That's a terrible offer by BM. Underpaid for sure...AAV 1.533 per Friedmann.
He held out for that???????
No kidding. Murray is the best in the league at drafting and developing IMO and then also the best at contract talks. He always has a plan B, C and D. Basically when you look at all the really decent/good forwards he's moved out over the years, I always think it's gonna bite him in the butt however it never seems to because he's always got 3 or 4 guys ready to come up from the farm. It's pretty amazing really. He holds all the cards because he can replace virtually all of the team at any given point with a guy who's ready. He has his core and everyone else is interchangeable. Simply brilliant. I don't think he gets the recognition he's deserved for so many solid years. Definitely a top 4 GM for the last decade IMO.AAV 1.533 per Friedmann.
He held out for that???????
Holds out and this is the contract he signs
Got a assist in today's game but got hurt. Damn damn damn injuries when will they stop.
It was rather stupid that it seemed some people thought just letting a 22 year old power forward walk who had been walking on his skating and fitness all off-season was the correct way forward.Some of us have been saying it for a long time now; people were writing off Ritchie way too quickly. I was very worried, and honestly expecting, Murray was going to trade him this offseason. Glad he didn't. He may never be a Lucic type player, but even if he stays the player he's been this season; those type of players have a great deal of value.
That's fair. I think the Ritchie-Rico-Kase line is pretty streaky in general though, which may be a result of Henrique's tendency to run hot/cold offensively... Idk. I'd like to see them with Getzlaf for a stretch. Go with Nick-Getz-Kase and maybe Raks-Rico-Silf or something like that.I'll believe it when he's kept this up fairly consistently for the rest of the season. It wouldn't be the first time he's appeared to have picked it up for a few games and then disappears faster than a fart in the Sahara.
The difference to me is this year he looks faster and quicker out there. Everything comes easier when you are faster and quicker. That was exactly why in the past I didnt have much hope for him because I thought he was so slow he was a liability winning and controlling pucks.I'll believe it when he's kept this up fairly consistently for the rest of the season. It wouldn't be the first time he's appeared to have picked it up for a few games and then disappears faster than a fart in the Sahara.
I'll believe it when he's kept this up fairly consistently for the rest of the season. It wouldn't be the first time he's appeared to have picked it up for a few games and then disappears faster than a fart in the Sahara.