thing bad teams do.