Confirmed with Link: Tom Kuhnhackl 1 year deal

[Macch]

This is better than the Guerin, Fedetanko, Comrie days

 

[SI90]

I've never seen the moose knuckle in Manitoba... but I've heard stories.

Lol

We have to get butch on Twitter to somehow believe this is his nickname.

 

[BrockLobster]

I love this signing for one reason. This was epic

Whats happening here

 

[xECK29x]

Bridgeport bound

 

[PWJunior]

But can you imagine the fun we're going to have watching the games?

It's going to be a rough year, we're going to need our senses of humor for survival.

 

[Quickdraw2828]

We’re the all weird name team.

Moose knuckle
Fillpula
Buttercup

I wanted us to draft Jett Woo just for that name

 

[Thrasymachus]

Bridgeport bound

perhaps. he might be a bottom 6 guy for us though, he did play with the pens the last 3 seasons

 

[SI90]

I wanted us to draft Jett Woo just for that name

He’s an excellent player with a badass name. He’s a throwback type of player. Kid plays like Kasperitis

 

[majormet]

We lost a ton of forwards guys, this guy replaces Prince I guess.

If this guy can successfully get injured every 3rd game he will be a Prince clone

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I guess it's only a 1 year contract, but other than that, I do not get this move at all. Hopefully it's a 2way deal for Bridgeport, but I'm guessing it isn't.

Bridgeport bound

I doubt it's an AHL signing. Kuhnhackl has enough clout (regular on two Cup winners) to get some team to offer a 1-way deal. I doubt he'd sign this early in the summer for a two-way deal.

 

[majormet]

perhaps. he might be a bottom 6 guy for us though, he did play with the pens the last 3 seasons

I don't think that this guy could be a bottom 6 guy for the Moriches Mutants of the East End South Shore Hockey League

 

[IslesNorway]

13th forward and a replacement for the likes of Quine and Prince. Pure depth if anything

 

[majormet]

I doubt it's an AHL signing. Kuhnhackl has enough clout (regular on two Cup winners) to get some team to offer a 1-way deal. I doubt he'd sign this early in the summer for a two-way deal.

You mean this guy has 2 cups and Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, Mats Sundin, Shea Weber, and John Tajudas have zero combined?

 

[Quickdraw2828]

It's going to be a rough year,

I think you might be surprised, depends on the defense... whether CDH comes back..Towes development.. Pelech development
Don't think Barzal, Tito and Lee aren't listening to the gloom and doom predictions without Tavares. I think they're going to take this as a personal challenge. If I was Trotz that's the angle I'd be pushing.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

If this guy can successfully get injured every 3rd game he will be a Prince clone

LMAO

I liked Prince, he was a sparkplug but I don't think it was effective having bottom 6 forwards that couldn't contribute on the special teams.

 

[Quickdraw2828]

He’s an excellent player with a badass name. He’s a throwback type of player. Kid plays like Kasperitis

the chants of w-o-o-o- ringing through the Coliseum. It could have been great.

 

[majormet]

LMAO

I liked Prince, he was a sparkplug but I don't think it was effective having bottom 6 forwards that couldn't contribute on the special teams.

Prince would be out 3 months if Marchand kissed him... he was the most brittle player ever to wear the blue and Orange.

 

[Seph]

I doubt it's an AHL signing. Kuhnhackl has enough clout (regular on two Cup winners) to get some team to offer a 1-way deal. I doubt he'd sign this early in the summer for a two-way deal.

I agree, but it just leaves me scratching my head. I guess playoff experience is a good point, though.

 

[DonLou13]

I know Lou is the Don, but do you think Trotz is having a say in these signings, because all three players that we have signed might doing really well in a Trotz grinding, Lou defensive shell system mixed with a great top 6 which we already have.

 

[majormet]

the chants of w-o-o-o- ringing through the Coliseum. It could have been great.

Well we can chant P-o-o-o for FilthyPooPoo

 

[majormet]

I know Lou is the Don, but do you think Trotz is having a say in these signings, because all three players that we have signed might doing really well in a Trotz grinding, Lou defensive shell system mixed with a great top 6 which we already have.

My rose colored glasses suggest that he may be finding homes for Clutter and Cizikas and building a 4th line of Johnston/Buttonov/Tank

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

You mean this guy has 2 cups and Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, Mats Sundin, Shea Weber, and John Tajudas have zero combined?

He could have even potentially had 3 Cups, if he didn't have hands of stone. He rang one off the post in Game 6 OT versus the Caps about two minutes before Kuznetsov scored the winner.

 

[Beautvillier]

I didn't say he was actually *good* on the PK, though. Just that he's capable of acting like a shot sponge.

To be honest, I think his lack of quickness/awareness is the reason he has to block so many shots. He's not in position to take away the shooting lane, so he has to make a last ditch effort to get in front of the shot before it reaches the net.

filppula and komarov aren’t *good* either, which is why these moves seem strange.

 

[TeamKidd]

filppula and komarov aren’t *good* either, which is why these moves seem strange.

guys, we were the worst defensive team in hockey last year. these guys can play some defense and shore up our PK. Plus i agree they maybe in place for when we lose other, more valuable players via trade.

 

[majormet]

He could have even potentially had 3 Cups, if he didn't have hands of stone. He rang one off the post in Game 6 OT versus the Caps about two minutes before Kuznetsov scored the winner.

Ya think Pitt would have beat Vegas? Fleury against Pitt would have been interesting.