Confirmed with Link: [NYR/MTL] Christian Thomas for Danny Kristo

[JohnC]

Jesus, he can't spell. We lost this trade for sure.

dying right now

 

[Tawnos]

Yikes!.. Not sure bout this one boys. Kristo has had his share of off ice issues.. Seems like a head case to me.. Why else would Montreal give up on a #1?.. Seems like his #'s were pretty good at ND..Played with Stepan and CK at the WJC..

He was a number 2. Just like Thomas.

 

[z1co80]

I find it difficult to believe you could ever hate a prospect

Is this the guy everyone was complaining about because he wouldn't pass to rangers prospects during the world jnrs a few years back?

Only when Bluenote likes them

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Kristo has never really looked right after his frostbite incident IMO.

Perhaps a slightly better overall player at this point...but Thomas has one tool (shot) that is better than anything Kristo's got.

 

[*Bob Richards*]

Kristo has never really looked right after his frostbite incident IMO.

Perhaps a slightly better overall player at this point...but Thomas has one tool (shot) that is better than anything Kristo's got.

Care to elaborate?

 

[Kris Chreider]

Kristo has never really looked right after his frostbite incident IMO.

Perhaps a slightly better overall player at this point...but Thomas has one tool (shot) that is better than anything Kristo's got.

I didn't notice a difference.

 

[RempireStateBuilding]

Care to elaborate?

Surely has a slight change to his gait. Would make most people look/skate different.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

As an aside about the "party" label:

I dare anyone to spend significant time in North Dakota and stay sober.

 

[The Gloaming]

Care to elaborate?

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/118281019.html

So basically he decided to walk barefoot on the snow.

 

[Kreider Typical]

I like this trade.Thomas will look good in Montreal, but I doubt he'd ever look okay in ny. it's a pretty even trade, but maybe he'll syncup with stepan and krier

 

[Punxrocknyc19*]

 

[*Bob Richards*]

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/118281019.html

So basically he decided to walk barefoot on the snow.

Ah, we got the smart one, I see.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Care to elaborate?

I didn't notice a difference.

Just thought he lost a little bit of the shiftiness and jump in close quarters he used to have. Obviously he still produced.

It was at one point considered a career threatening injury. Glad he battled through it.

 

[The Gloaming]

Ah, we got the smart one, I see.

Not smart enough to make an avatar bet with a Bruins fan.

 

[EpicDing]

Hmm. Interesting move. Stick him on the third line with Lindberg/Miller and just let em go?

 

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

Hmm. Interesting move. Stick him on the third line with Lindberg/Miller and just let em go?

How could this plan possibly miss?!

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

I actually like this. Literally the perfect complement for Boyle!

sounds like it.. One refuses to shoot (boyle), the other won't pass.

 

[JohnC]

Christian Thomas' first NHL game was against Montreal. Coincidence? I THINK NOT

 

[EpicDing]

How could this plan possibly miss?!

I was only half serious. Would be a nice experiment.

In all seriousness though, sounds like Callahan would be a good mentor for him? Kristo has more offensive skill, but they are similarly sized and can both play defense.

 

[Punxrocknyc19*]

imagine by the end of the year if one of the lines is Kreider Stepan Kristo...

 

[Gains]

Habs fan here... so sad, I was waiting for Kristo for years. You guys should really be happy, and I mean it.

McDonagh and now Kristo...

 

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

I was only half serious. Would be a nice experiment.

In all seriousness though, sounds like Callahan would be a good mentor for him? Kristo has more offensive skill, but they are similarly sized and can both play defense.

Who knows if you'll ever see this guy play anywhere on the Rangers? In fact, I hope its just an AHL transaction.

 

[NYR957]

Good stuff in this analysis of it.

http://www.hockeyprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=357

 

[The Gloaming]

Who knows if you'll ever see this guy play anywhere on the Rangers? In fact, I hope its just an AHL transaction.

And I hope that Kristo can one day be good enough to play on the Rangers. But that might just be me.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

How could this plan possibly miss?!

well the good news is we might actually at least see some shots on goal.. the bad news is Lundqvist will see many as well.