Rasmus Ristolainen: The $5M, 0 percentile defenseman

[Audible Velvet]

Here's a gif idea for all you graphic designers on here. Where's Waldo, changed to Where's Risto? He could have an orange and white striped shirt and it could come out when he's far from where he ought to be on the ice.
You're welcome.

 

[Striiker]

Risto

the good: nothing
The bad: his play
The ugly: how much we gave up to get him
The uglier: his next contract
The ugliest: the eventual trade of Sanheim to free up cap to sign this moron

yay team

Ghost + 1st + 2nd + 2nd + Hagg (trash, but someone would’ve paid something for him) for Ristolainen

Hard to remember a worse Flyers trade.

 

[Asnito]

Yandle isn't the Ghost replacement, Ristolainen is.

 

[freakydallas13]

Ghost + 1st + 2nd + 2nd + Hagg (trash, but someone would’ve paid something for him) for Ristolainen

Hard to remember a worse Flyers trade.

You forgot to add the 7th the Flyers also traded away.

 

[BiggE]

Ghost + 1st + 2nd + 2nd + Hagg (trash, but someone would’ve paid something for him) for Ristolainen

Hard to remember a worse Flyers trade.

It’s right up there with:

Sending McCrimmon to Calgary for picks because Clarke got into a hissy fit with the agent and the Handzus for Kyle Calder deal.

 

[Striiker]

You forgot to add the 7th the Flyers also traded away.

Which alone has more value than Ristolainen.

 

[freakydallas13]

Which alone has more value than Ristolainen.

I would trade a 7th if it meant he would never play for this team again.

 

[BiggE]

Buffalo trades Risto
Buffalo starts winning

hmmmmm

 

[HaNotsri]

What really stinks is that you could have had Reinhart instead and probably payed close to what we'll get for Eichel.

If it's any comfort Ristolainen usually has a period of 5-6 games where he is outstanding, then it's pumpkin time again. Hopefully his good games coincides with the playoffs, his last ot he won the JWC for Finland!

 

[Striiker]

I would trade a 7th if it meant he would never play for this team again.

People overuse the term a lot, but he truly does have “negative value”.

 

[Kelmitchell2]

Ghost + 1st + 2nd + 2nd + Hagg (trash, but someone would’ve paid something for him) for Ristolainen

Hard to remember a worse Flyers trade.

Our 1st for Steve eminger which ended up being John Carlson, that was devastating

 

[Kelmitchell2]

It’s right up there with:

Sending McCrimmon to Calgary for picks because Clarke got into a hissy fit with the agent and the Handzus for Kyle Calder deal.

Getting rid of patrick sharp because Hitchcock didn't like him

 

[Beef Invictus]

Our 1st for Steve eminger which ended up being John Carlson, that was devastating

I'd say this is the worst move since that.

 

[Magua]

It's definitely the opportunity cost that bothers me the most. If you parade that pick package around the league, you are going to get a player of significant value, maybe beyond a rental. But Fluck Chetcher is on record saying he coveted Ristolainen for years, and he was willing to pay a king's ransom -- beating out at least the Devils, Oilers, Canadiens, Jets -- for the privilege of renting (we hope) a 500 game reclamation project who was never good to begin with. A player who could take a big step and still be mediocre. He's the same damn player as he was in Buffalo because that's who he is. But he has a snarl when he makes a hit, and Fluck gets a tingle.

 

[Starat327]

Risto

the good: nothing
The bad: his play
The ugly: how much we gave up to get him
The uglier: his next contract
The ugliest: the eventual trade of Sanheim to free up cap to sign this moron

yay team

The good is that he's only under contract for this year(Currently).

The bad is his play.

The ugly is what we paid to get it.

You have have an original thought old man? Or do I have to carry you through everything?

 

[Hanover Fist]

Getting rid of patrick sharp because Hitchcock didn't like him

Didn’t he asked to be traded and Clarke asked him where he would like to go? His answer was Chicago and Clarke made it happen.

 

[Asnito]

It’s right up there with:

Sending McCrimmon to Calgary for picks because Clarke got into a hissy fit with the agent and the Handzus for Kyle Calder deal.

No the Risto deal is much worse. We shipped out 4 valuable assets for someone who is our third best RD.

You also forgot the Sharp trade.

 

[Kelmitchell2]

Didn’t he asked to be traded and Clarke asked him where he would like to go? His answer was Chicago and Clarke made it happen.

I'm not 100% sure on that, but I know it was because of hitchcock

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Willingly trading for Billy Tibbetts
That is a unforgivable trade by Clarke.

JVR for Shenn as well

 

[Asnito]

I'd say this is the worst move since that.

This deal has the potential to be much worse. We don't know if the 1st is going to be a player. There's two 2nds still out there plus there's the incoming extension.

 

[Hanover Fist]

I'm not 100% sure on that, but I know it was because of hitchcock

Sharpe: I think it was a great trade by Clarkie because I had to get out of there and Clarkie had told us that he didn't want to trade me, but I had requested to go play somewhere else. I felt like I needed to get some ice time and some opportunity, so he granted the request. And for that I'm thankful to Mr. Clarke

 

[Kelmitchell2]

This deal has the potential to be much worse. We don't know if the 1st is going to be a player. There's two 2nds still out there plus there's the incoming extension.

At this all we can hope for is he's just a rental

 

[Striiker]

At this all we can hope for is he's just a rental

In other words, best case scenario is it’s a horrible trade.

 

[Kelmitchell2]

In other words, best case scenario is it’s a horrible trade.

Yes but we all knew that lol well 99.99% of us

 

[Flyerfan4life]

At this all we can hope for is he's just a rental

both AV and Fletch went out for him specifaly

the ONLY way Fisto isnt extended is if he actualy thinks hes worth more elsewere..