Casey Wellman Traded To The NY Rangers For Erik Christensen
by JSLandry on Feb 3, 2012 10:24 AM CST
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Looks like Chuck Fletcher is warming up for the trade deadline. Erik Christensen and a conditional 7th round pick in 2013 for Casey Wellman. Now, a lot of us may be a bit saddened by that trade as Wellman was our first big hope that the youth movement Fletcher wanted to install was going in the right place. Alas, he never really found his place with the Wild.
Who is Erik Christensen though?
Now, this may not look like much, but Christensen was a center in a team that was full of them, but he can also play wing. He's also missed a few games due to a knee injury. Here's what The Hockey News has to say about him:
ASSETS: Owns a big shot and excellent offensive instincts. Has good size. Can play all three forward positions and is a good face-off man. Excels in shootouts.
FLAWS: Loses a lot of puck battles in the corners. Doesn't do the little things that help win hockey games. Takes too many shifts off to maximize his scoring potential.
CAREER POTENTIAL: Inconsistent forward with great hands.
The flaws may be a bit scary, but he's an inexpensive shootout master, the shootouts being the bane of the Wild is recent years. He's ninth all-time with 24 shootout goals and has a 52.4% success rate, which is very high. Only Frans Nielsen has a better success rate with at least 15 tries. Now, this isn't to say Christensen will magically fix the Wild. You can't overestimate the importance of good face-off takers either. This is a trade-off of two mid/low quality players, but a change of scenery can do wonders for some players (e.g Guillaume Latendresse) and Fletcher even got a conditional pick. It's only a 7th rounder in 2013, but hey, lots of quality players get overlooked until late rounds.
Fletcher basically got two players, one who may help right now, especially in shootout situations, for a player we were starting to feel was done in Minnesota. I like this trade, how about you?
Hey folks, Bryan here. Thought a little extra info may be helpful.
First off, the folks over at Blueshirt Banter are not high on the new kid. Their nickname looks to be "Mr. Invisible," which, of course, could be worse. However, with as much as you like to see Fletcher making moves, even depth moves, I have found the fan base of teams to be a great barometer for how a player may behave once he gets settled.
There may be a few weeks where Christiansen is a stud, come out flying, and get everyone's hopes up. Then, he likely settles back down and into his role. Not saying it is 100%, and it is fully acceptable to hope that is not the case, and he just needed a change of scenery, ala Guillaume Latendresse. Just don't get too pumped up. I don't want anyone's heart broken on this.
For your entertainment, here is some video of the new guy:
Granted, that's Dan Ellis... but still.
Plenty more over on Youtube. Check it out.
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I ain't complainin'
Liked Wellman and his speed, but he was just too darn inconsistent. He’d have a good couple of games, then would be a ghost in the next few. When that happened, he’d get bumped down to the fourth line, a role he’s not suited for. Too good for the AHL, yet to see him be consistent with the big boys. Maybe a change of scenery will help.
Christensen … where does he fit in the lineup?
Son-of-a-bitch is dug in like an Alabama tick!
Very likely 4th line
Unless he moves up to wing. He’s a good faceoff taker, so maybe he gets a few important offensive zone faceoffs in Koivu’s absence.
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Russo tweeted...
Christiansen to play 3rd line between Powe and McMillan Saturday,
But I imagine once the team gets healthy, he’ll fall to 4th.
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I was very disappointed in Wellman as a NHL pro
There was just something not right with him, he just didn’t seem to get how to play consistently. I am a bit worried that if Torts couldn’t motivate Christensen, maybe no one can. At the very least though, Christensen is more of an NHL player than Wellman, we don’t need to go through the RFA process with Wellman now either, and Christensen will probably be able to find a place on this team now. I feel bad for the Aeros, losing Wellman will hurt them.
Oh and I always likened Wellman to Patty-O
Just didn’t get it.
EC sounds like Patty O'Furniture
Oh well, lose a guy we know we don’t want for a guy we might want.
by Pewterschmidt on Feb 3, 2012 11:14 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Hahaha Patty O'Furniture, excellent.
