We just traded a 23 year old with one and a half bad seasons for an utterly average 29 year old with 4 more years on his deal after this one.... I'm gonna say this is a horrible trade.
Kevin Klein is a good actor. Don't knock the move until we know what roles he's going to play while under contract at the Garden.
I'm trying to rationalize this and I guess his cap hit isn't that bad, but this is another dman about to take the trip over the 30 year old line, with 4 more years on his deal. We all know Del Zottos ceiling is so much higher than this f'in avg dman with no offensive ability.
He actually looks like a decent player, good passer with two-way ability. For DZ it's not a bad move. I thought maybe they could've gotten a pick also but whatever. They needed a RH shot. Plus he's signed for a few years so it's added depth.
Time to rev up the ever hopeless fire glen train... Really hope this doesn't also mean he is looking to acquire rentals at the deadline.
Totally agree Mig. Utterly average average seems a perfect description. Listed at 6'1", 199. Without knowing him, I don't get it. Usually a minus player (can't count this year because the entire team is), average size, usually around 25 PM so probably not a big hitter or nasty, doubt he's extremely fast. On the face of it, this sukkks.
