Former Bruins Nick Ritchie III

[Blowfish]

There has to be a team that's interested in him.

I hope he lands in Calgary...Cool to see him play with his brother.

 

[Flannelman]

I hope he lands in Calgary...Cool to see him play with his brother.

it does seem like the year for brothers

 

[TCB]

There has to be a team that's interested in him.

Toronto

 

[kjpm]

So I guess false alarm on that KPD tweet from this morning?

No offense to Big Nick but thank God lol. Wish him well but two lifeless playoffs were more than enough for me.

 

[inactive user]

Honestly I’m surprised he hasn’t been signed yet. Has Nick just been asleep this entire time still thinking he received his QO?

 

[Blowfish]

Honestly I’m surprised he hasn’t been signed yet. Has Nick just been asleep this entire time still thinking he received his QO?

Teams won't be fooled by his stats but it appears Nick is?

Most likely expecting to much $$$ ....

 

[rocketdan9]

Teams won't be fooled by his stats but it appears Nick is?

Most likely expecting to much $$$ ....

Agreed

He can probably get 2.5m per (guess). But wants 3.5m per?

Cizikas also unsigned

 

[Almanil]

If he would be playing like in the beginning of the last season, he would be worth the 3,5m. As it stands that would be too much for him even though I like him.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

His PP time on one of the best PP unit in the league inflated his stats.

Laziest tough guy in the league.

A 1M/1y player to me.

 

[LSCII]

His PP time on one of the best PP unit in the league inflated his stats.

Laziest tough guy in the league.

A 1M/1y player to me.

Exactly.

 

[DarrenBanks56]

wont miss him.
blidh wouldve been a better option against the islanders than this floater.

 

[Riverfront]

Have seen him play since junior hockey. What you see is what you get. Has played this style of hockey since
16 years old. Big, strong left winger with good hockey IQ. Best comparable would be Patrick Maroon.
Has perhaps 1 or 2 years left as an NHL regular.

 

[Dr Hook]

Have seen him play since junior hockey. What you see is what you get. Has played this style of hockey since
16 years old. Big, strong left winger with good hockey IQ. Best comparable would be Patrick Maroon.
Has perhaps 1 or 2 years left as an NHL regular.

He's Pat Maroon without Maroon's energy. Not that the guy is a dynamo, but compared to Nick he is, which is why he is still playing regularly at 33 and Nick, like you say, has 1 or 2 years left before he's a good AHL signing for a team that needs emergency depth.

 

[Blowfish]

Agreed

He can probably get 2.5m per (guess). But wants 3.5m per?

Cizikas also unsigned

Cizikas is puzzling....probably asking too much as well.

 

[inactive user]

Cizikas is puzzling....probably asking too much as well.

Wonder how much he's asking for. Probably trying to get maximum term as well and Islanders are hesitant.

 

[bb74]

If he just had 15% faster footspeed he would be a 5M+ a year player on 30/20 production IMO. Crazy it's so close in the NHL. If he was playing in the 80's he would have been a monster.

 

[NDiesel]

If he just had 15% faster footspeed he would be a 5M+ a year player on 30/20 production IMO. Crazy it's so close in the NHL. If he was playing in the 80's he would have been a monster.

I dont even find him to be that slow, he just never seems to use his full speed more than once or twice every 20 games.

 

[bolt thrower]

Glad the Bruins did not qualify him. He's a huge lazy pylon.

 

[Gee Wally]

 

[Beesfan]

Notice Heinen has an NHL contract and Ritchie dies not.

 

[inactive user]

Yikes. Two ex Bruins are now Maple Leafs. Not happy about that.

 

[CDJ]

Notice Heinen has an NHL contract and Ritchie dies not.

notice Ritchie just got an extra year making 1.4 million more than Heinen on an annual basis


There’s no doubt who is the more impactful player. Market just bore (boar? Beared? Bared?) that out

 

[inactive user]

Many of us have had problems with Ritchie but am I the only one bothered that they took him and Kase. Like I'm extremely upset about that fact.

 

[The Murph]

Ritchie pissed me off beyond belief after the covid break, he was so out of shape, and seemed to make nothing but bad decisions in the playoffs.

They had to give him another chance though, because that break screwed with many players and they had to see what he could be with an off-season and a new beginning. Personally thought he was worth an extra shot myself too, he has all the tools you want in a player of his type.

Season started and he was impressive, looked like he was going to be an imposing impact player, and swear at one point was thinking he was going to try and cash in on it. Talking 4-5 years, 4-5M, that he should try and cash in now, his agent would be all of it if he kept it up, and it looked like it would keep it up.

But holy hell did his game start to be vanilla, just so even-keeled on a pace that he was already satisfied with how his season went up to that point, that he could just coast the rest of the way. And to see him do it in the playoffs, once again had me pissed beyond belief he was on the Bruins.

When they didn't give him a QO, couldn't have been happier.

It's just sad to see a guy like that with the skill to be an impact player to play the way he does in the playoffs. Looks like complete laziness.

Also, makes me wonder about Bruce as a coach when he plays Ritchie on the PP all season long, until game 2 of the playoffs to take him off the PP, when he was long ago not effective anymore and not good enough to give an QO to keep.

 

[Over the volcano]

Wish him well against everyone but Boston