steveayres35
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He's been really good last couple months. Apparently playing on 2 legs agrees with him.Would you say that he's a good, veteran leader on defense for the Blues?
I would give him a 2 year 2-3 mil or 3 year 2mil. He is solid again. Gunnerson can't stay healthy.He's been really good last couple months. Apparently playing on 2 legs agrees with him.
Yep. Year-to-year basis only.Every year, you evaluate his performance and passion and give him another year if it is warranted.
I guess it comes down to what other offers he gets and if he gives St Louis a home-town discount. Don't know where his family lives. If he wants to be closer to home (?) might be tough to keep him. Some team would probably give him two years.Yep. Year-to-year basis only.
There's just no reason to give him multiple years just yet. If he balks at it, say "Look Jay, you're just about 36. If you think you can get a 3-year deal on the open market, by all means go ahead and try." But I doubt he gets that lucky. And the Blues would be idiotic to give that to him.
The problem is he is one rut away from destroying that hip again.I guess it comes down to what other offers he gets and if he gives St Louis a home-town discount. Don't know where his family lives. If he wants to be closer to home (?) might be tough to keep him. Some team would probably give him two years.
A good plan. If he were to injure his hip again, The Blues would lose a lot in that case, if he would have a 3 year contract at a substantial rate ($3.5 million plus).I would offer a rewarding I yr deal, possibly with bonuses and a full NTC. I would prefer this to a multi-year contract.
What has Mikkola done to deserve that? He still isn't yet a very good AHL defenseman by all accounts.He's playing great right now. Still, I hope they move on from him. He has a high probability for injury at this point and I'd like to see Mikkola get every opportunity to be a regular NHLer next year.
Let's see how Jbo looks in the playoffs at the very least. I really hope Armstrong doesn't extend him before we see his playoff performance and see how his body handles the grind of a playoff series or hopefully two, or three or dare I say it ... nah.
What has Mikkola done to deserve that? He still isn't yet a very good AHL defenseman by all accounts.
I think he is pretty good prospect but reports are he has long way to go. JR has spent some time in SA and some time talking to Bannister and also I think MacDonald and Taylor and consensus is he is adjusting to NA game and needs to really improve his puck skills. I know JR isn't great on opinions, but he is generally reliable in passing along what other people tell him on the record. Not to say he won't be good player for us, just that we shouldn't be shipping out people to open up a role for him at this point.I've read good reports about his play as a solid stay at home dman. In his first season over here on the Rampage he is second to only kyrou in plus/minus which may or may not mean much. But from the people who watch SA, I have only read good reports. At least one guy who watches the Rampage has written that he is NHL ready.
What makes you say that he isn't a very good AHL defenseman?
I was going by other people's reports because I only saw him play in camp with the Blues. I know that he skates well and that he can play with a bit of an attitude ... not afraid to be physical. I could see that in camp during the scrimmage.
I think he is pretty good prospect but reports are he has long way to go. JR has spent some time in SA and some time talking to Bannister and also I think MacDonald and Taylor and consensus is he is adjusting to NA game and needs to really improve his puck skills. I know JR isn't great on opinions, but he is generally reliable in passing along what other people tell him on the record. Not to say he won't be good player for us, just that we shouldn't be shipping out people to open up a role for him at this point.
Penguins decimated at defense, probably could of traded Bouw to Pittsburgh for a decent pick.
Yeah, but is not getting a forward at the deadline sending the same message too? 9 goals last 6 games. We could use a guy up front who knows how to score. If it takes Perron and Schenn time to get back up to speed, this could be bad. If Tarasenko doesn’t score, team really struggles.That pick isn't worth downgrading LD this season and sends the wrong message to guys like Schenn and Pietrangelo who we'll be looking to extend. Bouw is playing huge minutes right now and you'd basically be replacing him with Butler or Del Zotto and forcing either Eds or Dunn into tougher usage.