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 Kr55
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Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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| Adam wrote on Tue, 13 June 2023 14:03 |
| smyth260 wrote on Tue, 13 June 2023 13:48 |
The classic Ken Holland 2 year deal.
I like Ryan, a lot. Wouldn’t hesitate to call him our best bottom 6 forward. Possession stats are great. Hope he doesn’t fall off a cliff due to age…
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I swear, it just says 2-years in the template, highlighted in yellow, but Holland doesn't know that he can change that.
Good number, decent player who contributes. The second year is stupid. He's 36 and most guys that age are on one-year deals. How many did Thornton sign? How many did Spezza? The Oilers were maybe worried that he'd get a second year from someone on the open market, but if he's comfortable here, then he's probably not in a hurry to leave and if someone else wants to make a mistake, then let them.
EDIT: Worth noting, while if Ryan continued to play we could send him to the minors and be rid of his cap hit, due to his age when signing, if he retired, the Oilers would be stuck with the hit.
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I can't see Ryan retiring and messing us over, but for sure, the extra year always is pretty funny. The guy really really wants to play here. He probably isn't thinking for a second to leave. What is so hard about just saying you're happy to keep him on 1 year deals as long as he feels he's still able to be a reliable bottom 6 guy? He knows you like him, and just keeps his drive up to keep his game in check to get the next deal. Is that really so unreasonable for us to do?
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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