Potential commerce locations for Philadelphia Flyers Rasmus Ristolainen
Daily Faceof: Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk discussing some potential commerce locations for Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Yaremchuk: “Over at DailyFaceoff.com, it was Matt Larkin looking at some potential locations for Rasmus Ristolainen, and Pat you’ll be able to throw up the board with simply form of the names and markets that Larkin had listed, Dallas, Detroit, Edmonton, Florida, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg.
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The attention-grabbing half with Ristolainen is clearly the time period. $5.1 million, couple extra years on that deal. I feel Dallas stands out. However as Larkin factors out, the Stars and Jim Nill, historically very hesitant to connect a first-round choose. That’s what Philly desires. Possibly that’s not a match, however Dallas is on the high of their board, and I feel they do take advantage of sense.”
Seravalli: “They do, and I feel so does Detroit. That Detroit blue line must vastly enhance. I’m not fully bought that Ristolainen is the piece to do it, however simply by the character of the Dallas Stars proper aspect, I feel that’s their large gap.
They’ve received tons of cap house to spend with Tyler Seguin LTIR harm cash. However that staff must, they’re a good distance on the precise aspect of their protection from being a real Stanley Cup impending blue line, for my part.
And I feel the large factor is, are you drawn to the time period on his deal, or does it scare you away of your Dallas? And I feel that’d be definitely one factor to contemplate. He’s received another yr after this, so, is that proper? No, two extra years.
That’s, umm, look, it’s, I feel the opposite a part of that is you hear concerning the Flyers raving about him and John Tortorella, and he’s given some full-throated responses on Ristolainen in the previous couple of weeks. Have they got to maneuver him? My reply could be in all probability not.”
Yaremchuk: “Yeah. I imply, hey, with the time period, you’re definitely not compelled to do something. That $5.1 million cap hit definitely throws a wrinkle in. Like if he was a pending UFA, and the Flyers put their hand up and stated, hey, we’ll hold two and a half million and we wish a first-round choose. Like that nearly appears like a neater deal than you must take the $5.1 million. And such as you stated, is the time period enticing or to not a few of these groups?
As a result of we’ve seen Ristolainen undergo some powerful stretches. In addition to he’s performed thus far this yr, he’s had years the place he’s been actually unhealthy. So do you wish to take that danger for 2 extra seasons? I feel it’s, I feel it’s an attention-grabbing type of angle and wrinkled the throw into this entire factor with him. However yeah…”
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Seravalli: “I’d say my massive factor with danger alignment, and I discussed this in your present ‘Oilers Nation Each Day’ final week, is I can’t consider one staff that Rasmus Ristolainen’s ever performed on that he’s made higher.
He’s, he’s 760 video games into his profession, and has by no means performed in a playoff sport. Not saying that’s all on him, however he’s by no means actually pushed a staff and been a top-end defenseman.”
Yaremchuk: “Yeah and once more if he was a rental I feel there could be a staff that will persuade themselves, hey let’s see if we will catch lightning in a bottle, however the three-year danger I feel is simply possibly a bit an excessive amount of.”
