spockBokk
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Contract apocalypse avoided.
Big forehead.I like what he brings, good signing.
same.This story from November sold me on him as a depth forward.
If they could sign TDA for $1.5M or so, that’d be awesome. There might be a real chance he’d take that too. Not like other teams were beating down doors to acquire him at 50% retention.same.
Now do TDA for the same (doubt)
Shocked he took it. But a very good 13thI like what he brings, good signing.
Based on his comments before the trade deadline, TDA is looking to play. More than $$, more than a chance to win, he wants to play hockey.If they could sign TDA for $1.5M or so, that’d be awesome. There might be a real chance he’d take that too. Not like other teams were beating down doors to acquire him at 50% retention.
Yeah TDA would be one of those late July early August signings likely.Based on his comments before the trade deadline, TDA is looking to play. More than $$, more than a chance to win, he wants to play hockey.
That may be available in Carolina next year, but I doubt he signs early. He will want to know if Pesce is coming back, if Chatfield is coming back, if Morrow signs, and who Carolina goes after in FA/trades.
Lemieux OTOH realizes he is a 4th line player or 13th forward anywhere he goes. He's happy to be in a place where the team is winning and he knows his contributions are appreciated when he plays.
He comes in cold and plays the game Rod wants. Can't ask for more out of a 13th forward.
I wonder... when Rod (?) spoke of guys who left for bigger paycheck and then called back to tell they've made a great mistake leaving, we all assumed that might be TDA he's talking about. Obviously he's been a healthy scratch here since and didn't enjoy that either, but... I would guess, IF Tony goes to free agency and doesn't get signed elsewhere in the first week, he may be in haste to sign with Canes before the music ends and all the chairs are gone in here too.Yeah TDA would be one of those late July early August signings likely.
A big reason why we signed TDA was to help our PP. Well, not only has he not done that, but our PP is 3rd in the league without him in the lineup for most of the year. I'd struggle to see why we'd bring him back instead of giving a defensive prospect a chance to make the league
Chatfield. Yeah I know he had a season or two in the Vancouver system, but dude did basically all his development with the Canes org after he signed with us when the Canucks non-tendered him.The thing about breaking in one of the D prospects, assume Morrow here, the team under RBA hasn’t developed a young D.
Fleury - traded, nothing more than 3rd pair
Bean - looked good for a while, traded, flaming out in Columbus
Forsling - looked real good in preseason(to me at least) gets waived cause they don’t want to lose Fluery and the rest is history
Can’t think of anyone else. The team was gifted Slavin and Pesce on sweetheart deals by Francis and they’ve mostly done an excellent job trading for or signing D (Gardiner aside) to supplement Slavin and Pesce. Those days are soon to be over.
I don’t have any doubt that they’ll figure it out and expect next years blueline to still be the strength of the team, although likely not as strong as this year’s version. I also don’t see RBA having the patience for a young D , such as Morrow, to learn on the job. TDA already knows the system, and if you put him with another D who also knows the system (Skjei or Slavin), the results are generally good.
I suppose I just think they’d be more likely to re-up TDA for cheap, if he were willing to sign, than actually give a rookie D meaningful minutes. They may have to rely on Morrow regardless next year though for cap reasons. Also, they may have to promise him some NHL time to entice him to sign.
Caveat - I don’t think the above sentiment applies to Nikishin. He’s proven he’s in his own league.
I was surprised when the early struggle of the power play never saw DeAngelo out there as a 7th pp specialist for more than a game or two.A big reason why we signed TDA was to help our PP. Well, not only has he not done that, but our PP is 3rd in the league without him in the lineup for most of the year. I'd struggle to see why we'd bring him back instead of giving a defensive prospect a chance to make the league
Chatty is the one exception, and even that I think was just a reverse-Forsling situation. A guy who was on the cusp but just not in the right org/situation and then when he switched, also flipped a switch and flourished.Chatfield. Yeah I know he had a season or two in the Vancouver system, but dude did basically all his development with the Canes org after he signed with us when the Canucks non-tendered him.
By god, was Ferland trash.No complaints. Unlike every other time the organization has had a "tough guy", Lemeiux can actually contribute outside of his fights
By god, was Ferland trash.