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Damn, didn't think of the Aeros losing Wellman
At least it looks like they’Re getting Rau back as he’s been reassigned.
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I like it
It’s obvious Wellman did not have a future here. Looks like we got something good in return too in Christensen and a 7th. It’ll be interesting to see where he fits into the line up.
EC is useful in the shootout, he has a lot of talent but he is completely and utterly frustrating. He disappears for long stretches of games and was known as the invisible man in New York. Can’t be too upset about him considering he is a reasonable cap hit and does have great talent. Being out of the spotlight in New York probably is going to help him a lot, but he will now have to deal with the hockey-savvy fans of Minnesota instead.
Best of luck with Erik Christensen and your playoff push guys. Have a great rest of the season!
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Wellman will frustrate you just as much.
But he’s a fast skater with a great shot, just doesn’t understand the NHL game and that he has to go to the net to be effective.
Thanks for your input!
I don’t think anyone is expecting too much from the guy. I hope he’ll be able to fit well in Yeo’s system though, but his shootout prowess alone should make this trade a success for the Wild, because they’re just bad in the shootout, especially since their best shootout taker, Koivu, is out.
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And best of luck with Wellman as well!
He’s shown flashes of brilliance and is still young, so he may be able to contribute someday.
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How dare you besmirch the legend of EC
He was the last Ranger to score on the PP in the playoffs
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Feb 3, 2012 10:44 AM CST up reply actions
This also points to where the market is right now.
A mid-level prospect for NHL much like the Brenden Morrison trade last week.
The goal he scored this year is against Montreal
I love him. Hahaha
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Fletch has shown himself pretty adept to making smart moves.
And Yeo is a no nonsense coach, I think this will work out if Christensen agrees to put in the work.
If anything
Christensen might profit from a change of scenery.
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It actually worked temporarily the first year he was in NY. He had a real strong chemistry with Gaborik. His innate skill keeps him in the league.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Feb 3, 2012 11:02 AM CST up reply actions
Looks like he'll be playing 4th line center
Rau has been reassigned to Houston. Peters may move down to 4th line center, he seems to be much more fit for that role, and then Christensen can play with (more) skilled guys in Powe and McMillan.
He definitely needs skill guys to compliment him. He is the antithesis of a grinder.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Feb 3, 2012 11:00 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe Christensen will be 3rd line until Koivu returns.
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Christensen is a head case. Has admitted more than a few times having problems with his confidence and keeping his head in the game.
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Feb 3, 2012 11:07 AM CST reply actions
Well at least he is a NHL player.
Wellman may not ever become a full-time NHL player.
Well, to be fair, he is a great pressbox guy in the NHL. Taking quite a few scratches. I’m not ready to get too high on this kid. Needs to prove it first.
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Sounds like he'll fit right in
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by NorthernStar on Feb 3, 2012 12:52 PM CST up reply actions
Looks like a solid pick-up.
Now how about they take Zidlicky for Woljettkk Wolfskiiidg and a second rounder?
I think both our teams benefit from this trade
Christensen was clearly not working out for us, and we currently have too many forwards especially centers, with his effort he was getting no playing time whatsoever, he just came back from a conditioning stint so he should be ready to go with you guys.
He’s great in shootouts, has a great shot but just is pathetic along the boards and doesn’t seem to try very hard. Pretty hard on himself and seems like someone prone to depression.
wish you guys the best of luck with him, not sad to see him go since i’m sure this will work out for the best of both our teams.
I wouldn't mind taking a chance at Wolski for Zids if the Rangers throw in a second
After getting traded to the Coyotes from the Avs a couple years ago, he went off on a tear. And I believe he is good in shootouts as well.
Why would the Rangers make that deal?
A player and a high pick for Zids is pretty optimistic…
Frankly I’d be happy if Fletch got a 3rd rounder at this point.
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Because Zid is a power play specialist...
And New York is 26th in the league on the power play and wolski doesn’t have a roster spot and has a large cap hit so if they were swapped the rangers could save room for another move an because its just my dream okay.
Yeah, he's a powerplay specialist
Most of the time, but he’s aging and has been utterly useless on the Wild’s PP.
