It's funny, Shatty was known for his offensive game but I never saw a Ranger with a softer shot before. Even Staal has a harder one
- TPC

Yandle. Wrist shot from the point 89% of the time.

At the risk of coming off like a troll, I thought it would be interesting to revisit the blog (and comments) where the Rangers signed Shattenkirk:

https://hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=86218

It really does hammer home one important fact:

99 times out of 100, UFA signings turn out badly.

And it also probably explains why RFAs this summer are unwilling to sign for less than they think they are worth. Teams are handing out stupid money to UFAs, who inevitably fail to live up to their contracts.
- Atomic Wedgie

next put up the blog when you guys signed Marleau

The guy couldn’t play defense, which is usually somewhat important when ur a defenseman. That’s not just his time here, WSH after paying a 1st+ for him at the deadline wanted to scratch him in the playoffs bc of how bad he was in his own end.
- nyrangers9479

Here's what frustrates me when fans say that. We KNEW he couldn't play D when we signed him. That's not his game. I was never the biggest Shatty fan at any point in his career, but I had no expectations on his defense accumen when we got him. What made Shatty a buyout candidate was that he wasn't living up to the contract offensively. Burns can't play D a lick either, but no one cares when you are getting 80-90 pts a year. If Shatty was getting 50 pts a year, no one would care you have to cover for him.

Here's what frustrates me when fans say that. We KNEW he couldn't play D when we signed him. That's not his game. I was never the biggest Shatty fan at any point in his career, but I had no expectations on his defense accumen when we got him. What made Shatty a buyout candidate was that he wasn't living up to the contract offensively. Burns can't play D a lick either, but no one cares when you are getting 80-90 pts a year. If Shatty was getting 50 pts a year, no one would care you have to cover for him.
- 2sticks1puck

I don't even answer anymore. He has said this probably a million times. Anyone who thinks Shatty was brought in for his awesome defense needs to stop smoking crack

Ek has stopped me from mentioning Larry Murphy a second time apparently in my response to Jim....

Ek has stopped me from mentioning Larry Murphy a second time apparently in my response to Jim....
- 2sticks1puck

At the risk of coming off like a troll, I thought it would be interesting to revisit the blog (and comments) where the Rangers signed Shattenkirk:

https://hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=86218

It really does hammer home one important fact:

99 times out of 100, UFA signings turn out badly.

And it also probably explains why RFAs this summer are unwilling to sign for less than they think they are worth. Teams are handing out stupid money to UFAs, who inevitably fail to live up to their contracts.
- Atomic Wedgie

Although I will get lambasted for this Panarins contract will be the 1 percent!!!

next put up the blog when you guys signed Marleau
- jimbro83

Challenge accepted:

https://hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=86249

The actual blog isn't that interesting.

But if you want a quick look at how Leafs fans felt, you may want to check out the Hockeybuzz Official Leafs Prediction Thread for that year:

https://www.hockeybuzz.co...read.php?thread_id=147242

I think I nailed it:

Marleau, Patrick: I really think we could have spent our money elsewhere. His stats will look fine at the end of the year, so people will think that justifies his signing, but we would have been better off using the money to re-up JVR and promoting a kid.

Challenge accepted:

https://hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=86249

The actual blog isn't that interesting.

But if you want a quick look at how Leafs fans felt, you may want to check out the Hockeybuzz Official Leafs Prediction Thread for that year:

https://www.hockeybuzz.co...read.php?thread_id=147242

I think I nailed it:

Marleau, Patrick: I really think we could have spent our money elsewhere. His stats will look fine at the end of the year, so people will think that justifies his signing, but we would have been better off using the money to re-up JVR and promoting a kid.
- Atomic Wedgie

dude, you should change your name to Detective Wedgie

Although I will get lambasted for this Panarins contract will be the 1 percent!!!
- Brukie

Don't we all want him to be that 1% maybe I'm misunderstanding this???

Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
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CALGARY has put Michael Stone on waivers for purposes of a buyout

Elliotte Friedman
@FriedgeHNIC
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Vegas has put Mark Stone on waivers for purposes of a buyout
- jimbro83

I can dream can't I?

I don't even answer anymore. He has said this probably a million times. Anyone who thinks Shatty was brought in for his awesome defense needs to stop smoking crack
- mdw7413

So your ok with making your highest paid dman a guy that can’t play D? I don’t care he had 45-50 point seasons when he can’t cover a guy in his own end and is a turnover machine. And let’s stop acting like everyone knew he was bad defensively, the arguments we had with ppl saying I was blowing out of proportion just how bad he was defensively can be pulled up in just about any blog from 2 years ago.

So your ok with making your highest paid dman a guy that can’t play D? I don’t care he had 45-50 point seasons when he can’t cover a guy in his own end and is a turnover machine. And let’s stop acting like everyone knew he was bad defensively, the arguments we had with ppl saying I was blowing out of proportion just how bad he was defensively can be pulled up in just about any blog from 2 years ago.
- nyrangers9479

- jimbro83

So your ok with making your highest paid dman a guy that can’t play D? I don’t care he had 45-50 point seasons when he can’t cover a guy in his own end and is a turnover machine. And let’s stop acting like everyone knew he was bad defensively, the arguments we had with ppl saying I was blowing out of proportion just how bad he was defensively can be pulled up in just about any blog from 2 years ago.
- nyrangers9479

Only if you pull up blogs about JT Miller being good as well

Only if you pull up blogs about JT Miller being good as well
- TPC

- mdw7413

it's time to get weird

It's really just a 1 season thing. After 20-21 we will have loads of cap space. After the nightmare dead cap season, Shatty's dead cap declines to like 1 million.
- 2sticks1puck

Feels like you guys do this nearly every year or at best, every other year.

Feels like you guys do this nearly every year or at best, every other year.
- Gerk

Always evolving

Feels like you guys do this nearly every year or at best, every other year.
- Gerk

the top free agent forward available is going to play on a line with Kappo Kakko this year

Feels like you guys do this nearly every year or at best, every other year.
- Gerk

A lot of teams do. I'm not going to dispute we have had to do things on occasion.

I don't even answer anymore. He has said this probably a million times. Anyone who thinks Shatty was brought in for his awesome defense needs to stop smoking crack
- mdw7413

Shouldn't everyone stop smoking crack, regardless of their opinion on Shattenkirk?