Letang was a great player. I don't believe Coyote fans are claiming otherwise. There is a legitimate concern about his long term health. One that I'm not sure many organizations are going to be super excited about.
And 3 previous concussions. It holds some weight. I think he's a great player. It doesn't mean I'd want that risk on my team. I don't see an owner of a small market team in AZ signing off on acquiring a player who has had a stroke. Not with a $7.25 M price tag with term. Great player. Not worth the risk. AZ isn't the team you should be targeting if you want to deal Letang.
Why are fans on this forum so petrified by expiring deals? It’s a great way to see if things are a good fit. If both sides are happy and things are working out, then an extension is great. If things aren’t working out well, then you get to move on. I’m so much more wary of being stuck in bad deals than I am of mutual try before buy.
Big no from the Pens.
Not interested in seeing a Crosby-less Sheary ... not totally sold he's that great. Plus he's 25 so he's probably at or very close to his peak and Domi might have a bit of growth left in him.
Video game generation. On Xbox, when you acquires a player with an Overall rating of 85 and an Offensive Awareness rating of 90, you can be sure he'll get you 30 goals. He'll never be a bad fit for the scheme or had a bad relationship with the coach. He'll never hate living in Edmonton. So longer term is always better than shorter term, Mike Ribeiro's coke habit be damned.
