Offseason

[irishwhip03]

5.25 annually for Clarkson..I thought he would get closer to 6 per. Guess he wanted to be in Toronto mixed with they probably offered him 2-3 more years then the Devils did.

 

[irishwhip03]

Weird on the Olesz thing..Fire and Ice didnt even report it..saw it buried on the comments section on NHL.com

 

[CalamityX11]

Devils sign left winger Rostislav Olesz; David Clarkson to Maple Leafs | NJ.com

Olesz is true...

 

[CalamityX11]

my reaction should be....?

I remember Olesz being a former #1... but what are his pros/cons?

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Clarkson wasn't quite the overpayment I was anticipating, still bad but likely took a less than he could have to go to his hometown.

Pros for Olesz, one more hurdle for Cam to get into the lineup.

 

[TiLoBrown]

Thats if hes called up, which he should... But PDB seems to hate young players

 

[rp2five]

No trade and no movement clause is included in that Clarkson deal.

 

[irishwhip03]

Olesz not all that young anymore..27. I was shocked he was even that old.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Thats if hes called up, which he should... But PDB seems to hate young players

He's apparently a PDB guy from juniors or minors.

 

[irishwhip03]

Ryder down to either us or Boston.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Word is Michael Ryder is choosing between us and Boston. Again, right price the guy can still put up points. He'd be a nice addition.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Haha, I'll leave the breaking news up to you Irish, you seem to be on top of things.

 

[irishwhip03]

lol

 

[rp2five]

Where did you guys hear about Ryder?

 

[TiLoBrown]

TSN just mentioned it

 

[MadCaptain]

Fucking Ryan Clowe.

We have a Ryan Clowe already. He's named Danius Zubrus and he's bigger, faster, and cheaper.

 

[rp2five]

Seeing the Ryder story now.
Ryder will score goals although he is 33.
Team needs goal scoring.

 

[irishwhip03]

Ryder IMO is the best pure scorer left. (not named Jagr or Iginla)

The age sucks but its why he should be had for 3 years 10-12 mil.

30 goal potential. SIGN THE MAN

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Fucking Ryan Clowe.

We have a Ryan Clowe already. He's named Danius Zubrus and he's bigger, faster, and cheaper.

I was kinda thinking that as well.

 

[rp2five]

Agree with Irish.