But but we don't negotiate during the season...
From a freelance MTL reporter:
https://twitter.com/Stormin1Norman/status/319214074124726273
Stormin Norman @Stormin1Norman
#Habs are still working on signing #UND Danny Kristo and I'm being told it will get done but as we know nothing is done until its done #NHL
Should we panic if he doesnt sign before AHL season ends?
We should trade him for a vet on his last legs, because that's the only way to win the cup.
People want to make comparisons to NHL level talent. I'd start with Kadri. They were basically equal in output & level of play in 2010 juniors.
Leaf fans will wonder what is taking Kristo so long (& baulk at the comparison) but Kadri hasn't really been a recognizable force until the beginning of this season on January 19th, 2013. Also Kristo wanted to honour North Dakota & had personal stake in doing so. It's not like Kristo is perhaps that much further away from his dominance debut versus Kadri. It could be in 6 months....maybe.
We should trade him for a vet on his last legs, because that's the only way to win the cup.
The kid past up a 300k AHL contract to stay in UND. Why? He felt passion and love for UND. Me? I would have left in a picosecond and banked the cash knowing I could be injured during any game at the age of 21... with no recourse. Here we are. Maybe Danny, who is no fool, is contemplating if we deserve that type of loyalty. Do we?
LOL. 300k? Are you kidding? More like 30k?
I'm sure his life was way better in College than being with the Bulldogs. His team at UND was even playing in the greatest arena in North America.
I don't think 30k is right for a 3 year deal... I could be wrong.
I don't think 30k is right for a 3 year deal... I could be wrong.
30k per year. 90k total. Maybe a little bit more, like 45k?
If you really think he would had a 300k deal over 3 years, then you're wrong my friend.
Fair enough. I should have pointed out that I base the assessment solely based on production output. My badI don't see the Kadri comparison as Kristo isn't a center and his game is based on speed and his shot. Kadri is more of a playmaker/distributer and plays like a poor man's Giroux, whereas Kristo is more of a poor man's Kessel with a little grit sprinkled into his game.
dont know how this got overlooked but just want to echo this
I'm thinking we need to bring him to MTL now.
We're looking at Mike Blunden playing our next game...which is never that great a situation to be in.
Most importantly, we're looking at a situation where if we lose 1 of Gio/Ryder/Patches/BGally to injury, it's either a possibly out of gas Galchenyuk playing in our top 6 or...gasp...Moen? Prust? in the top 6.
Bourque, even if he's progressing, will need probably 2 weeks to get into game shape.
We can use Danny Kristo.
The thing is we need a scoring winger (3rd line for Kristo, obviously) to force Therrien to use a 4th line of Moen/Armstrong/White/whoeverelseshouldbeonthe4thline instead of tossing one of them onto the 2nd or 3rd line wing to fill in a spot. We've been so much more effective in the games where our top 9 is filled with top 9 players. Sounds obvious, but it's rarely something we've been able to see in recent years and have a chance to really have it for once.