Waived: Nick Bonino

[EdJovanovski]

Bonino Bonino Bonino

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[bl02]

Anyone claim Adam Ruzicka yet?

 

[haohmaru]

Oh wow. Surprised the Rangers had the balls to do it. Good career but unless he wants to play for a bottom dweller I think he’s done.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Thank f***ing god!

Please be claimed by some really dumb team now.

 

[will1066]

NO, this can't be true. He's a shot-blocking asset.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Goodrow next please.

 

[zlev]

holy shit

 

[Ail]

Wow finally a management team with the stones to do what's best for the team.

 

[will1066]

Wow finally a management team with the stones to do what's best for the team.

@EdJovanovski figured out a way to get fancy stats of Bonino on the ice and Bonino off the ice onto the desk of Christopher Drury. He called in a favor with Drury's executive assistant in exchange for a romantic candle-lit Pizza Hut dinner.

 

[Kodiak]

The guy is just terrible at 5v5 at this point in his career. Killing penalties, blocking shots, and being 51% on faceoffs is not going to make up for that.

 

[Daves a mess]

NO, this can't be true. He's a shot-blocking asset.

Rangers brass obviously do not covet players who may, or may not have lost a post to post drag race against Blake Wheeler at practice last week.

#druryhatesbowleggeditalians

 

[turcotte8]

Dammit, I just got a Bonino jersey!

 

[duhmetreE]

 

[McRanger92]

Drury showing the coach and players he is in charge with this move. No way Laviolette is happy about it. And the players just saw a 2 time cup winner sent packing for performance reasons

 

[noupf]

So who's playing center with his departure?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

NO, this can't be true. He's a shot-blocking asset.

Don't forget all the face off tutoring he gave Trochek.

 

[will1066]

I think it also indicates that Chytil is close. The fourth line solidified as Vesey-Goodrow-Pitlick.

 

[doomscroll]

So who's playing center with his departure?

Goodrow

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

I think it also indicates that Chytil is close. The fourth line solidified as Vesey-Goodrow-Pitlick.

Honestly, not a bad 4th line. Pitlick despite not being able to hit water from a kayak with a puck is a good skater and good forechecker.

Next, we need wheeler to have the talk

 

[eco's bones]

A bunch of bad signs of how his play was getting worse. Most of the blocked shots happened early in the season. He had a really good face-off % about 20 games in and now it's almost even. We can say +/- is a crap statistic but when there's almost no offensive production and your -'s are getting worse and worse the +/- stat is indicative of your bleeding goals at even strength. Against San Jose---worst record in the league he was a -2. Rangers need to sort out their bottom 6.....of the guys currently playing Vesey and Cuylle are the best. Bonino the worst and honestly I think Wheeler not Goodrow or Pitlick is the next worst.

I'm kind of thinking it means Chytil is really close to returning. I'd also like seeing more of Edstrom but he's been out of Hartford's lineup for a while---has to be some kind of injury.

 

[ArPanet]

 

[Fitzy]

He's had a very good career, but his play is indistinguishable from Kevin Rooney at this point.

 

[Machinehead]

So who's playing center with his departure?

Who was playing center before his departure?

 

[Row I Goon]

Meh. Wanna impress me? Do something about our alleged “top” line….

 

[TopShelfSnipes]

He's had a very good career, but his play is indistinguishable from Kevin Rooney at this point.

Rooney was a better skater.