Phil Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Link: Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Kills penalties, wins faceoffs, plays center, low expectations, one of the best Finns to ever play the game, strong leadership qualities... Get him, Gorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoMinutesForNothing Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Eh. 37 years old and deteriorating quickly. Rather see someone with a future here in that spot. If we were really cup contenders next season I could see the purpose of a one year deal for an aging vet, but I don't think we're there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Meh. I mean he made 5m last year. Obviously he’s not going to command that but even at 2.5m. I’d rather have Boyle at 1m or so. About the same production right now but 2 years younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 For what role? 4th line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Yeah, bring him in on the bottom 6. He can probably flex up to 2c in a pinch, I guess, but not ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Meh. I mean he made 5m last year. Obviously he’s not going to command that but even at 2.5m. I’d rather have Boyle at 1m or so. About the same production right now but 2 years younger. You aren't bringing Koivu in for his production anymore. It's for everything else - a mentor for your star young Finn, someone to teach the Howdens and Barrons and Chytils of the world to play good two-way hockey and intelligently kill penalties. Minor commitment for potentially major implications. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 I watch enough of the Wild to report that he is in precipitous decline. Nothing left. If this were last season and I were a contender with a hole at bottom 6 centers, I might have taken him at the deadline in the hope that with the help of some drugs and a masseuse you could squeeze a couple of months out of him, but not for a full season. Wild fans have been anxiously awaiting his departure for a couple of years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 You aren't bringing Koivu in for his production anymore. It's for everything else - a mentor for your star young Finn, someone to teach the Howdens and Barrons and Chytils of the world to play good two-way hockey and intelligently kill penalties. Minor commitment for potentially major implications. Other than being a Finn, how would his impact be any different than the other vets that are on the team or have been on the team like Fast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 You aren't bringing Koivu in for his production anymore. It's for everything else - a mentor for your star young Finn, someone to teach the Howdens and Barrons and Chytils of the world to play good two-way hockey and intelligently kill penalties. Minor commitment for potentially major implications. Yeah I know but I think you get that, albeit lesser, in Boyle too and for cheaper probably. Except the Finn part. Boyle is a former 20 goal scorer, has been to 2 cup finals, cancer survivor, played here already, etc. We all know the drill lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 When I saw your headline I thought, WTF? But if he's a 3rd or 4th line center I guess I don't hate it. It's a downgrade from Strome though so how exactly does that work? Are they ready to commit to Chytil on the 2nd line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 When I saw your headline I thought, WTF? But if he's a 3rd or 4th line center I guess I don't hate it. It's a downgrade from Strome though so how exactly does that work? Are they ready to commit to Chytil on the 2nd line? Strome isn't their third- or fourth-line center. Chytil (who is almost certainly a winger) and Howden (who sucks) are. This would have little to no impact on their search for an impact 2C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 I don't like this idea. Give me Strome and let the kids fight for the bottom 2 Center spots. Chytil is going to slot up; I just have a feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainMorganBarron Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 if he played physical, maybe, but he is not so no way it makes sense. Rather bring back Fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Other than being a Finn, how would his impact be any different than the other vets that are on the team or have been on the team like Fast? We haven't got Fast - not yet, anyway - and the average age of our centers is "gets carded for cigarettes". Our bottom 6 are largely young, inexperienced players who could use a guy like Koivu around for a year to show them how to play forward at the kind of level they're capable of. Koivu's smart, experienced, has worn the C for a long time - it's a very low risk, potentially very high reward move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Yeah I know but I think you get that, albeit lesser, in Boyle too and for cheaper probably. Except the Finn part. Boyle is a former 20 goal scorer, has been to 2 cup finals, cancer survivor, played here already, etc. We all know the drill lol I'm not averse to Boyle either, but I think Koivu can still play up the lineup if needed in a way that Boyle can't anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Al Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Production has gone down very quickly in two years deafly not a metropolitan division type of player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWantsTheCup Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 I doubt he takes a big enough pay cut for it to be worth signing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pws85nyr Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 If he takes a cap friendly 1 year deal as our 4th line C, sure. Gives Kakko a fellow Finn to speak to and learn from, and he would be a great role model. Just not sure that happens. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 League minimum to not be Gregg McKegg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 League minimum to not be Gregg McKegg. The Rangers need to be on guard. The rumor is that Gregg McKegg is going to assume another identity and re-sign as an imposter. We'll know that it has happened if McKegg's "replacement" is suspiciously no better than McKegg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 The Rangers need to be on guard. The rumor is that Gregg McKegg is going to assume another identity and re-sign as an imposter. We'll know that it has happened if McKegg's "replacement" is suspiciously no better than McKegg. Dan McCann incoming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 As a 4th line center slotting up to 3 or possibly 2 in a crunch? Absolutely. You want that type of leadership on this team. You don't bring him in for production, but more as a defensive forward who can mentor these young centers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Will Koivu play next season? I’m less convinced than ever that Koivu will be retiring from the NHL. He’s returning to Finland to begin training in case he wants to play, whether that be in his hometown of Turku or in the NHL. One thing that’s problematic is the Finnish Elite League has already started, so if he were to sign there, he’d probably want some kind of NHL out. But I have a feeling Koivu’s going to be humbled Oct. 9 when free agency begins. Teams need centers, and Koivu can still play third- and fourth-line minutes, win faceoffs and kill penalties. Some teams that may have interest? Montreal, the Rangers, Florida, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Boston. If he signs for next season, I’d think it would be an Eastern Conference team. https://theathletic.com/2104772/2020/09/30/russo-what-im-hearing-about-the-wilds-offseason-so-far/?redirected=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Al Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 You can make the same point for Joe Thornton. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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