Back on topic: Would you sign this 34 year old player for any amount of money to play for your organization professionally at any level anywhere in the world?
Past four-years total, aggregated, 5v5...
271 games
8.5 minutes per game
0.84 p/60
-6.52 relCF%
-5.15 relxGF%
-3.3 relGF%
-37 penalty differential
I know what you're thinking. Well, silverfish, probably not, but how do these numbers rank in comparison to the rest of the league? Good question. If you aggregate the same four seasons, and include a TOI cutoff of 1000 minutes, this player ranks, out of 476 forwards:
442nd in p/60
465th in relCF%
442nd in relxGF%
322nd in relGF% (plan the ****ing parade)
474th in penalty differential
I ask again. Would an idiot sign this player to any amount of money? I think yes. Thus, I would not sign this player for any amount of money. Other people may disagree. Totally cool.
And the only reason I didn't want to let this point die, Jon, is because even if McLeod was paying the Rangers, and not the other way around, it's still bad for the team. If he's on the ice, it's a negative. If he's on the roster, it's a negative. If he's anywhere in the organization, it's a negative. Eye-test, stats-test, any-test, this dude should not have been given any money from any team. I firmly believe he'd be useless in the ECHL. I think he'd get dominated in the NCAA. He was crap in the WHL until his overage year, where he still wasn't even that good. Could he go back and be useful at age 34 with his skillset there? I really doubt it.
