Confirmed with Link: Sam Gagner 1 year extension

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

There is no need for him at all. Let the young players play. We already have plenty of veteran forwards that suck.

There are/will be plenty of spots for the young players to play. Chill out.

 

[jkutswings]

A depth player that is paid accordingly?!?

 

[Fil Larkmanthanasiou]

Do we need yet another 3C when we already have Filppula and Nielsen.

 

[saska sault]

Do we need yet another 3C when we already have Filppula and Nielsen.

We have a 3rd line C? Who?

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

Really curious how the center situation shakes out.
If They want to try Fabbri at C, Rasmussen up and filpulla.

 

[golffuul]

Love the term/$ for a player like him. Gives us veteran protection against one of the kids needing more time. Great move by Stevie.

 

[drw02]

Maybe this means they’re gonna buyout Nielsen

 

[DInTheB]

Maybe this means they’re gonna buyout Nielsen

I wondered this myself. Seems unnecessary, but if you want to make space on the roster, it makes sense. Those two additional years added to the end of the deal won’t be killers.

 

[Hockeyfannnn91]

Thought we’d be bringing in some new blood we can use for the trade deadline,not bring in the same old recycled junk nobody wants . We’ll be lucky to get a bag of doritos for gagner

 

[DetroitRed]

Who? (JK)

 

[GettingYourMoms]

Never heard of this guy.

 

[Ezekial]

Never heard of this guy.

Never heard of a player that was on our team. Yikes.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

 

[GettingYourMoms]

Never heard of a player that was on our team. Yikes.

Can he play C? Anyone would be upgrade over Nielsen or Filpula

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

I like Gagner. Always have. People complaining about this signing are completely out to lunch. If it was 3x3? Yeah, flame away. He's literally 100% buriable if he turns to garbage on the ice... and he's a gem of a person.

And also... we need to get out of this "let's sign a guy so we can flip him at the TDL for a middling pick" mindset. Being able to recoup a pick for a guy should be a bonus on what we're getting from him... not a motivating factor in signing him.

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Good signing, was hoping for this.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

Can he play C? Anyone would be upgrade over Nielsen or Filpula

Oh my god, you actually don't know who he is. I thought you were just playing dumb.

He's basically a 3/4th line tweener. He was a highly thought of prospect about 12 years ago (49 point rookie year) as a C but he's been bouncing around the league because he's just okay.

 

[MBH]

Hate it. Stop giving Blashill low-grade veterans to f*** up the rebuild.
We don't need the C, and he's not good at C anyway.
And even if Fabbri moves to C, we've got enough wingers.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Whenver I hear the name Sam Gagner, I always think about the 8pt. game he had vs. the Hawks, in EDM. 4g,4a, 1st time in 23 yrs ('88/9-Lemieux) it had been done.

The best part is that in 2012, the Hawks had their best roster in decades & were a recent cup winner in '10. I was laughing throughout this game, good times.

Flashback: Sam Gagner ties Wayne Gretzky record with 8-point game | Detroit Sports Nation

 

[deca guard]

MALIK ROUNDED UP EVERYTHING ON THE SIGNING -

Sam Gagner’s comments regarding his re-signing emphasize his importance as a productive role model

 

[Gniwder]

I'm thinking this means Abby gets buried.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

Hate it. Stop giving Blashill low-grade veterans to f*** up the rebuild.
We don't need the C, and he's not good at C anyway.
And even if Fabbri moves to C, we've got enough wingers.

He was already here and he actually played with some kind of pulse. If someone in GR or overseas can’t grab their cheese over him, maybe they’re just not any f***ing good.

This isn’t going out and signing Kevin Hayes to 7x6. Or Andrew Ladd or Loui Eriksson for a heavy deal. It’s a veteran who is actually okay at hockey to a contract that is

1) 100% buriable if he isn’t any good
2) appealing as hell if the TDL comes and he does anything positive all year
3) To a guy who is a high character dude who actually can mentor some of our guys like Zadina and Veleno and other young picks because he had the shine on the Apple back then just like they do now.

Seriously, there isn’t a downside to this signing.

 

[Kronwalled55]

He was already here and he actually played with some kind of pulse. If someone in GR or overseas can’t grab their cheese over him, maybe they’re just not any f***ing good.

This isn’t going out and signing Kevin Hayes to 7x6. Or Andrew Ladd or Loui Eriksson for a heavy deal. It’s a veteran who is actually okay at hockey to a contract that is

1) 100% buriable if he isn’t any good
2) appealing as hell if the TDL comes and he does anything positive all year
3) To a guy who is a high character dude who actually can mentor some of our guys like Zadina and Veleno and other young picks because he had the shine on the Apple back then just like they do now.

Seriously, there isn’t a downside to this signing.

Anybody upset at this signing just needs to read this. Zero risk, only reward.

 

[Hockeyfannnn91]

I'm thinking this means Abby gets buried.

I look forward to abdelkader and gagner mentoring the kids in Grand Rapids, now bring on the bad contracts so we can add some top picks

 

[Tetsuo]

He was already here and he actually played with some kind of pulse. If someone in GR or overseas can’t grab their cheese over him, maybe they’re just not any f***ing good.

This isn’t going out and signing Kevin Hayes to 7x6. Or Andrew Ladd or Loui Eriksson for a heavy deal. It’s a veteran who is actually okay at hockey to a contract that is

1) 100% buriable if he isn’t any good
2) appealing as hell if the TDL comes and he does anything positive all year
3) To a guy who is a high character dude who actually can mentor some of our guys like Zadina and Veleno and other young picks because he had the shine on the Apple back then just like they do now.

Seriously, there isn’t a downside to this signing.

But... but... roster spots!

What MBH is missing is that if a young player actually out plays Gagner, the contract can be totally buried in the worst case, but more likely than not he is claimed off waivers if he is sent down. We lose nothing by keeping him, and maybe it helps open the door to moving Helm or not resigning one of the other replacement-level players.