Zac Rinaldo comparables

[Jack Straw]

But, how many of them are Batman?

 

[RinaldoZac]

Wilson has top six potential & was a former first rounder in 2012, how is he comparable?

Martin: 79GP 8G 14P 11:53TOI
Wilson: 82GP 3G 10P 7:56TOI
Clifford: 71GP 3G 8P 10:10TOI
Reeves: 63GP 2G 8P 8:31TOI
Rinaldo: 67GP 2G 4P 7:41TOI

Rinaldo: 29 minor penalties
Reeves: 12 minor penalties
Clifford: 18 minor penalties
Wilson: 23 minor penalties
Martin: 15 minor penalties

Reeves is the only comparable in the sense they're hired goons who play on the 4th line & Reeves is less of a liability than Rinaldo so yeah I would take him over Rinaldo.

So in all serious who would you compare Rinaldo to, past or present.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

So in all serious who would you compare Rinaldo to, past or present.

I don't know find me a pest who plays under 8 minutes a game & brings nothing else to the table.

 

[GKJ]

Serious answer: any number of talentless hacks toiling around in the minor leagues. He has legitimate claim to being the worst player in the NHL.

 

[Garbage Goal]

I'm not overly familiar with extra forwards who play six minutes a game and can only hit or fight.

 

[Flyerss]

Reaves is a great fighter but 1.1m for 4years

what the hell was Armstrong smoking?

 

[FlyTimmo]

Serious answer: any number of talentless hacks toiling around in the minor leagues. He has legitimate claim to being the worst player in the NHL.

You underestimate the prowess of John Scott

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

You underestimate the prowess of John Scott

Yeah that would have to be my vote as well, at least Rinaldo can skate.

 

[Mr Atoz*]

A bowling ball. Literally if you wrapped a bowling ball in a Flyers jersey and rolled it out on the ice, it would run into people, take stupid penalties and eventually score 2 goals.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

You underestimate the prowess of John Scott

please don't bring him up. the very thought of the Flyers signing him angers me.

 

[BroadStreetTyrant]

A bowling ball. Literally if you wrapped a bowling ball in a Flyers jersey and rolled it out on the ice, it would run into people, take stupid penalties and eventually score 2 goals.

This statement infers that Ville Leino is Buffalo's wiffle ball.

 

[BroadStreetTyrant]

please don't bring him up. the very thought of the Flyers signing him angers me.

And his first goal, and by that I mean one of two goals scored over 236 games, was put past Leighton.

 

[GKJ]

You underestimate the prowess of John Scott

No, not really. I mean we're were comparing which bag of dog crap smells the worst.

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[shipwreck]

I may still be in the minority, based on comments back and forth on other threads. But I really LIKE Rinaldo. On the nights that the team has their thumb up their butt and are not trying to ply - he's out there in full burst mode. He really does seem to care on those nights.

His game has gotten better recently. Now, he's far from the best player on the team, but I like him more and more as time goes on.

 

[Fire Tortorella]

I may still be in the minority, based on comments back and forth on other threads. But I really LIKE Rinaldo. On the nights that the team has their thumb up their butt and are not trying to ply - he's out there in full burst mode. He really does seem to care on those nights.

His game has gotten better recently. Now, he's far from the best player on the team, but I like him more and more as time goes on.

Running around and hitting people =/= caring, just as not hitting people =/= not caring.

 

[GKJ]

The good news for Rinaldo is that he may finally not be the most worthless player on the team so long as Umberger remains a corpse.

It's a start!

 

[Tripod]

He is on a seesaw.....good 1 year, poor the other year. This is the year of good Rinaldo.

 

[flyersfan187]

I like that Rinaldo is trying to better his game by playing on the PK because if he does improve his game on the PK he has a chance to stick out longer in the NHL. He does have some speed and can hit and draw penalties but he has a lot to learn still. Unlike a lot of people I am rooting for him to succeed on the Flyers. He sure seems well liked by his teammates on the ice too and not just off the ice.

 

[Curufinwe]

He still is on the ice for almost no goals for, and a lot against.

And gets penalized a lot. Which is worse this year because the PK is 30th.

 

[Broad Street Elite]

This team will be better after Rinaldo is gone. More importantly, this team will be better once the management of this team no longer feels the stubborn compulsion to sign/draft/acquire players of this ilk (low talent "tough" guys).

 

[sa cyred]

Not gonna blame Zac fully, but has he reallllyyy been that good on the pk? Anyone have the stats on how many goals are scored with him out there? Its not like he is on the best PK in the league... Scratch that he is on the worse.

 

[deadhead]

Actually, I think that PEB and Rinaldo have been one of our better pairs on the PK.

Rinaldo is also taking far less penalties this year, while still being physical and aggressive, the problem in the past was he'd negate the value of his physical play with one dumb penalty a game, it seemed.

He still needs a lot of work on offensive skills, but if you put a solid winger who can skate and shoot with PEB and Rinaldo, that could be a solid 4th line that can wreck havoc for 10 minutes a game.

 

[PropJoe]

Running around and hitting people =/= caring, just as not hitting people =/= not caring.

Seriously I hate that crap. The guy can really skate and people perceive that like he's giving more effort than guys who can't. There are plenty of guys who can skate, it doesn't make you a competent or even useful NHL player.

 

[deadhead]

Actually, there are very few who both skate AND hit, most fast guys are smaller and avoid contact, most "tough" guys aren't fast.

Where it matters is "dump and chase" when you want someone to skate full speed to a corner and go after the puck and accept the physical punishment that entails.

PED and Rinaldo will do it, which allows them to bottle teams up on the forecheck, VV is willing but too slow, Akeson is both slow and reluctant, Umberger used to be able but no longer.

 

[shipwreck]

Well, I've easily figured out that some on this board will always complain and no game will ever make them happy. Some people need something to complain about, I suppose.

Anyway, I like to watch him play. He's entertaining if nothing else :p