Confirmed with Link: Ryan Reaves to NYR for a 3rd

[Machinehead]

Well put by this guy on twitter:

This guy slaps

 

[I Eat Crow]

Yeah, but guys. What are we going to do without Greg McKegg’s 5 and 4?

McKegg isn't seeing NHL time unless half the team catches COVID or there are 3, maybe 4 injuries up front. He's an AAAA signing for Hartford.

 

[Edge]

Yes, as this board has non-stop for the entire time either of us have been here.

But when that player is a nothing 4th liner, I'm willing to get my popcorn and watch the insults fly.

When it's a guy putting us shorthanded, as has happened often over the years, that's when you see the other side of me.

Pick up some extra butter for me.

 

[Doctyl]

I feel like I should restate again that the people that are against Drury’s recent moves are not against making the team tougher so much as (1) that every move Drury makes seems to be made within the extremely narrow lens of “making the team tougher to play against” when that is just one aspect of a hockey team, and (2) the apparent urgency with which these moves are being made, like the youngest team in the league is ready to contend for the Cup.

At least the other players added can contribute in some way. This is a pure face-puncher. What year is Drury building his team for?

I would disagree with the narrow lens comment. Drury isn’t picking up the John Scotts of the world. These additions are all legitimate NHLers, not beefy punching bags. Most of them aren’t even fighters, they’re just gritty forecheckers which is something we sorely lacked.

the only criticism I could see is that he seems to be slightly overpaying for his guys. Like it seems like he’s locked in on getting that guy. The Goodrow contract, trading Buch for Blais, maybe we didn’t need to throw a 3rd at Reaves. The UFA signings for the most part were pretty good and needed to happen.

 

[Machinehead]

Fair enough, I'll admit ill be the first one making sure the game is on vs washington, but i honestly think it will be Reaves trying to fight Wilson and him not engaging at all.

I wouldn't challenge Wilson, I would just f***ing throw. No code.

That's just me.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Rangers have skill and toughness. What a horrible thing.

 

[Lt Dan]

Lol Drury

 

[I Eat Crow]

I wouldn't challenge Wilson, I would just f***ing throw. No code.

That's just me.

Yup. No such thing as a code for a guy that could have killed the team's star player.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Maybe it’s not Wilson we’ve got to go after on the Caps.

Backstrom should be targeted.

 

[will1066]

I wouldn't challenge Wilson, I would just f***ing throw. No code.

That's just me.

Tom Wilson broke you as much as it did the Rangers.

And I'm fine with your response.

 

[duhmetreE]

I don't disagree but wasnt that what Tinordi was brought in for? And Gabriel just signed as a free agent in Toronto for 750, wouldnt that had made more sense.

Tinordi is a 7D

The cup will go through the Islanders now. We need to be able to endure and persevere playing that style of game. Even Washington could be a matchup in the playoffs.

The team of last year would have folded and withered away. We're now better built for the playoffs and that's the bottom line.

 

[bobbop]

13th forward who can play up in the lineup. I’ve been hoping for this all summer.

 

[Calad]

I wouldn't challenge Wilson, I would just f***ing throw. No code.

That's just me.

Reaves revels in his dominance over shitstain Wilson. I am sure he will have a spectacle planned for us on opening night.

 

[CommaSynapse]

So it’s 5 forward lines now, right?

 

[will1066]

I've been lukewarm with Goodrow and Blais and Tinordi, but for some rea(ve)son, adding Reaves has got me jazzcercized

 

[GG96]

McKegg isn't seeing NHL time unless half the team catches COVID or there are 3, maybe 4 injuries up front. He's an AAAA signing for Hartford.

If Gauthier isn’t going to get legit 3rd line time, there is no reason for him to play on the 4th. That line is Blais-Rooney-Reaves/McKegg

 

[will1066]

Backstrom should be targeted.

Oshie. Pretty boy's also a cheapshot artist

 

[Machinehead]

Tom Wilson broke you as much as it did the Rangers.

And I'm fine with your response.

People will always disagree on hockey philosophy.

What happened that night wasn't hockey, it was an assault on another human being, and I'm treating the games against that team as such.

 

[Kodiak]

I would disagree with the narrow lens comment. Drury isn’t picking up the John Scotts of the world. These additions are all legitimate NHLers, not beefy punching bags. Most of them aren’t even fighters, they’re just gritty forecheckers which is something we sorely lacked.

the only criticism I could see is that he seems to be slightly overpaying for his guys. Like it seems like he’s locked in on getting that guy. The Goodrow contract, trading Buch for Blais, maybe we didn’t need to throw a 3rd at Reaves. The UFA signings for the most part were pretty good and needed to happen.

I don’t know if you are disagreeing with me, because the rest of your post seems to support my point. Had Drury made any moves that are not furthering the goal of more toughness and sandpaper? Has he paid a premium on every move for more sandpaper and toughness?

Again, I’m not saying that these were not team needs. I am saying that he should have been smarter about it and not attacked it with the urgency like we were going into deep playoff battles next year.

 

[Vitto79]

Reaves is the oldest Player on the team by 5 years

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Honestly as long as the youngsters take big strides the way improved bottom six and bottom pair will make this a really good team. Just hope we dont have any depth scoring problems

 

[045NYR]

Sucks, now we’ll have to draft some obscure goalie with our 4th round pick..

 

[will1066]

I don’t know if you are disagreeing with me, because the rest of your post seems to support my point. Had Drury made any moves that are not furthering the goal of more toughness and sandpaper? Has he paid a premium on every move for more sandpaper and toughness?

Again, I’m not saying that these were not team needs. I am saying that he should have been smarter about it and not attacked it with the urgency like we were going into deep playoff battles next year.

Patrik Nemeth was not necessarily a swords-and-sandals signing.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Now our roster is like the Leafs if the Leafs weren’t a bunch of p***yes

 

[Machinehead]

Drury got Reaves but after he actually diversified the top 9.

Gorton would have gotten Reaves, said "that's it guess we're toff now" and rolled the same top 9 as last year.