I'm a Skatman
Joined: May 2016
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worst signing of the offseason.
he can't play hockey
he can't fight
he doesn't protect his teammates
what he does:
- take up a roster spot
- drag his line down
- stage boring and useless fights
I hate this watching this guy "play" hockey and you playing Cody McLeod is wasting your 4th line. NYR have a perfectly serviceable 4th liner in Fast, but to no ones surprise, the Rangers 4th line struggled mightily when McLeod was on the ice.
just look at these stats. they don't do the eye test justice - by the eye test, he is even worse.
unforgotten how he failed to do the one thing he was hired to do - protect his teammates. both Vesey and Staal got horribly banged up with McLeod watching and not even retaliating later (which I don't like but the sole chance of this happening is enough for some to defend signings like this. it doesn't work. it never has. it never will).
this signing is inexcusable and sends the wrong message, blocks the path for guys like Lettieri and will inevitably lead to someone sitting in the pressbox who doesn't deserve it. **** it, I'd much rather have Glass back.