Randy Butternubs
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My bad- I lost track of some players w/ the ED!
ED throws everyone off.
My bad- I lost track of some players w/ the ED!
Eakin is a realistic possibility. Somewhat similar player to Bones. Had a dreadful season in 16/17 but he's been a steady offensive contributer prior to that. Good face off man too. Only obstacle might be the fair sized cap hit he carries.
I don't think it's a "problem" but it's just something i'm watching. I have zero issues about anything regular season. All of my concerns are more geared at playoff time.
Can Reaves/Rowney go wild in the playoffs and give us depth scoring? Sure.. anything can happen. Max Talbot scored 2 goals in Game 7 of the SCF. Is that going to consistently happen? Max Talbot found out no... it may have been a product of being with Geno.
So I look at their playoff woes and it's a legit concern to me. For Reaves, he has an insane amount of d-zone starts, but 1 point in 36 playoff games is a concern. He could turn it around, but that's a gamble. A gamble in the sense that it's not what has worked for our team on our way to 2 Cups. But it's also a small gamble. Typically, if the Pens don't have to - i don't want them gambling. I'd rather take the more appropriate action which is putting him on a line with Wilson and a more skilled 4th line center and see what happens.
I think you are taking it too literally. The bulk of my post was obviously not for you - just pointing out that he had a grand total of 4 professional games outside our organisation post-college. He has risen up our ranks. That's not a journeyman.
As for the bet - conditional on him starting the season as our 4th line C, I take that bet. Money, mouth etc.
Very possible we offered Juicy a similar contract, but he chose the Oilers over us because 3-peating is nigh impossible. Always something to consider.
Very possible we offered Juicy a similar contract, but he chose the Oilers over us because 3-peating is nigh impossible. Always something to consider.
Yeah, what the heck happened to his production last season? Hopefully he's not all bashed up and declining already.
Come on GMJR, 1.1M, 1YR for Jussi Jokinen? You couldn't beat that. That's DIRT cheap for him even if you only believe he would useful in a bottom 6 roll. He could have been the perfect stop gap 3C till better options came up over the season.
Is it possible that the longer JR has looked at his options at C, he likes what he sees internally??
Bluegar, Simon, ZAR and Johnson are all options. Maybe they have an open competition during training camp and see who rises to the top.
Uh players are slaves and don't necessarily go to the highest bidder
Free agents have a CHOICE where they wish to ply their craft
That's great and all... except that not a single one of those guys you've named has shown that they're able to play as a center in the NHL - most of those guys are not even centers in WBS. So while it's great to name guys like Sprong and ZAR and whomever... they're irrelevant to this discussion, as none will be our #4C - regardless of whether we bring someone in or not.
And people said the pens would be in cap hell
Per NBCSports, Dominic Toninato won't be signing with the Leafs, since they could only offer him an AHL contract. He won't be able to sign anywhere until August 15, but he might be an interesting get. Unlikely he'd step right into a 3C spot, but still worth keeping an eye on.
And people said the pens would be in cap hell