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More like Glen SADDER, AM I RIGHT? HAR HAR HAR
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by JSLandry on Feb 3, 2012 2:10 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
For all of Sather’s flaws, he rarely takes the short end of the stick in trades. It’s his UFA spending that is god awful.
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by George E. Ays on Feb 3, 2012 2:49 PM CST up reply actions
Right
If the Gomez trade taught us anything, it’s that he’s actually a genius at trading!
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The gift that keeps on giving that trade is.
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by George E. Ays on Feb 3, 2012 2:53 PM CST up reply actions
Christensen starting on the third line with Powe and McMillan
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Guessing he may get PP time as well
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Sounds like it according to Russo
Plus I like keeping Powe at LW, just seems to be a better fit than center for him.
Cullen can now play the point on the PP
And Christensen can take over center. The PP should give him some room to unleash his shot
by Joel Bertelsen on Feb 3, 2012 11:22 AM CST up reply actions
Granlund and Parise next year should be taken into consideration
If Wellman wasn’t going to be even a guy this is worth the trade.
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I'm excited to have some new blood in.
Though you gotta feel bad for the Aeros, losing Wellman’s speed.
Did anyone see the article about Parise: http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2012/2/3/2768042/zach-parise-trade-free-agency-minnesota-wild-new-jersey-devils
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by unyieldingflan on Feb 3, 2012 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
Make it happen you guys
Also I’d like to see you guys re-aligned to the Central Division to bring back the Minny-Chicago-Detroit-St. Louis rivalries.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Feb 3, 2012 11:20 AM CST up reply actions
It'd be a ballsy decision to get him now
We all know that an 8 seed in the NHL is as good as a 3 seed. So you never know if one prolific goal scorer mixed with our goaltending could be the difference to make a splash.
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Well I don't think we should try and trade for Parise.
Just wait til the summer and try and pick him up free-agent.
At the very most maybe a deal at the draft to get his negotiating rights a few days early. Selfishly I don’t want you guys sending anything of value to the Devils.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Feb 3, 2012 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
I think he tests the market regardless
So I wouldn’t trade for his rights either. It’s a gamble, but I don’t want to lose any assets for him.
I’d venture to say that typically the trading for rights doesn’t work out. The only reason I could see that happening is because he’s going to be the hottest commodity on the FA market by a long shot.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Feb 3, 2012 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
Agreed, no sense in wasting picks or prospects when we have a decent shot at him this summer.
Plus he still may want to test free agency even if we do trade for him. Just wait everyone.
I don't think there's any way the Devils trade him at the deadline
They’re pushing for the playoffs as well.
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Their GM said he wasn’t going to trade him. If any of the reports are true about the Devils financial situation they need all the cash they can get from a few extra home games.
by MyFavBaseballSquadron on Feb 3, 2012 11:26 AM CST up reply actions
I don't think that's true this year.
There are clearly 6 class teams in the Western Conference this year (and four of them reside in the Central division).
The middle two matchups in the conference should be great first round action, but unless LA or Minnesota get much better quick, they’ll be one and done if they finish 7 or 8.
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Never know. Goaltending is key in the postseason
Quick and Backstrom/Harding would make some teams jealous.
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So apparently Christensen is an invisible crusher.
by unyieldingflan on Feb 3, 2012 11:32 AM CST up reply actions
Fletch is certainly learning from the past.
From Russo:
“The Wild’s without Guillaume Latendresse and Pierre-Marc Bouchard and littered with minor-leaguers. Christensen has NHL experience. Fletcher said he has to assume the worst right now with Latendresse and Bouchard and that they won’t be back. He said that’s not definite, but there’s no road map and he can’t as a manager keep waiting.”
Christensen doesn’t fill those voids but at least Fletch has realized he can’t wait around for concussed players to get better. And while he said he is assuming the worst, I think it speaks volumes as to where they are in their rehab. I like Bouchard, but I wish we weren’t stuck with another year of his contract right now.
Gui
Read somewhere (on Russo?) that Latendresse is experiencing concussion-like symptoms yet again. I doubt we see him again this season.
