Confirmed with Link: Eric Staal signed

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

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[violaswallet]

Good for him. I'm guessing we'll send him to the minors once everyone is healthy, but we could use some depth

 

[IceManCat]

Good for him. I'm guessing we'll send him to the minors once everyone is healthy, but we could use some depth

Says one-way. He'll probably just get scratched

 

[violaswallet]

Says one-way. He'll probably just get scratched

One-way is about minors salary, not ability to send to to minors

 

[Prominence Problem]

Good for him. I'm guessing we'll send him to the minors once everyone is healthy, but we could use some depth

His brother Jared is an assistant coach in Charlotte with the Checkers.

 

[CatscratchFever]

Don't we need defensemen?

 

[Mogo]

He looked toasted in pre season. Hopefully he can win faceoffs

 

[pantherbot]

I'm guessing he and Horny rotate as needed. Two old guys = one young guy?

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

My concern with this is someone else gets optioned when Ekblad comes back. Why would he sign to play 3 games over the next month and go to the AHL? If it's just to be an extra body over the next month and no one goes down over him, whatever.

 

[Chaos2k7]

Replaces Cousins on the 4th, for non physical teams.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

My concern with this is someone else gets optioned when Ekblad comes back. Why would he sign to play 3 games over the next month and go to the AHL? If it's just to be an extra body over the next month and no one goes down over him, whatever.

Still 750k or 500k after taxes to hang out with some of your brothers.
Small change for you wide wallet

 

[ShootIt]

19 years later, the guy I wanted in that draft finally signs here.

 

[iam76]

19 years later, the guy I wanted in that draft finally signs here.

lol I hear ya... I always wanted Horton.. I was young and back then thought it didn't matter to get a wing vs center.. boy was i wrong . Horton had some pretty great years for bruins tho

 

[FLpanthers16]

Still 750k or 500k after taxes to hang out with some of your brothers.
Small change for you wide wallet

Yeah 85 million career earnings don't think he minds

 

[ShootIt]

lol I hear ya... I always wanted Horton.. I was young and back then thought it didn't matter to get a wing vs center.. boy was i wrong . Horton had some pretty great years for bruins tho

I was always wanting a center that could be our Vincent Lecavalier. Big power center etc..
Then again, the team did have Jokinen and Weiss, and Horton's potential to be a scoring wing was intriguing too.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Yeah 85 million career earnings don't think he minds

Wife likely wants a new kitchen reno

 

[KW]

19 years later, the guy I wanted in that draft finally signs here.

We’re the retirement team again! Woohoo

 

[BabyBennettov]

I was always wanting a center that could be our Vincent Lecavalier. Big power center etc..
Then again, the team did have Jokinen and Weiss, and Horton's potential to be a scoring wing was intriguing too.

BTW… Horton was drafted as a center, and there was hope he was gonna be that big number 1 powerforward center, and the floor was big scoring winger…

Loved Horton, think he should have had a monstrous career, but his body couldn’t hold up.

That man was terrifying out of junior…

 

[Mogo]

Replaces Cousins on the 4th, for non physical teams.

Has Cousins been that bad?

 

[Little Bobby Boo]

Has Cousins been that bad?

Cousins is pretty bad. For whatever reason he was given top 6 and PP time in Nashville, which made him look like a decent player who could produce on paper. Guy is not very good at much

 

[KW]

Guy is not very good at much

Perhaps the right word is “anymore” or (being wishful) “yet”?

 

[batting1k]

My concern with this is someone else gets optioned when Ekblad comes back. Why would he sign to play 3 games over the next month and go to the AHL? If it's just to be an extra body over the next month and no one goes down over him, whatever.

Seems like they wanted staal no matter what, so they're making the move and dealing with the consequences later.

 

[FinlandPanther]

Why are we hating on Cousins? Lol.

 

[Gentle Man]

 

[BabyBennettov]

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Man… Paul Maurice has been around forever it’s crazy… Some will say the old boys’ club !

Then I remembered Jim Rutherford is still employed by an NHL franchise… LOL