Who??? Here comes chuck with the "I told you we should have traded him 4 years ago when he had some value!" comments.
http://snyrangersblog.com/2013-14/kevin-klein/read-who-is-kevin-klein/ I like it. RH, good mobility, isn't afraid to block a shot. He'll be a useful 5th/6th type for a few years.
I'm not going to sit here and say we should have traded him years ago or whenever, but scratching him so often this season absolutely contributed to this dreadful, dreadful return we just got. That was just dumb. All the league insiders were saying it, "His value is no longer what it was at the start of the season."
Maybe we can pair him with Stralman and shoot for having the lowest scoring defensive combo in the NHL
It's about fit at this point, DZ/AV weren't going to mesh, plus they needed some type of RH shot. If it somehow dosen't work they can use him in some other type of deal down the road.
The Hockey News says that Klein is a “solid, versatile but inconsistent defenseman.” He will fit right in. LOL
You guys are all clinging to the notion DZ is worth much more than he is. Maybe they could've gotten a little more, like a pick or prospect, but I think this move could help some. At least we don't have to hear or speculate about trading him anymore.
The bottom line on Del Zotto is that while he has some physical gifts, his hockey IQ is low (and has shown no signs of improving), and his offensive game seems to have peaked (and that peak isn't very high without a good shot from the point and constantly missing the net). While this trade doesn't seem great now, I don't think it's going to come back and bite us.
Nashville has set themselves up with a nice young d-core now. Jones (19), Josi (23), Ellis (23), DZ (23) and Ekholm (23) to go with Weber (28).
Forget about the value. DZ has been bad this year so he does not have much of value to begin with. Bottom line it sounds like it may help in short run but it's another quick fix type of deal Glen likes to make mid-season. Nothing new here.
It's not really quick fix, Klein's signed for 4 more years so if he fits well it's a decent depth signing. Unless you packaged DZ with Hagelin and a prospect this was about all you could hope to get.
The bigger issue is that all of the trade ideas made here and the rumors out there for scoring or anything else for that matter revolved around DZ. Whether it's DZ/Hagelin or DZ/Miller or whatever, it was always DZ as part of the package. This deal limits what we can do in terms of acquiring scoring.
