Ranking Jim Rutherford's top 5 most crippling untradeable rebuild stifling boat anchors

[donlever]

Unless they sit his 4.25 sheets on the bench and let Merilainen run with it (these new fucking guys acquisition after all)...

...again....we are presuming they are going to let him operate at sub .800 save %....

...not so sure about that either.

But sure...yeah..Lankinen was a genius signing.

(...I get the facetious part RG.....just yanking your chain as well as commenting that I, for one, do not believe for a minute that this group has the appetite to watch this for the required time to properly fix this shit......as I posted last year more than once....
the Canucks are in the midst of regarding the realities of a diminishing next Gen fan base....the A's may be lousy at ownership (allegedly) but big business and making money they are not....

[Carl Yagro]

Fantastic topic, Cuz.

Statiscally, the data puts the goaltending re-signings, especially Lanker's as the worst, most crippling and unnecessary long-term contracts considering the current state of the team.

But in fact, it could actually be genius as Lanky's continuing shit-the-bed performances is exactly what a rebuilding team needs and keeps the owner's delusions in check.

[Madcombinepilot]

While I can understand the 'Tankists' love them some Lankinen (I mean, the guy is stopping 2 out of 3 pucks this year in every game he has played - that SCREAMS rebuild!), I gotta question what does that do for the confidence/culture of this team. Its such a thin line to walk between learning systems and rebuilding culture to having that one guy who keeps losing you games because he could not stop a beachball from center ice. I have been on teams where there is an obvious weaker than the lowest of the average, and it does not make for a good dressing room. And I can safely say, we have all seen the effects of a bad dressing room..

It would be better to have a rookie struggle and lose while learning, than a supposed veteran backup who just sucks donkey balls.
Lank the Tank gotta go. They gotta figure that out.

That, and get someone who actually brings something to the table over Bains. Fuck, is he useless too.

[donlever]

Yeah...i don't get it either MCP.

We blow....play the fuck out of Raty....see if this is it or is there more.

These FUCKING guys....its literally painful.

[theman]

Wait, are we talking about the old guys or new guys now?

[donlever]

Feels the same sometimes.

[Madcombinepilot]

Only thing I can figure over not playing Raty, is that Bains is bringing an intangible.. but what that is, I have no Idea.

And for clarification, Bains is useless in the role he has been given here. He is an AHL scorer, top line AHL guy, who is asked to play 4th line with the big club. His game doesn't translate for that. (His game doesn't translate for top 6 NHL either - that's been tried enough). The role he is asked to play is that of a 4th line grinder. He is too slow, doesn't track the game fast enough on D, doesn't bring the energy with hits or fights or forechecks.. offense goes to die on his stick.. He does nothing for everything you ask your bottom 6 energy guys to do.

Raty at least wins face offs.

[Cousin Strawberry]

It was pretty ironic that when Leevu lost the blade they were tied 1-1 and holding their own... relatively speaking...then in pops the picket fence and with him comes the loss.

Who registered the loss today?

(Hint - according to the score Tanky is on record with the loss lol)

The kid is obviously the best option for right now. Time to send KL upstairs for a few and bring up the dude with the eyes too far apart

[Madcombinepilot]

It was pretty ironic that when Leevu lost the blade they were tied 1-1 and holding their own... relatively speaking...then in pops the picket fence and with him comes the loss.

Who registered the loss today?

(Hint - according to the score Tanky is on record with the loss lol)

The kid is obviously the best option for right now. Time to send KL upstairs for a few and bring up the dude with the eyes too far apart

Yup.

Lanks has until the team goes back west to figure out his shit.

[Megaterio Llamas]

Great topic Cuz, but I can't really keep it to five.

My list:

the Demko contract (the sheer idiocy)

the Miller/Horvat scenario

the Boeser contract

Peter's deal

Podkolzin for a fourth

the Lankinen contract

the Elias Lindholm acquisition

[Megaterio Llamas]

Only thing I can figure over not playing Raty, is that Bains is bringing an intangible.. but what that is, I have no Idea.

And for clarification, Bains is useless in the role he has been given here. He is an AHL scorer, top line AHL guy, who is asked to play 4th line with the big club. His game doesn't translate for that. (His game doesn't translate for top 6 NHL either - that's been tried enough). The role he is asked to play is that of a 4th line grinder. He is too slow, doesn't track the game fast enough on D, doesn't bring the energy with hits or fights or forechecks.. offense goes to die on his stick.. He does nothing for everything you ask your bottom 6 energy guys to do.

Raty at least wins face offs.

The intangible Bains is bringing is as a cult hero to a segment of the fan base. It only makes sense as a marketing gimmick, and that's pathetic.

As you said, he checks zero boxes as a fourth line winger. Zero.

[donlever]

Allowing Zadorov to walk.