I'd honestly like to see them sign all 3 of those German kidsDuszak to Toronto, Veronneau to Ottawa, Teves to Vancouver and Kuffner to Detroit.
Hope we go all in on Sturm.
What if the story on this guy? Great numbers for a defenseman in the Finnish league and he’s only 22. Any links to the Oilers?Haven't seen him play but Oliwer Kaski sounds interesting
I would rather keep Sekera he is so good at moving the puck. Russell is the dman I would move in the off season and I would look at Benning also. I think Bear or Jones can replace him and do a better job and cheaper.
Thing is, Russell can play 2nd pairing RD in a pinch. Something Sekera, Jones and Bear can't do.
Wasn't Sekera playing 2nd line RD in 16-17?
How can you NOT recall his name? Bob basically spams his name a billion times a day on his twitter and on the radio:
Luke Philp
I'd honestly like to see them sign all 3 of those German kids
Neal Pionk, Frank Vatrano, Evan Rodrigues, Troy Stecher, Jordan Oesterle, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Phoenix Copley, Chad Ruhwedel, Nate Schmidt, Danny Dekeyser, Tim Schaller, Chris Tanev, etc.
There are tons of undrafted players that come out of the NCAA and end up NHL regulars. Obviously there isn’t a ton of top line talent, but it’s certainly not a waste of time. And guys like Tanev and Schmidt are like #3 dmen, so there are some pretty impactful players
I hope they go hard after Sturm as well. Decent chance he'd wanna come here as well with German Gretzky in the fold.Duszak to Toronto, Veronneau to Ottawa, Teves to Vancouver and Kuffner to Detroit.
Hope we go all in on Sturm.
Yeah, I was more talking top end talent. Definitely have a good chance of getting an NHLer, but the original post was asking who has had a major impact.
Vatrano is on pace for 25 goals this year. How much more of an impact are you looking for? Everyone knows you’re not finding McDavid with an undrafted 20 something year old player.
Alright, so two. Apologies.
The original post was asking if there was any college players in the last while that have had a consequential impact. Krug, and now that you've brought to light Vatrano are about it.
More than likely, you're ending up with a mediocre NHL regular.
Did you even read my list? Schmidt and Tanev for example play top pairing. That’s not even a complete list. That’s just quickly throwing some names together
Those two are both defensemen.........Schmidt I could go with. Tanev? He logs 2nd pairing minutes for the Canucks and is essentially ineffective offensively. You're missing the main context of the original post. Consequential isn't some 20-25 point forward like Van Riemsdyk or Pionk, or a defenseman logging 2nd pairing minutes with no offensive ability like Tanev.
Schmidt I could go with. Tanev? He logs 2nd pairing minutes for the Canucks and is essentially ineffective offensively. You're missing the main context of the original post. Consequential isn't some 20-25 point forward like Van Riemsdyk or Pionk, or a defenseman logging 2nd pairing minutes with no offensive ability like Tanev.
No chatter on him one way or another. His team is still kicking. One insider said Vancouver didn't sign Veronneau because they wouldn't have enough contract slots this year to sign Sturm also, but that sounds kind of made up.Any chatter on Nico Sturm going pro and oilers?
I've only done some readings on him. Maybe someone else can help you with this?What if the story on this guy? Great numbers for a defenseman in the Finnish league and he’s only 22. Any links to the Oilers?
People are going crazy for UFA college free agents.. none of them have turned into anything great impact wise (Schultz and Wheeler were draft picks)