I bet he gets called up, even if it's as an extra. He has NHL experience.I mean… is it just to fill out the roster in Charlotte because he’s expensive as f***. Should have gotten at least a 7th for the money MN saves alone.
So weird to take on that spend though. So weird.
Because he’s an AHL player. Unless Francis think he can sign Rask at a minimum deal next year.We have plenty of cap space so why not.
Because $500k buys a lot of beers? There were cheaper options on waivers the past few days.We have plenty of cap space so why not.
Because he’s an AHL player. Unless Francis think he can sign Rask at a minimum deal next year.
Future considerations equal nothing 19 out of 20 times.Future considerations is the key to what this is about and whether or not it is worth it.
This is how I see this as but this is an expensive favor. Generally I would expect a pick/prospect going our way too. We had True and McCormick who have already seems NHL games this season and could be called up if required. My guess is that either Francis really likes him and hopes to re-sign him on the cheap OR he is just doing the Wild a favor. A very expensive favor.Future considerations equal nothing 19 out of 20 times.
This is just two GMs doing a veteran a solid and giving him a chance to play NHL games before the offseason.
Excellent points. I definitely set my expectations too high with regard to the Rask trade. With it being an expiring contract, I suppose he’s a warm body that might actually score some goals. His season wasn’t atrocious before being sent down, which begs the question… why was he? Hopefully we don’t find out and he plays well enough to make sense.I expect Rask gets recalled.
The move is a bit puzzling, but while Rask isn't great, he is a legitimate NHL player, He's mostly in the AHL due to his contract. If he were cheaper, he'd likely be their 13/14th forward.
@50%, he isn't too expensive for the last 19 games, and the team could use an extra body. Plus, extending a little bit of good will to Guerin may work out in Seattle's favor in the future
As a UFA he won't be in camp unless they sign him. Unless you meant the end of this season we can give him a trial period to see if he is worth signing.like i said we'll see what he does for us and camp and we can either sign him or let him walk. We still need to fill a AHL roster of players.
Oh absolutely. This is a no risk move for us. Expensive, but no real risk involved. We have the cap space and the worst case is that Rask is not good when called up. If things work out, we re-sign him for cheap. If not, we move on at the end of the season.I expect Rask gets recalled.
The move is a bit puzzling, but while Rask isn't great, he is a legitimate NHL player, He's mostly in the AHL due to his contract. If he were cheaper, he'd likely be their 13/14th forward.
@50%, he isn't too expensive for the last 19 games, and the team could use an extra body. Plus, extending a little bit of good will to Guerin may work out in Seattle's favor in the future
I think it is just a numbers game in Minny. With the emergence of the Foligno/Eriksson Ek/Greenway line being such a dominant 3rd line, and Rask losing his spot in the top 6, it probably made more sense for a cap strapped team to save cap and play him in the AHL than have him playing a role he isn't great at on the 4th line or as the 13/14th forward.Excellent points. I definitely set my expectations too high with regard to the Rask trade. With it being an expiring contract, I suppose he’s a warm body that might actually score some goals. His season wasn’t atrocious before being sent down, which begs the question… why was he? Hopefully we don’t find out and he plays well enough to make sense.
Excellent points. I definitely set my expectations too high with regard to the Rask trade. With it being an expiring contract, I suppose he’s a warm body that might actually score some goals. His season wasn’t atrocious before being sent down, which begs the question… why was he? Hopefully we don’t find out and he plays well enough to make sense.
I have crapped on Sheahan all season long for his lack of offensive awareness but he has actually not been that bad. He has been very decent in the 4th line role. Excellent defensively. If Rask is better, that is definitely good. Picking a player with slow skating surprises me though because this team seems to do better when their forwards are aggressive on the forecheck. Slow skating will limit that.Rask is a huge upgrade over Sheahan. His skating has always been an issue so need to see if it still holding him back. This seems like a tryout to see if he's worth signing to be the 4C next year. Better defensively and offensively than Sheahan. With Appleton gone maybe Geekie goes to the wing. Tanev - Rask - Geekie seems a decent 4th line, nice mix of offense and defense. Just not sure Tanev speed would work well with the other two.