Confirmed with Link: Rangers sign Cody McLeod to a one year deal

[silverfish]

"This has Glen Sather written all over it."

"This is a move to appease AV and give him one of his guys"

 

[Kaapo Cabana]

Hopefully he wont make the team and that will be the end of it

 

[Bob Richards]

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

Tanner Glass would have been better, at least he can kill penalties and win a fight.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Well, you can't play 19-year olds 20 minutes a game. That's how Buffalo and Edmonton destroyed their prospects

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

Bobby Farnham was at least fun to watch when he was here for preseason. Much rather have someone like that than a slug who can't skate.

 

[Rangers in 7]

ughhhhhhhhhhhhh ok

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

There has to be someone available to sign or almost free in a trade that could bring the leadership and grit of a McLeod while also having some NHL level skill and skating ability.

Couldn't Belesky, who is already signed, fill this same role and be better than McLeod?

Even if you look at it as a lost year anyway, it still is not a good thing.

A rookie coach like Quinn could develop the habit of being comfortable with a player like McLeod on his 4th lines instead of running 4 skilled lines. And he'll take minutes away from someone.

 

[NYRFAN218]

On its face it doesn’t matter much. 1 year deal, teams not gonna be great, etc. But it’s more concerning on a broader level that this front office still thinks that a guy like him is valuable in today’s NHL and that you can’t get character or toughness or whatever in guys that can actually play.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

There has to be someone available to sign or almost free in a trade that could bring the leadership and grit of a McLeod while also having some NHL level skill and skating ability.

Couldn't Belesky, who is already signed, fill this same role and be better than McLeod?

Even if you look at it as a lost year anyway, it still is not a good thing.

A rookie coach like Quinn could develop the habit of being comfortable with a player like McLeod on his 4th lines instead of running 4 skilled lines.

Oh come on.

Cody McLeod is not going to alter the way David Quinn puts together a lineup.

 

[NYRFAN218]

And yeah as others have said, why not just play Beleskey?

 

[Boruto]

Well, you can't play 19-year olds 20 minutes a game. That's how Buffalo and Edmonton destroyed their prospects

I see your point but I don't see how Cody McLeod solves that problem in a sensible way.

 

[Irishguy42]

Next level thinking:

- Sign McLeod

- Get him to move family and everything to the area

- Waive him

- Islanders will claim him, b/c Lou

- McLeod doesn't have to move his family again b/c he's already in the area.

- Family is appreciative of Gorton

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Tanner Glass would have been better, at least he can kill penalties and win a fight.

Saying Tanner Glass is better than McLeod is the same as saying you'd rather be kicked in the nuts than being hit in the face with a bat.

 

[Boruto]

And yeah as others have said, why not just play Beleskey?

Beleskey doesn't instill the fear of god into his opponents.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Bobby Farnham was at least fun to watch when he was here for preseason. Much rather have someone like that than a slug who can't skate.

Loved that guy, wears on the opposition like a recurring rash

 

[Loff]

whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Never thought I'd write this, but Glass did a better job than this slug.

 

[nyr2k2]

As I said in the other thread--I don't care if we sign a guy who is bad to a one-year deal. But McLeod is bad in the wrong way, in that he has no NHL skills. Some random fourth line plug that sucks but hustles and is a locker room guy would have been fine. A dude who does everything terrible and isn't on the ice to use his one "skill" is completely f***ing worthless.

 

[NYR Viper]

I am still thinking McLeod will be sent to the AHL and brought up when/if needed. It's cheap insurance and keeps Gorton from needing to scramble should someone like him be needed.

 

[Irishguy42]

At least we didn't give him 4 years, amirite?

 

[Leetch3]

Gorton just signed him so Kovy can't say he hasn't done anything yet anymore

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Are you ******* kidding me? This just justifies what some posters have been saying

AV’s Russian Bias?

 

[NYR Viper]

Would it be such a bad idea to have him to the AHL and play on their 4th line? By all accounts he is a great locker room guy and has a ton of NHL experience. The Wolfpack don't have a guy like him either

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I see your point but I don't see how Cody McLeod solves that problem in a sensible way.

I don't want prospects on the 4th line. With McLeod, this is basically our team:

Kreider-Zib-Lias
Spooner-Hayes-Zucc
Buch-Namestnikov-Fast
Vesey-Beleskey-McLeod
Holland

Lias with Zib because I say so
2nd line has 3 passers. Not sure haha. Needs a shooter
Buch with fellow Russian Namestnikov and Fast who is responsible defensively
4th line with depth players

If a prospect like Chytil, Howden, Lettieri or Ronning earns a spot, they can waive and demote McLeod and/or Holland (best name ever on a Rangers jersey FYI)

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Oh come on.

Cody McLeod is not going to alter the way David Quinn puts together a lineup.

Why not? He could totally agree with the old school thinking of needing to have a gritty vet who will drop the gloves in the lineup to protect the kids.