Friedman: Sounds like LA won’t qualify Tobias Rieder

[SFKingshomer]

He's turrible. I'd rather have Erik Rasmussen or John Zeiler back in LA...

 

[GuyBoucherEvilGenius]

I'd take a chance on him in Ottawa

 

[Reaper45]

Unless they changed it they can re-sign him cheap once they don't requalify him and he wants to return/take less than what he might think he's worth.

I know.

 

[Maylo]

Remember the fight him and his agent( damn Darren Ferris!) put against Yotes with his new contract? good times.

 

[belair]

How's his game down low on the cycle? Rieder seems like the kind of guy you add to your third line to improve possession. If he's effective, the Oilers could definitely use him.

 

[kilowatt]

He's not even that fast. I was excited about his speed, given that he'd be playing with Carter and Pearson. I never noticed him using his "elite speed" to do anything positive.

 

[CupofOil]

I'd say he's worth about $1M, maybe $1.5M max. He has to prove himself because he certainly isn't a player worth in excess of $2M.

He had a bit of a down year but he's pretty much a 15 goal, 35 point player along with being a good PKer. A slightly poor mans' Cogliano would be a good comparable, not as proven but similar level player. That is certainly worth more than $2M/yr especially in a rising cap world.
I'd absolutely take him on the Oilers for 1yr $2M or even up to $2.5M.

 

[SniperHF]

Jokes aside he's a decent bottom 6 winger right?

Jokes should never be aside in a Kadri thread.

Anywho, before his injury I'd have said he's a top tier bottom 6 winger. Now decent is probably fair.

How's his game down low on the cycle?

His game is primarily off the rush offensively, well it was anyway. He'll put the work in on the boards but he's just average at it. Has solid touch on E-W passes but not really the vision to use it consistently.

He's not even that fast. I was excited about his speed, given that he'd be playing with Carter and Pearson. I never noticed him using his "elite speed" to do anything positive.

He doesn't have elite speed anymore since his leg injury. TBH elite was always probably a touch overstated anyway but it was definitely ++.

 

[rt]

If he recovers more effectively this offseason than he did last offseason he might get back on track. Sometimes guys struggle for an entire season before they back to their old selves after an injury like that. Or maybe WYSIWYG.

 

[logik47]

I can see him becoming another Paul Byron with a fresh start...

 

[Osprey]

He didn't really fit into LA, much like Tatar didn't in Vegas. In fact, strangely enough, they both put up 4 goals and 2 assists in 20 games with their new teams. Even with the bad year, though, he still had 12 goals total, so 15 on a team that he fits in better with (role-wise and with other fast skaters) should be expected. He'd be a good signing at $1.5M for someone's 3rd line, IMO.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

They could've used him in a trade to get Patches/Panarin.

 

[SEALBound]

4th line LW on the Pens. Id do it.