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 Steve
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Registered: October 2006
Location: Ottawa
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| Adam wrote on Tue, 13 June 2023 13:03 |
| 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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Let's not forget that Holland is willing to bury a non-producing veteran player. I don't think Mike Smith chose to stay injured all season long. Holland forced it. That 2-year deal didn't hurt the Oilers at all. And this one shouldn't either.
You're always complaining about Holland not being creative, but these two year deals are creative. He's getting a lower cap hit without any real risk during that second year. This isn't to say that he can't be more creative in other areas, particularly trades.
"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."
- Calvin
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