Son-of-a-bitch is dug in like an Alabama tick!
by Mark It Zero! on Feb 3, 2012 11:40 AM CST up reply actions
Yep. Sounds to me like he is done.
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My only complaint is PA interupts Russo or whoever his guest is way too much.
They did a segment live from the X the other day and PA kept cutting Russo off so listeners could hear players skate by. I’d rather hear Russo than that.
Imagine this place if/when Zidlicky gets traded, followed by Staubitz.
Son-of-a-bitch is dug in like an Alabama tick!
by Mark It Zero! on Feb 3, 2012 12:00 PM CST up reply actions
Haha I doubt we get rid of Staubitz
He’ll just ride the pine the rest of the year. Imagine Zids head if he doesn’t play against Dallas now that Stoner is hurt.
Staubitz
I love how 2 years in a row now they choose the least talented/liked (from a fans standpoint) guy on the roster to do the polar plunge with Gorg and Greenlay. Last year Barksky, this year Studbitz. haha
Just realized
With Koivu, Granlund, Cullen, Christensen, the Wild may suddenly become a shootout powerhouse next year.
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This. Though, I bet the talks start immediately.
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Hmm, you are correct
But I’m thinking if he does well, he’ll want to stay, and I’m pretty sure he’s not a rental for CF.
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The other thing I like about Christensen
is he is supposed to be good on the Succubus, I mean power play. If he can do anything to help that anemic group it is worth it. Also if the Wild don’t resign him after this year he can walk. If it doesn’t really work the Wild aren’t hung with a Barker contract that needs to be bought out.
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Lines
Now, they are:
Johnson-Brodziak-Heatley
Clutterbuck-Cullen-Seto
Powe-Christensen-McMillan
Kassian-Peters-Ortmeyer
Once Koivu gets healthy what do you guys see as our lines? It’d be really hard to break up the Johnson-Brodziak-Heatley line the way they’ve been playing recently. If they keep it up, they should be kept together. Also, from what I’ve seen, Cullen and Seto seem to work well together, it’d be hard to break them up.
Move Cullen to Left wing with Koivu & Seto
That hasn’t been tried yet & Cullen used to play pretty well on the wing in Carolina.
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by FightingWild on Feb 3, 2012 12:25 PM CST up reply actions
Doubtful
Cullen is the most experienced face-off guy on the team atm.
You can always make him take the faceoffs and play him at the wing anyway
Or he can at least take the faceoffs when Koivu gets kicked out of the circle a billion times a game for no good reason.
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Seems like Cullen gets kicked out of about 75% of his faceoffs
by Joel Bertelsen on Feb 3, 2012 12:33 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, you're right
Even more so than Koivu when I think about it.
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Heatley is pretty good on the face-offs too
57.1% to be specific.
Part of me has thought about putting Christensen on Koivu's wing
He obviously has to come over and play well, but Koivu seems to do better with guys he aren’t necessarily top-line talent (Brunette, Miettinen, Clutterbuck). Also, it would be hard to pull Heatley off the Brodziak-Johnson line. I don’t want to go back to the Seto-Koivu-Heatley experiment that just hasn’t worked.
by Joel Bertelsen on Feb 3, 2012 12:42 PM CST up reply actions
Ditto. Seto seems to play better on Cullen’s line.
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by Mark It Zero! on Feb 3, 2012 12:44 PM CST up reply actions
I don’t think Seto fits well on the left side…he should be on the second line against lesser talent.
I agree
Christensen-Koivu-Clutter
Heatley-Brodziak-Johnson
Someone-Cullen-Seto
Obviously Christensen has to play well to “earn” this, but part of it is not splitting up Cullen/Seto and Heatley-Brodziak-Johnson
by Joel Bertelsen on Feb 3, 2012 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
That’s actually typical. Right handed shots are more common. Thus the reason really good right wings are so hard to find.
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If you must keep Johnson-Brodz-Heatley together I’d do this:
Cullen-Koivu-Seto
Johnson-Brodz-Heatley
Powe-Christensen-Clutter
and whatever on the 4th
personally I’d stick Mikko in Brodziak’s spot, drop him to 3rd line. But that’s because i’m in the minority that doesn’t think there’s any special chemistry on that current top line
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I don’t think anything special is happening between Brodziak and Heatley, just that Heatley figured out that if something was to happen in Koivu’s absence. It was going to be onh his back.
