DarkKnight
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Add Spezza to that list and I agree.We have 3 key spots to fill out for the roster next year and it's February. 4 if you include Dermott.
Mikheyev, Muzzin and a top 4 RD.
This is amazing.
Why do we still need Johnsson at over $3 million AAV?
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Just wow.......question the signing because of that?Does he:
1. Hit/Finish his checks
2. Fight
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I think that if you said no to the above then don't you question this signing?
In no way do I think this contract is bad or that he's bad. I just question why we have so many non-role players.
Perhaps they'll use him to trade for one.
Why do we still need Johnsson at over $3 million AAV?
Here's my seattle protection list at the moment under a scenario where 3 likely moves occur:
Muzzin extended, Hyman extended and one of Kerfoot/Johnsson/kapanen is traded for a d:
Tavares (NMC), Matthews, Marner, Nylander, 2 of those above 3, Hyman
Rielly, Muzzin, Dermott
Campbell
Smart player, not a finished product.
If he falls off the planet they only have to worry about $300m on the cap, but looks like his floor is NHL.
Be nice if next year he could prove he's a solid 3rd. line center, the role I believe they're grooming him for.
He is a better NHL player than AHL player. One of the rare few. We will see if he can be our #3 centre but it looks promising from start. He plays well into our possession game.Yes, agreed, what he is going to become is kind of a mystery to me.
Like you suggest, nice turn of phrase btw, his "floor is the NHL" - excellent asset management
I think he'll stand out a tad more in more physical playoff hockey, at least I hope.
I still find his skating form and stride to be kind of strange, but, it works for him, and he's no slouch speed wise, so, wth.
I wonder if Underhill would make any tweeks or suggestions for him, or if he's a case, where, just leave his style alone, or it could make it worse.
Edit: Just had an idea, does Engvall maybe have a bit of that 'Bobby Orr knee bend' going on in his skating; it's so weird, yet, we know he's fast???
Tsn could have had 24 hour coverage speculating on if he was going to sign an offersheet lolShould have stayed trendy and held out for $1.47 million/year
Or kerfoot for that matter. Engvall looks better at C than kerfoot does
We dont. It's a real shame he had to get injured. I was banking on his 3.4 million getting moved before the deadline. Johnsson has flashes of being an effective players, then he disappears and literally does nothing for like 4, 5, 6 games in a row. Engvall has made him very expendable, and I'm sure Johnsson is dealt in the summer.Why do we still need Johnsson at over $3 million AAV?
shinny new toyIs Pierre Engvall dead? Looks like he might never get an opportunity this season based on people's (HFBoard Leaf Fans) line construction.
Why is Jimmy Vesey in and Engvall gone gone gone? Did TOR prematurely sign Engvall to a too big a contract?
Will Keefe invent a 5th line for Engvall to play on?
He played like a tiger for 15 or so games then won his 2 year contract. After that he fell off da map. Classic story. Happy he got some $$$. and he will keep all of it with Marlies as no escrow.shinny new toy
Is Pierre Engvall dead? Looks like he might never get an opportunity this season based on people's (HFBoard Leaf Fans) line construction.
Why is Jimmy Vesey in and Engvall gone gone gone? Did TOR prematurely sign Engvall to a too big a contract?
Will Keefe invent a 5th line for Engvall to play on?
Hard to believe that this guy got 50% more than Dermott.