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The savior has been re-signed!
I'm not sure why we did this outside of just a depth piece. I know he was an RFA, but I'm surprised we didn't just offer him the minimum.
Maybe if they could work on his defensive positioning he'd be a decent #8 defenseman.
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I will take Rundblad over Rozival... but that is really not saying much.... its like "I will take eating a dog turd over eating a hippo turd"... I mean either way you are eating a turd...
I like this signing. I saw some good efforts from Runblaad against Nashville, and Anaheim, and isn't his +- numbers stuff of legend?
I don't think its as accident as I like the way he goes about being involved on offense and isn't just a defenseman that will pass only. Like Keith, or Oduya he will push the puck and force you to stop his puck handling not just feint in.
I think we are getting a progressing player with upside and physical enforcement potential. Its good depth anyway.
And with Johns, TVR, Pokka, Forslong all rising behind him I think this move will end in a trade that brings back a pick at some point.
Just my prediction.
He only did that over the course of 1 playoff series all year. The rest of the year he distilled goatloads.I'm not sure anyone here it seems watched the same David Runblad I saw. His defending was poor, and that's being kind. Offensively sure, he has a hard shot and was made some okay head man passes but that does not make up for his defensive abilities. I don't remember seeing him throw his weight around and looked a bit like Bambi on skates.
For a bottom pairing dman, you want someone who can at least contribute on special teams, primarily the PK, to take some pressure off your top pairing guys. I'd rather have Rozy as our 6th dman cause at least he could kill penalties and block shots.
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I don't know any person who would take Rundblad over Rozsival when it comes to playing defense and actually helping (or not hurting) the team. Not happy that Rundblad may be around for 2 more years. He showed nothing to prove that he is a NHL defenseman or a guy that you would want as your #7.
And with Johns, TVR, Pokka, Forslong all rising behind him I think this move will end in a trade that brings back a pick at some point.
Just my prediction.
Are we this desperate? What did he do to deserve to be resigned? Who's getting resigned next, Nordstrom?