versatile enough to play forward or defense
versatile enough to play forward or defense
Maximum amount to be fully buriable still.Why so much?
I was just trolling. I didn't hate him as a 13F (I didn't love it either), but as a D he was an unmitigated disasterI didn't say that he'd play either position well.
The best part for the rangers is that rempe can play a little and hes only 21 while alot of these goons are totally useless.Rempe is single handily going to bring enforcers/goons back into the league (well one per team anyways) lol
I am not 100% convinced Rempe is on the roster next season. He needs a lot of work. Rangers calling him up just for the NJ games doesn't seem likely unless they view him as one of the first call-ups going forward.Ultimately, it's up to the coaching staff to figure out how much he plays and we still have no clue who's going to be on it in NJ.
If the guy's play drops off at any point this can just waive him and be done with no impact on the cap. A shorter deal at a higher cap hit would've been worse from a cap perspective.
If you're going to let MacDermid walk - then how would you address dealing with Rempe?
Is the extra $375K cap hit versus league minimum really an issue?
How exactly does he address dealing with Rempe? I believe NJ had to deliver a response last game, and needed someone to fight Rempe (and Rempe had to fight). MacDermid did that job admirably. But the plan is now to match lines and have MacDermid chase Rempe every game from now on? Also why was this the only option, to give him three years or to not sign any one capable of fighting, including MacDermid?
If you absolutely need someone to fight (and I do believe NJ needed someone to fight that game) you can either call up an AHL guy or acquire a fighter which is exactly what NJ did with MacDermid in the first place.
Again I can do math and understand you can bury hits, the cap hit isn't the issue, the issue is NJ wants to give a bad player multiple man games over many years. Also I do recognize this isn't worth crying over. You are talking about optimizing your scratches ideally, and a player who likely doesn't play a single postseason game.
At least under Ruff, NJ wanted 4 d pairs in practice, and targeted Mason Geertsen who is basically an even worse version of MacDermid for that purpose as a versatile healthy scratch that can fight if called upon. Last year they also used Brenden Smith similarly who I don't expect them to re-sign. I do believe the fact that he can play LW/D mattered significantly in terms of getting a deal.The whole “he’s versatile he can play wing or defense” thing isn’t really a thing. Yeah, you can choose to play him in the position of a defender but unless you are dressing 7 defenseman for the night, that’s an absolutely terrible strategy. He’s much, much, much easier to hide as a 12th forward.
He didn’t get this extension from the Devils for his amazing versatility, he got it because he’s well-liked in the room and he’s huge and tough and will throw fists whenever asked to by his team.
The problem is Rempe and Tom Wilson can actually play hockey. MacDiarmid can't. Mac is a liability on the ice. Opposing teams want Mac in the lineup!What is the problem with this deal?
Rempe injured 2 Devils in only 5 minutes of ice time against the Devils this season and got tossed out of both games. He's not going anywhere. Rangers are not only the Devils' biggest rivals, but a team they most likely will be battling with the next few seasons to come out of the Metro/East. You have to have a player in the organization that can take him on next season and probably more after that.
MacDermid is a known player by the Devils, seemingly well liked in the locker room, versatile enough to play forward or defense and is fine in a role as a 13th/14th forward that is a frequent healthy scratch and can drop the gloves if necessary. If not MacDermid, than who do you suggest the Devils bring in for that role next season and how much do you think they would cost? Otherwise, how do you suggest dealing with a goon like Rempe running and injuring your players?
If I'm not mistaken, you can bury MacDermid's full cap hit of $1.15M in the minors. In which case, the term is irrelevant to the cap as you can just waive the player at any point without taking a penalty to the cap. Can't imagine the $375K difference between MacDermid's cap hit versus league minimum is going to really be detrimental to NJ's cap next season.
So...the plan would be to draft and then call up some 18 year old 6'0" 187 pound kid that surely is nowhere NEAR being NHL ready to square off against the the 6'7" 241 pound Rempe instead just re-signing a 6'5" 233 pound heavyweight with 265 games of NHL experience that you know is already well-liked in the locker room. Seems like child abuse.
Ryan Reaves*rempe got him a better deal than any agent could
I didn't mind Smith as a 4th line wing. Liked him a lot better there than on defense and would prefer Smith on fourth line than macdermid.> He’s versatile he can play wing or defense
So does Brendan Smith (allegedly)