PTO: [NYR] D Madison Bowey + 15 others sign PTOs with the Rangers

[hockeykicker]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1833948166237905241

Maxim Barbashev
Brett Budgell
Jonny Evans
Blade Jenkins
Blake McLaughlin
Nate Sucese
Carter Berger
Blake Hillman
Case McCarthy
Jake Murray
Chase Pauls
Ryan Siedem
Noah Van Vliet

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[FriendlyGhost92]

Seriously? He was mediocre 5 years ago when he was a bottom pairing D on a generationally bad Detroit defense.

 

[Breakers]

There is a name I haven’t heard in awhile

 

[BonMorrison]

-ben kenobi gif-

 

[wonton15]

Canucks legend

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Drury is cooking.

Xavier Oullette is next

 

[KJoe88]

Oof.

 

[BLNY]

I mean, if he has a decent camp maybe he gets a two-way deal with a high AHL salary. Unlikely he plays any NHL games.

 

[Gurglesons]

Who is next Taylor Chorney?

 

[Breakers]

I feel like this guy was a super hot commodity for a long time.

Majorly hyped by the world juniors. That team never lost a game and never trailed once I believe.

 

[Sadekuuro]

As I recall he is/was actually fairly skilled offensively, but he couldn't defend, like at all, and tended to panic. Perhaps he's cleaned up his game.

 

[Petes2424]

Another player getting absolutely screwed by the AHL veteran rules.

Where every year now, he’s gonna have to play this PTO game, just to get camp time, waiting for rosters to settle, before he gets signed to an AHL deal somewhere, or possibly a two-way deal, by a team who had one of their kids graduate to the NHL. As a Dman, he’ll have a spot to play every year for another 5 years, but he’s gonna have to play this waiting game every September. He’s reaching the point now, it might be better off money wise, to take a nice 2-3 year European vacation as well. Although, he can probably make a nice chunk of change in the KHL for the next couple of years as well.

 

[cwede]

Another player getting absolutely screwed by the AHL veteran rules.
...
He’s reaching the point now, it might be better off money wise, to take a nice 2-3 year European vacation ... he can probably make a nice chunk of change in the KHL for the next couple of years as well.

could not disagree more
AHL vet rule is valuable as long as league's primary purpose is development of emerging players to NHL
No strong reason for AHL to fill up their rosters with more marginal AAAA veterans beyond the handful every AHL team is allowed

IF, at some point, player prefers the money and alternative of playing in Europe,
then he'll follow the dozens every year who extend their playing careers in those leagues

 

[Clode]

Completely forgot this dude even existed

 

[AmeriHab]

Wasn't he part of every Josh Gorges proposal circa 2015 on here

 

[Filppula]

He’s the worst defenceman I’ve ever seen. I’m not even joking.

 

[canuckslover10]

Kind of odd considering how stacked the Rangers RD position is but I guess it makes sense to create competition and let the vets not play as much and he could just be a filler for them, and who knows maybe he gets a contract from another team if he plays well enough.

 

[Joel Ward]

Completely lost track of this guy after he went to Detroit. I was convinced he and Carrick would be right side staples for the Caps back 8-10 years ago

 

[bigdog16]

Wasn’t this the dude that put an IG story of himself up smoking a blunt

 

[FissionFire]

If he plays any NHL games for you team you know the season is already beyond hope.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Completely lost track of this guy after he went to Detroit. I was convinced he and Carrick would be right side staples for the Caps back 8-10 years ago

In all fairness they were for my nhl 2014 be a Gm mode

 

[DearDiary]

He’s the worst defenceman I’ve ever seen. I’m not even joking.

You must have missed the Flyers playing Yandle solely to beat the iron man record. 77 of possibly the worst games ever played in NHL history.

 

[JKG33]

Another player getting absolutely screwed by the AHL veteran rules.

Where every year now, he’s gonna have to play this PTO game, just to get camp time, waiting for rosters to settle, before he gets signed to an AHL deal somewhere, or possibly a two-way deal, by a team who had one of their kids graduate to the NHL. As a Dman, he’ll have a spot to play every year for another 5 years, but he’s gonna have to play this waiting game every September. He’s reaching the point now, it might be better off money wise, to take a nice 2-3 year European vacation as well. Although, he can probably make a nice chunk of change in the KHL for the next couple of years as well.

I couldn't have said it better. Although he did just have a season where he played on 3 different KHL teams. Probably not looking to do that again.

There's no reason he shouldn't be a team's #8 D man. Not a guy you want to rely on, but a good enough stop gap when injuries pile up and you don't want to trust a rookie

 

[RangersFan1994]

Gustav Lindstrom is still available and they sign this bust to a PTO

 

[Mrfenn92]

Gustav Lindstrom is still available and they sign this bust to a PTO

PTO with Anaheim