Confirmed with Link: OFFICIAL: #NYR have agreed to terms with forward Oscar Lindberg

[Raspewtin]

Brooks is a dope, offensive-minded pure center? That couldn't be further from the truth.

Did you expect Larry to have a non-stupid opinion on hockey backed with facts?

 

[eco's bones]

Rangers signed Oscar Lindberg for two years--as far as I can tell it's a one way both years. If true--to me that shows faith that the Rangers think he's going to make it.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Did you expect Larry to have a non-stupid opinion on hockey backed with facts?

Nope.

 

[haveandare]

On topic:



http://nypost.com/2015/07/14/oscar-lindberg-gets-1-3m-and-one-last-chance-to-make-rangers/

I guess Brooksie thinks Tanner's playing every game? Because 4th line LW seems like the most logical spot for him and he skips over it. Not like the Rangers haven't played a center on Dom's wing before.

Am I crazy or is that the complete opposite of what kind of player he is?

 

[eco's bones]

You can go all over the league and find lots of contracts worse than Glass's. Look at what the Penguins are paying Rob Scuderi--or the Flyers Vinny LeCavalier or Andrew MacDonald.---Mike Richards? David Clarkson? Ryane Clowe? You can look at players like Steve Downie---sure he's a better hockey player and skill wise it's not even close--but choosing between Downie and Glass---I'm taking Glass every time. Downie costs his team games all the time because he has absolutely no discipline. It's not just John Scott--you can go on and on.

 

[Vitto79]

Lindberg was offensive in CT but yea he's more of a two way faceiff guy for the bottom 6

Perfect Moore replacement . Lol brooks

 

[Ail]

lol it's not "easy to understand" the presence Glass brings since he's barely even a ****ing tough guy.

It is very easy to understand, if you were lobotomized by the US education system or were just born that way.

650k* for two years? Wow, nice signing. By next year this kid should definitely be getting robbed on a nightly basis, assuming AV plays him.

Also, Brooks is an idiot. Truly.

 

[Ail]

Lindberg was offensive in CT but yea he's more of a two way faceiff guy for the bottom 6

Perfect Moore replacement . Lol brooks

He also won the SEL playoff MVP and had a brilliant offensive run. This kid does have a scoring touch, but Brooks is definitely overstating that aspect of his game.

 

[svartgul]

Oscar has been clutch in the playoffs since his early teens, that doesn't make him an offensive minded player. Lindberg is a defensively sound 2 way center, good at faceoffs and is clutch when it starts to matter.

 

[offdacrossbar]

lindberg is exactly what this team needs.

1. cheap contract who can log 4th line minutes

2. smart 2 way guy who can be trusted to take a regular shift

3. a guy who can grow into his role and play to his strengths this upcoming season along side dom moore.

 

[WesMcCauley]

we need to ship glass to arizona or something so we can play a guy like lindberg on the 4th line instead of glass. Not only is he better but he has a much lower cap hit. get rid of glass asap

 

[nrf83]

JFC, 6 pages in a OL signing thread and all people talk about is Tanner ****ing Glass where are the mods; who gives a **** about Glass, start his own thread, don't clog up this thread.

 

[RangerFan10]

Excited about Lindberg. I feel like he's been overdue for playing time in the NHL.

 

[haveandare]

JFC, 6 pages in a OL signing thread and all people talk about is Tanner ****ing Glass where are the mods; who gives a **** about Glass, start his own thread, don't clog up this thread.

His place on the team directly ties into Lindberg's signing. If he's on the 4LW, where does OL play? People are discussing why OL is a better fit than him.

 

[TheTakedown]

http://bluelinestation.com/2015/07/...ings-mean-oscar-lindberg-will-opening-roster/

Interesting.... they state that Lindberg can grab the 3rd line center.

I wonder if Hayes is getting moved up to a top 6 spot while Etem gets a 3rd line spot

 

[JC704]

Glass was a solid player in the playoffs, but he doesn't score. Teams win Cups with high end talent and depth -- four lines that can score.

Glass doesn't help the scoring part, Lindberg will. That's being generous to Glass and to simple facts.

 

[Miamipuck]

Glass was a solid player in the playoffs, but he doesn't score. Teams win Cups with high end talent and depth -- four lines that can score.

Glass doesn't help the scoring part, Lindberg will. That's being generous to Glass and to simple facts.

I want to stay away from this but I admit I am a moth to a flame. There's no way he was solid, he still blew chunks.

Glass provides nothing, not solid defense as he can't prevent a simple forecheck, make a competent headman pass to break the puck out of the zone, he can't skate it out of trouble nor accurately read a play to prevent a high quality scoring chance.

Compare him to a rookie like Fast, who was mostly crappy offensively, he doesn't shoot enough, but added everything a 4th line player should, such that he was moved up 2 lines and looked better than fine.

Offensively, just as he was defensively, Glass is a black hole. He can't carry the puck, forecheck and or pressure defenders into making a mistake. He is simply a second or 2 or 3 late on every play. Point of fact he is terrible, everything an NHL player should not be.

Again, people measure him against an absurdly low standard. Move that benchmark up to a competent 4th liner and he still sucked.


Edit: I am not picking on you, I just want to know what people saw that makes him decent in the playoffs? Honest, I cringed everytime he was on the ice.

 

[JohnC]

Again, people measure him against an absurdly low standard. Move that benchmark up to a competent 4th liner and he still sucked.

Bro at least Tanner Glass gets played to suck. Nash doesn't even score enough buckets.

 

[Edge]

Did you expect Larry to have a non-stupid opinion on hockey backed with facts?

Brooks is pretty good when getting a feel for insider knowledge - he's pretty well connected within the sport.

He's at his worst when it comes to actually evaluating talent. Simply put, he doesn't do his homework when it comes to aspects not related to the business side of the NHL.