Player Discussion Ronning, Richards, Wall, Elmer non-tendered

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[Thirty One]

I was hoping Elmer would make it, because I loved the "he's a glue guy" jokes.

 

[NYR94]

Too bad Elmer couldn't stick.

 

[RGY]

You know what is the most incredible part of this, there was some buffoons on here penciling in Richards as our 4th line center last offseason. Banana land stuff. Now the guy is non-tendered.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Ronning gone
End of an era @Tob

 

[nyr2k2]

You know what is the most incredible part of this, there was some buffoons on here penciling in Richards as our 4th line center last offseason. Banana land stuff. Now the guy is non-tendered.

I will admit, two seasons ago he looked good in Hartford and even got that look at the end of the year. I wouldn't have penciled him into anything, but I did think he had a future.

What we learned, though, was that the shortened, watered-down (talent-wise) AHL season meant absolutely nothing.

 

[Zynbanejad]

Wall hit the wall and couldn't be a wall

 

[cwede]

You know what is the most incredible part of this, there was some buffoons on here penciling in Richards as our 4th line center last offseason. Banana land stuff. Now the guy is non-tendered.

i, for one, think it was the one hasty unnecessary cut,
yeah he had a crappy season last season
but they lured him to leave college early
and he was decent the first year, enough so to give him an NHL game
with this season's deeper, more talented Pack team,
he could have been an asset as bottom 6 C/PK guy -
of the guys NYR cut loose, he is maybe most likely to get the best NHL contract among them

 

[huerter]

The groomer was cised for Richards. He's always butt wrong.

 

[will1066]

Too bad Elmer couldn't stick.

I'd say that's a pretty accurate product description. And player description too.

Phew about Hajek, though. He's gonna be a late-bloomer.

 

[egelband]

Wall getting dropped is a bit surprising. Wasn’t there a decent bit of hype surrounding him as recently as before last season? I remember there was worry he’d walk after graduating uni. Anyhow I hope they all find successful paths.

 

[will1066]

Wall getting dropped is a bit surprising. Wasn’t there a decent bit of hype surrounding him as recently as before last season? I remember there was worry he’d walk after graduating uni. Anyhow I hope they all find successful paths.

All in on Huge Ol Ass

 

[bernmeister]

I'd say that's a pretty accurate product description. And player description too.

Phew about Hajek, though. He's gonna be a late-bloomer.

He was the real deal for all of 4 games before damaging his shoulder, I believe, and inexplicably never returned to form.

We need to deal Lindgren so his 3m can be repurposed.
Break Robertson in, and Hajek = cheap experience familiar w/system stopgap.

Am surprised a bit on Wall.
Guessing this is us squeezing every nickel more than his ability.

 

[cwede]

...We need to deal Lindgren so his 3m can be repurposed.

i don't disagree with you as often as some,
but this idea - that Lindgren's salary is not very well-spent and worth-it - makes no sense at all to me.
Teams spend years seeking guys who can be the lynch-pin of their defensive D
Ejecting Lindgren, for Cap recovery, would seem, to me, the epitome of throwing out the baby with the bathwater

 

[Lays]

He was the real deal for all of 4 games before damaging his shoulder, I believe, and inexplicably never returned to form.

We need to deal Lindgren so his 3m can be repurposed.
Break Robertson in, and Hajek = cheap experience familiar w/system stopgap.

Am surprised a bit on Wall.
Guessing this is us squeezing every nickel more than his ability.

What

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

Why wasn't Wall able to play well in AHL? Not sure why they gave Reuschhoff an offer.

 

[cwede]

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... Not sure why they gave Reuschhoff an offer.

Rueschhoff earned it, especially when he came up big, while the taxi squad was in place, and Pack were without much of top 6

From my experience, almost every player, who is not an Elmer-level bust, gets a 2nd contract

can't wait for the Rueschhoff-Edstrom-Rempe "solar eclipse line"

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

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Rueschhoff earned it, especially when he came up big, while the taxi squad was in place, and Pack were without much of top 6

From my experience, almost every player, who is not an Elmer-level bust, gets a 2nd contract

can't wait for the Rueschhoff-Edstrom-Rempe "solar eclipse line"

Edstrom and Rempe look intriguing as 12th/13th forward in NHL.