It's really not as dire as you make it seem because they lost a 7 game series to the Devils. Gallant is gone and hopefully line combinations will make sense and structure will return to the team. They will also be super motivated. You are looking for things to complain about. Wheeler wants to win, is a quality signing, and will help this team. All for 800k. I'm done arguing with you about it.
There are multiple people jumping on me for my opinion of this. I have posts w multiple replies quoted and it's hard to separate each individual jumping on me about my opinion when my notifications are just blowing up. I try to respond to everyone so sorry if I have anything crossed with you.
Why are they motivated? Bc you said so? What about this roster, the contracts, the nmcs for the core, the apathetic play, what about any of it tells you they are motivated? They didn't just lose in 6 games, they got embarrassed as the series evolved and no showed in elimination.
And before that with mostly the same roster they did what? They have had one good playoff run in how many years? It is much more of the exception than it is the rule and ignoring that is kind of questionable.
This move should force Harpur to being their 9th maybe 10th option by seasons end. I wish he wasn't an option at all, but what can you do.
Because they lost in disappointing fashion after having a 2-0 series lead to a division rival. You think that doesn't bother them? These guys do care and want to win. They also lost in 7 games. Game 3 went into OT and they they won game 6 5-2. The only real bad game was game 7. Teams lose and do get embarrassed sometimes. It does not mean they cannot bounce back. Boston lost in the first round when they were up 3-1 after having a record regular season. Are they done? Tampa got swept by Columbus in the first round not too long ago? Were they done? Did they not win B2B cups? It's silly to look at one series loss against a good team and think that things can't change. The Rangers have plenty of talent but they fell short last year. They changed the entire coaching staff, hoping for another year of growth from Chytil, Laf, Kakko, Miller, Schneider. They added some nice new cheap depth pieces, have young guys like Cuylle, Othmann, Jones with an opportunity to push for playing time as well. Im actually pretty excited about this year. You choose to be miserable. Im not you.
Anyone with at least two IQ points to rub together can see the fantastic day Drury has had.
Orrrrr Zac will earn his fairly high draft status as a really good puck moving dman who will beat this guy out easily.
There will be injuries.
injured, Jones would likely be ES only
Fantastic? We signed a pile of ahi stiffs - 2 way contracts almost all of them — wheeler is washed hence the 800k - it’s a tryout basically to see if he still cares .
Jones has shown zero ability to play in the NHL v the forecheck .
