Quoting: MisstheWhalers
Oops I see I typo'd that and put devoting instead of demoting.. Lol
Honestly I think unless there's an injury Riikola gets sent to the AHL and he clears easily, regardless I know Rutherford had interest in Lowry before and I'm sure he would of figured something out to acquire him if Chevy made a call, the Jets love Lowry though unfortunately and the reality is they wouldn't of traded him, they value a ****ty plug player over improving their ****ty D core apparently.
I get what you're saying about Murray but still think it would've been worth the risk and for a 5th round pick who cares, at least he's a legit NHL dman and provides some depth and pairing options compared to what they have now.
I watch a lot of CBJ games, the guy is always hurt. He's made of glass. It's like acquiring Bjugstad. You can expect he'll be on IR.
That doesn't help you win games, it just eats up your cap and prevents you from making other moves.
In this environment Riikola might slip through, no doubt. But they would rather send Chad down. They got issues well beyond this though.
Is there gonna be a AHL season, if not what do they do with guys who are close to playing like Maniscalco and POJ. I mean there might be movement on that bottom defense anyway.
So I'm sure they can open cap if they needed to. But at the same point in time, I'm not sure he's a move they make. He's definitely not the get faster they are looking for.
But it doesn't matter. Murray is not your guy.
Vatanen or Hamonic are better options for you, and both are still available. Both of which probably come cheaper and cost you no assets on 1 year deals.