Rasmus Ristolainen: The $5M, 0 percentile defenseman

[freakydallas13]

I don’t think it was because a lack of trying. Prior to their current regime Buffalo was pretty poorly managed themselves. So I think there was reluctance on their part to trade him because they foolishly thought he was actually good too.

Buffalo quietly has turned into a well ran organization for the first time in like decade plus since Kevyn Adams was named GM. They’re making a lot of modern/analytically sound decisions within their organization right now. They look like a legit up & coming team in these upcoming years with the way they’re operating.

You mean gutting all the dinosaurs in their organization and embracing modern hockey turned their perpetual doormat status into something that resembles a watchable product?

Who would have thought.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

You mean gutting all the dinosaurs in their organization and embracing modern hockey turned their perpetual doormat status into something that resembles a watchable product?

Who would have thought.

I don’t think they’re current record will hold up come season’s end as I think they still have some talent deficiencies in their current lineup. But long term outlook they’re headed in the right direction imo.

 

[flyerslducks]

I don’t think it was because a lack of trying. Prior to their current regime Buffalo was pretty poorly managed themselves. So I think there was reluctance on their part to trade him because they foolishly thought he was actually good too.

Buffalo quietly has turned into a well ran organization for the first time in like decade plus since Kevyn Adams was named GM. They’re making a lot of modern/analytically sound decisions within their organization right now. They look like a legit up & coming team in these upcoming years with the way they’re operating.

yyup. Buffalo, detroit, devils all moving forward with their youth. All of those teams look significantly better than last year.

Anaheim, cbj, habs, ottowa following suit. Cbj/anaheim arent doing well rn but they could have a great d core very soon.
Zellweger, minty, drysdale, fowler for ana
werenski, jiricek, mateychuk, boqvist/bean/peeke for cbj.

we have no cap space, no top prospects that match any of those teams....we are f***ed lol

 

[bennysflyers16]

Thread title very misleading , had their been any examples of “The Good” ?

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Thread title very misleading , had their been any examples of “The Good” ?

Your question led me to a search and I found a one minute video of Risto highlights with the Flyers. To be fair, there's a lot of filler in that one minute.

 

[renberg]

Ristolainen never should have been acquired or extended. For his sake he needs to be moved. If he stays here and continues to play like he has, the fans will grind him into the ice. This isn’t Buffalo where the fans will boo and then ignore you. In Philly the fans will make you wish that you never came here on and away from the rink.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Thread title very misleading , had their been any examples of “The Good” ?

That game against the Caps that made Chuck absolutely no questions asked re-sign him.

 

[TCTC]

Hard to say what was worse, the trade or the extension. I don't really care about the Ghost connection because he was gone no matter what.

 

[Deadpool8812]

Hard to say what was worse, the trade or the extension. I don't really care about the Ghost connection because he was gone no matter what.

The extension is much worse simply because Fletcher had the opportunity to move him at the deadline and recoup some assets that were originally lost in the trade. Instead we are stuck with this guy for 5 more years at a price he is nowhere worth

 

[Embiid]

Just a dog pile post World Series loss day having to be reminded with this thread how incompetent the Flyers org is bc of this canker sore. .

 

[Curufinwe]

Only a maximum of 481 games left.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Only a maximum of 481 games left.

You clearly haven't factored in his next extension.

 

[Deadpool8812]

Saw a quote about Torts not liking how Ristolainen has played...well, 5 more years of that...

 

[Rodu58]

Torts will get canned for benching Risto

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

You clearly haven't factored in his next extension.

I am trying not to think about Risto being here the rest of the season let alone 6 years from now

 

[Deadpool8812]

Torts will get canned for benching Risto

Torts is Clarkie's boy. I bet he's here longer than Fletcher

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I am trying not to think about Risto being here the rest of the season let alone 6 years from now

You could employ a Risto tactic and just not think at all.

 

[Nizzle]

From the main boards:

It‘s way worse than being a bust because Sabres fans had to watch him get caved in for the better past of a decade while dumb fans argued how good he was because he hit people sometimes.

The narrative that he’s hard to play against because he hits…if he’s so hard to play against why does the opponent always have the puck, score, and win? Just nonsense. He’s provably one of the easiest players to play against in the history of the league

By all accounts a good, standup guy. But an abomination as a hockey player.

The only thing that he provides over a bust for Buffalo is someone gave up a 1st and a 2nd for him.

For Philly he’s worse than a bust. But they deserve it because they had like 8 years of evidence before they made the deal.

 

[Rodu58]

The "good" is from the perspective of opposing teams playing us, knowing how bad he is

 

[Flyer lurker]

If if cost ghost a 2 and 7 to trade than risto should cost 2 1's to move on from.

Fisto's agent is agent of the year for getting that deal.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Name worse overall trades and extensions in team history than this. Go.

 

[flyersnorth]

I'm a fan of Torts callin' a dud a dud.

 

[TCTC]

I'm a fan of Torts callin' a dud a dud.

I wonder how Fletcher feels about it. He must know how much Ristolainen is under the microscope right now. Tortorella basically calling him useless doesn't make signing him look any better lol

 

[flyersnorth]

I wonder how Fletcher feels about it. He must know how much Ristolainen is under the microscope right now. Tortorella basically calling him useless doesn't make signing him look any better lol

Exactly! Torts basically did the same thing with Hodgson.

Torts openly confirmed he was only on the team because some of the higher-ups really liked him, gave him 4 minutes of ice time, and that was enough.

 

[dragonoffrost]

Doesn't mean he thinks like they do, it means he knows why the guy before him got axed.

Then have self pride and resign so that the real issues are exposed.