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Confirmed with Link: 2021 Signing NOT 2022 Yet - TOR signed F Ondrej Kase [1 year, 1.25M]

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Dangles McGavin said:
This feels like the year we signed Tim Connolly when we failed to get Brad Richards.
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I am not sure how to feel about a player that's one hit a away from ending it all. He took a hit once from Miles Wood and was done

Sure it's a low risk and high reward but when has that really worked for us ?

Given his condition he won't be able to get into dirty areas, play along the boards and he won't hit

Unless he plays a pure perimeter game he won't be able to contribute. Don't we have players like that already ?.

OK. He scored 20 goals few years ago. Then go out and grab Michael Grabner or something. He scores 20 goals every 3 years and relatively healthy

Another hail merry type of signing. Keep throwing darts and let's see of this one sticks

Like come on
 
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Boston Bruins: Where does Ondrej Kase go from here?

On Monday, Boston Bruins‘ general manager Don Sweeney revealed that right wing Ondrej Kase will not play another game this season as he’s been shutdown for the remainder of the postseason — forever how long that may be. This shutdown isn’t as surprising as it may seem as Kase has, what would be an understatement, struggled to stay, and get, on the ice this season due to an upper-body injury (speculated to be a concussion but wasn’t confirmed).

As a result of the injury, Kase only played in three of 56 games this season, and only finished one of them — the first game of the season against the New Jersey Devils. In the one game he finished he played over 14 minutes and was a part of what was supposed to be the second line this season.

However, in the other two games, he wouldn’t surpass seven minutes of ice time in either. The second game of the season against the Devils is where he suffered his injury after taking accidental contact to the face from Devils’ forward Miles Wood. He would leave the game with just 4:40 of ice time.

After missing the next 52 games, Kase would finally make his return in the B’s second to last game of the season against the New York Islanders. However, his return wouldn’t last long as he only would play 6:49. It was originally reported that Kase had suffered another injury or re-aggravated his previous one, but head coach Bruce Cassidy said Kase was removed due to his conditioning, or lack thereof.

Kase has had several seasons like this, where he was playing and producing at a good pace but would get it cut short due to injuries, including many concussions.

Full story: Boston Bruins: Where does Ondrej Kase go from here?
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The risk is 125k on the cap, the upside is huge, I think this was a very smart, calculated risk.

I am sure Dubas was able to talk with medical staff before pulling the trigger.
 
fahad203 said:
I am not sure how to feel about a player that's one hit a away from ending it all. He took a hit once from Miles Wood and was done

Sure it's a low risk and high reward but when has that really worked for us ?

Given his condition he won't be able to get into dirty areas, play along the boards and he won't hit

Unless he plays a pure perimeter game he won't be able to contribute. Don't we have players like that already ?.

OK. He scored 20 goals few years ago. Then go out and grab Michael Grabner or something. He scores 20 goals every 3 years and relatively healthy

Another hail merry type of signing. Keep throwing darts and let's see of this one sticks

Like come on
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It's a no risk signing.

Relax
 
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Warden of the North said:
Absurd statement.

We won the damn division and lost Zach "hands of stone" Hyman and Father Time Thornton from the forwards.

We have the Rocket winner, a RW in the top 5 in league scoring, and another #1 calibre centre, and Nylander.

Ridiculous statement
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i know leafs fans are out of their minds.
apperently the 6th best overall offense, (2 away from being top 4 in the league)

with a dogshit powerplay for most of the year.
thornton who was an anchor on every line,
the second line sucking for half a year because vesey was completly usless
eng and mik not being able to hit the broad side of a barn. ...


and dont give me this random its the division argument, they have been top 5 in offense for 3/4 years now
 
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fahad203 said:
I am not sure how to feel about a player that's one hit a away from ending it all. He took a hit once from Miles Wood and was done

Sure it's a low risk and high reward but when has that really worked for us ?

Given his condition he won't be able to get into dirty areas, play along the boards and he won't hit

Unless he plays a pure perimeter game he won't be able to contribute. Don't we have players like that already ?.

OK. He scored 20 goals few years ago. Then go out and grab Michael Grabner or something. He scores 20 goals every 3 years and relatively healthy

Another hail merry type of signing. Keep throwing darts and let's see of this one sticks

Like come on
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You can bury all but 125k of his salary if he gets injured or put him on LTIR.

