Rumor: Kris Russell to Edmonton 1 year/3.1 million?
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Zirakzigil
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My gut tells me both him and the Flames are waiting for the JG shoe to drop. Once that contract is agreed upon Russell will sign with the Flames shortly after.
But he's not, he would be if he had the reputation of a top pairing guy but he doesn't, he has the reputation of a tough shot blockingD man.
Which is what he is
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A couple weeks ago Ryan Pinder on Fan960 in Calgary said he has a source that claims Russell has a deal in place with the Flames but is waiting for the Flames to "clear bad money". I don't listen often but he was going on about it again the other day, he seems pretty convinced by his source.
If this is true and there are no trades clearing "bad money", it might not happen until the day they put Smid on LTIR.
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He was traded as a rental at the deadline for a 2nd, a solid prospect and another legit NHL defender who has pretty solid upside.
So, yeah.
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Market value fluctuates based on supply and demand, not how overrated/underrated players are. Not to mention everyone knows teams significantly overpay for most players at the trade deadline.
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He's a very good #5/6 who can step in as a #4 pretty easily.
I think he's waiting for something to happen with the Flames before signing there.
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The only good thing as a Stars fan i can say about him after we traded for him everyone else started blocking shots on a more regular basis as well .
Other than that we wasted assets aquiring him imho. I'll just preted we traded for Hamhuis and re-signed him and the Canucks somehow gave the assets to the Flames for no reason .
Other than that we wasted assets aquiring him imho. I'll just preted we traded for Hamhuis and re-signed him and the Canucks somehow gave the assets to the Flames for no reason .
Two teams probably know his true value, the Flames and Stars, who both could use a 5/6 Dman like Russell.
If those two teams haven't signed maybe it's a sign....he's not that good for the price he wanted.
Russell is this years Cody Franson. Apparently the Leafs offered Franson 4.6m for five years in February 2015. Franson wanted over 5m, and the Leafs made a TDL to Nashville.
Come the summer no takers and eventually he signed for 3.3m a year for two years with Buffalo.
If those two teams haven't signed maybe it's a sign....he's not that good for the price he wanted.
Russell is this years Cody Franson. Apparently the Leafs offered Franson 4.6m for five years in February 2015. Franson wanted over 5m, and the Leafs made a TDL to Nashville.
Come the summer no takers and eventually he signed for 3.3m a year for two years with Buffalo.
Can't believe Dallas passed on Hamhuis for this guy just to toss him to the wayside and sign Hamhuis in the offseason anyway. The ultimate crank.
Jumptheshark
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That happens to every UFA D man at the deadline teams overpay
Look at Polak last year 2 2nds
Did they offer the same package they offered for Russell in exchange for Hamhuis?
Russell is a 5/6 on any team in the league and can step up if there is an injury. If you disagree than your just ignorant and enjoy treating Russell like hes the Nickleback of HF.
Jumptheshark
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speculation was they offered the same
the debate is why Canucks did not return the call
Nuck fans are still debating why both Hamhuis and Vrbata were canucks after the deadline
Its true though. The majority of people are drones that cant form there own opinion.
Russell put up 34 pts and was +18 in 2014-2015 and is only 29.. hes capable of being any teams #5/6 and play special teams.
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I think Russell can step in as a #4 on some teams, but he's definitely a 3rd pairing guy. Being a "gritty" (if Russel even is an overly gritty player) or "shot blocking" player doesn't make you any good (in fact it can show that you don't have other assets to the table), but Russel is OK enough in other aspects of the game to make him a viable dman
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I thought he was going to be this years Cody Franson, but hes likely not even going to get that much at this point.
I thought he was going to be this years Cody Franson, but hes likely not even going to get that much at this point.
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