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Originally Posted by slicrick
something similar to Torres was Brandon Prust in NYR he usually played his role on the 4th line and did it very well and on a good night he could be a 3rd liner, last year in FA he was asking NYR for 2.5M and signed with Montreal, I thought that was way too much but now that he is gone I realized how much he brought to the team and could justify that price
NYR got Carcillo and Dorsett who has been injured for a while now but even when healthy just isn't the same as Prust the Rangers are heading into some deep cap problems though so it was probably for the best they didn't give him that 2.5M
that's just my armchair GM opinion though
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Prust is a good example of a good character player
hes fought above his weight class on numerous examples. In MTL even rode a line with gallagher and galchenya at one point i think, showing those kids the ropes (even though hes obviously not as skilled as them, he can take them under his wings)
This is part of the reason why Clarkson got his outrageous contract with the Leafs. a character guy, plus he had 30 goals at one point (whether or not overpaid is another discussion) . And this is why Ryan Callahan feels he deserves a big fat contract as well.
--speaking of Callahan, i was lucky enough to catch a NYR vs Bruins game just after the lockout ended when i was in NY. He is fucking fearless. Saw him took a couple runs at that giraffe freakshow Chara
And all this love of Ryan Kesler, it is perhaps because he and Bieksa show the most character out of the entire team (on ice). That is something that is not recorded or presented on statistical sheets usually