The only thing that worries me about this signing in Kase's health, I really hope he doesn't get another concussion and worsen his health.
 
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Warden of the North said:
Absurd statement.

We won the damn division and lost Zach "hands of stone" Hyman and Father Time Thornton from the forwards.

We have the Rocket winner, a RW in the top 5 in league scoring, and another #1 calibre centre, and Nylander.

Ridiculous statement
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Nowhere near as absurd as you pretending as if things were normal last Season. We played against all Canadian teams in a messy, condensed 56 game schedule, we didn't win the Atlantic.

No Boston, no Tampa, no Florida. All of which were/are better teams than anyone in the no longer existent North Division last Season. Hate on Hyman all you like, he produced and had legitimate first line winger production.

Good luck replacing that with a kid who's combined for 88 games over the last THREE seasons.
 
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notbias said:
Low risk, high reward.

Clearly, they talked to their medical staff beforehand, but handle this guy with kid gloves and make sure he is fully healthy before throwing him in there and he may be able to go 0.5p/g in a third-line role, great signing.

This also signals to me they are trying to trade a player or two.. we are getting really crowded in the forward position, no open spots as far as I am concerned and we still have players like Anderson, Robertson, Malgin, Gabriel, Brooks, Semyonov, who I thought would all be battling for a spot.
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He'll lose them over wavers no F KS given. So not always a trade.
 
TimeZone said:
Nowhere near as absurd as you pretending as if things were normal last Season. We played against all Canadian teams in a messy, condensed 56 game schedule, we didn't win the Atlantic.

No Boston, no Tampa, no Florida. All of which were/are better teams than anyone in the no longer existent North Division last Season. Hate on Human all you like, he produced and had legitimate first line winger production.

Good luck replacing that with a kid who's combined for 88 games over the last THREE seasons.
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We played Ottawa and Montreal like 18 times
Two teams that can't score and Carey Price didn't even play in half of them

We played Patterson less Vancouver
We played Calgary with Monahan and Winnipeg without Laine

People don't realize how easy NHL had made it for us last year and somehow found a way to mess things up
 
Nice, I like this a lot! We have a serious lack of forward talent outside of our (excellent) top 4, this is much needed depth. Hopefully he can stay healthy, if so, steal! And if not, he’s still cheap.

Overall, still pretty bearish on the team. But this is at least a small step in the right direction, a gamble that could pay off.
 
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Yay. Been wanting Kase since he was in Anaheim but never thought Anaheim would want to move him. Great pickup and now just sign Ritchie since I think we'll be able to afford him unlike Tatar.
 
notbias said:
You can bury all but 125k of his salary if he gets injured or put him on LTIR.

The only thing that worries me about this signing in Kase's health, I really hope he doesn't get another concussion and worsen his health.
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That article goes on to say one of his options is:

Retire.

If Kase’s injury was in fact a concussion, this is definitely an option for the winger.

Concussions are a serious injury and only get worse and easier to get as you get them. Kase has an extensive concussion history and there’s a chance this one could have ended his career.

This would definitely be the saddest situation, but it may be for the best in regard to Kase’s current health and future well-being.

He got hurt on this play and missed 53 games and counting..



Boston did not give him a qualifying offer due his injury concern history and now he is a unrestricted free agent.
 
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Rubyblue said:
He'll be fine with the leafs. They play a finesse game from top down so you don't expose yourself to injury. Wow, the incompetence of management is disheartening to us fans.
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First of all, isn't that more the reason not to get those types of players. I mean we have nothing but finesse players

Second. He has a concussion history. Even the slightest contact to the head can knock him out. You don't have to play physical its the other team that will
 
Mess said:
That article goes on to say one of his options is:

Retire.

If Kase’s injury was in fact a concussion, this is definitely an option for the winger.

Concussions are a serious injury and only get worse and easier to get as you get them. Kase has an extensive concussion history and there’s a chance this one could have ended his career.

This would definitely be the saddest situation, but it may be for the best in regard to Kase’s current health and future well-being.

He got hurt on this play and missed 53 games and counting..



Boston did not give him a qualifying offer due his injury concern history and now he is a unrestricted free agent.
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That hit didn't look like much either...
 
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