Kev22
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Looks like we need some info because there's a lot of *****ing going on in here. I'm hoping tomorrow there will be some news that we can pick apart.
Yeah, JD/JK really brought high character and intangibles to the team when the acquired Matt Frattin, Blake Comeau, Jack Skille, Illari Melart, Nick Shultz, and gave the player with 0 intangibles (Jared Boll) a ridiculous extension.
And i'm sick of reading all this Boll hate from you guys. Jared Boll is a legit NHL fighter/enforcer who can play a regular shift during a game(10-12 min) and not be a liability. He also has just as much of an offensive impact as half the 4th liners in the league.
Would you rather have Dubinsky take on the role of enforcer? Because in the playoffs, he was the only one who seemed to care when James Neal continuously ran into Sergei Bobrovsky.
Whether or not he wins every fight is moot. His presence alone can be enough to keep guys honest. Yes, his contract is not good, but he's a guy who is unanimously loved in the locker room and does at least serve some value here. If his contract were half of what it is, we wouldn't even be having this discussion.
I have nothing against boll as well but if you want an enforcer then why not keep comeau.. He is a meathead but has more skill than boll...
Personally I don't think you need an enforcer I think are team is able to stick up for themselves I mean Calvert even faught a few times Come'on Man
at exactly what point in the playoffs was Boll needed? The role of the "enforcer" is quickly becoming obsolete...Dubi, Foligno, Prout, and even Jack all stepped up and provided a protector role when we needed...
Which is exactly why Boll didn't play in the playoffs. But, go into a 7 game series against Boston or Philadelphia without an enforcer, and see what happens...
Which is exactly why Boll didn't play in the playoffs. But, go into a 7 game series against Boston or Philadelphia without an enforcer, and see what happens...
It's to bad that Boll seems to be cashing McKenzie's paycheck.
It may not be our money, but I care. We can't keep giving our huge contracts. Just because we have the cap space now doesn't mean we should do it. We may wish we didn't do it in 3 or 4 years when we would like to have that cap space to do something else.
Enforcers are needed when you have a soft team or if youre still playing in the 80's, 90's or 10's....I dont think the Jackets are the Charmin Soft team they were in the past. This signing was another one of JK's major blunders, he's signed at $1.7m for another 3 years, $1.7m! Talk about a bad contract, yikes.
$1.7MM for Boll is still a movable contract. I don't see him as an enforcer but I do think he's a guy that will certainly stick up or dish out if necessary. I don't have an issue with his deal because it's not so big he can't ride the pine not be moved. I'm more "meh" on the subject than others. Just don't see it as so polarizing.