Jakey53
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Scratched last night in LA
I wonder where they sign next year?Wow. Duclair was down to 8 minutes the other night too.
Scratched last night in LA
I wonder where they sign next year?Wow. Duclair was down to 8 minutes the other night too.
When your roster has consisted of so many AHL/Euro caliber players for so long, it's nice to have dime a dozen NHL players. Still think we took the short end a bit on this deal, but Rieder leaving isn't exactly devastating to anyone.Can honestly say It's been my opinion since day 1 that neither of Duclair or Rieder were anything but dime a dozen NHL players, I had no idea what everyone else saw in them to get excited about??
Duke scratched last night too. Yeesh.Scratched again on Saturday. That's two in a row for Toby.
Reider's agent is a problem
How so?I really like Toby. I really don’t like his agent.
His agent used unfair and unrealistic comparables in contract negotiations. Nazem Kadri, a 50-point center, was his comparable for Rieder, a 35-point winger.
Two more of his clients: Josh Andersen, CBJ, who demanded a trade during negotiations. And Athanasiou, who threatened to go to the KHL.
But I thought that trade thread said that he was?! That the Yotes were fools for trading such a core player?!
A legit backup NHL goalie for a 3rd liner with little offensive skills and an AHL goalie? I don't see an overpayment there.Let's imagine the not so fun world where this trade isn't made.
Raanta still gets hurt, Wedgewood plays 5 of these games and runs our little winning streak into the ground, Rieder shoots a few wide or into the pads.
Good times had by all
I still think Kuemper needs to shape up a bit and that we overpaid a tad, but damn that was a timely trade.
A legit backup NHL goalie for a 3rd liner with little offensive skills and an AHL goalie? I don't see an underpayment there.
His agent used unfair and unrealistic comparables in contract negotiations. Nazem Kadri, a 50-point center, was his comparable for Rieder, a 35-point winger.
Two more of his clients: Josh Andersen, CBJ, who demanded a trade during negotiations. And Athanasiou, who threatened to go to the KHL.
A legit backup NHL goalie for a 3rd liner with little offensive skills and an AHL goalie? I don't see an underpayment there.
Not only that, but the trade that brought him to Arizona was another crazy agent move. He didn’t like the Oilers depth on the wings (lolwat?) so demanded Rieder be traded to Arizona or he’d go back into the draft. He’s caused issues since day one. He’s one of those guys that I can see becoming a “why won’t anyone sign xxxx?” player, and it’s mostly on his agent.
I would take him back as a 3rd or 4th liner in a heart beat, as long as the contract is reasonable. He should be paid to eat up minutes on the ice, not score. Part of this crap has been his previous use by Tippett on a top line. He's no top 6 player. He's a bottom 6 player and should be paid accordingly. That said, they don't come much better defensively. As long as Tocchet wants to match the bottom lines against scoring lines, Reider has a place on this team.In Rieder's defense, the drama was all his agent's . Rieder was still playing in Europe and signed what was perceived as the original offer. As fans wanted his signature sooner, there was no reason to do it until he was on this side of the pond. However, his agent did alienate the fans and is very questionable if he should get a qualifying offer this summer.