Teams are keying on Cullen's line, not Heatley.
Look at the space Heatley’s line has to operate and then Cullen, no space for Cully at all right now.
Wish Wellman the best
I really liked the guy, but it was obvious his future wasnt going to be with the wild
do you guys think Christensen will play on Saturday agains the Stars
I want to see how he performs on another team heheh
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Will be at the morning skate tomorrow, so signs are pointing to yes. But could also be a scratch if he’s not clicking quite yet.
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well good luck with him, i will check out the game on sat.
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Actually
He’s slated on the third line for Saturday with Powe and McMillan. They sent Rau down, so it wouldn’t really make much sense to scratch Christensen.
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First that nick name is completely Ironic, but I wont go throwing him under the bus for no reason.
The god honest truth is he didnt have a chance in NY, he was a waiver pickup who was inconsistent but had some sick skill. Then late in the first season he started clicking with Gaborik and the fans expectations for him went up well over what his actual value was. So when he fell back down into his consistently inconsistent play, he started to get castrated .
The positives of his game
He is a purely Finesse player with incredible hands.
He is not abysmal defensively but you dont want him as a pker.
He has an accurate shot, he doesnt have a booming slap shot or crazy wrist shot but he can pick corners with the best of them.
His skating ability is better then average. He isnt lights out speed wise but he was quick enough to get in the play with Gaborik as the trailer.
Good guy to have on the power play he sets up teammates pretty well and is shifty when he is on his game.
He is the best shootout guy. I know Frans Nielsen has a better percentage but Nielsen only has 1 move, Christensen has a library of dazzling moves that he pulls off at will on elite and crappy goalies alike.
The Bad
He is useless in a checking role
Despite his decent size he does not hit
He does not do anything physical at all
He has an uncanny ability to play 10 minutes or more on some nights and not be mentioned once by the announcers, not register one shot, and not register any hits.
Worst is he is invisible fairly frequently.
We had a rule of thumb around every 9 games Christensen had the knack of being a hero for a day then an 8 game drought till the next act of heroism. Consistently inconsistent.
He is a frustrating player because as a fan you know if he stays on his game always he would be a solid top 6 player. Seems similar to the kid we are getting but I think we are trying to bring our ahl team out of their 11 game losing streak.
this pretty much sums it up
but honestly crusher was the best name to give him, it always makes me chuckle
The Wild are already full of PK players
Christensen answers need the Wild have in shootout skill and PP, since the Wild don’t have many PP players. We know he won’t magically cure the Wild, but he could fit well. I see it as a low risk, potentially medium reward move, since Wellman was basically done in Minnesota.
Wellman is basically too good for the AHL, but not good enough for the NHL. Whale fans must be pretty happy right now.
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Most of this sounds just like Wellman. Interesting.
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Minus the shootout ability and the size
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Correct.
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While we are on the subject of trades...
Corey Crawford has been struggling for the Blackhawks lately, and back-up Ray Emery’s numbers aren’t really up to scratch for a team as big as they are…so what are the chances of a shock trade for Josh Harding before the deadline?
I know he had a stinker against Nashville, but he still might be an attractive target for them.
To the Hawks? No way. I can’t see that. Two goalies on one way deals, and add a third? Not unless they get really desperate.
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I don't think Harding has helped his trade value as of late.
Regardless of how he has played, his comments afterwards and Russo’s about him almost on the verge of tears the other night. Teams want a tough goalie and Harding sounds pretty fragile.
I guess so..
But they need to do something, because Crawford looked terrible against the Oilers last night, and the fans have been on his back all season.
*Against Sam Gagner
Hate the Oilers but what an awesome display.
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Yeah
Hard to not have respect for an 8 point performance. Hell, he’s the 11th (I think) player to accomplish that. Insane.
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I guess Carolina only cares about one team
by unyieldingflan on Feb 3, 2012 2:58 PM CST up reply actions
Should have went for Wojtek
What happened to that friggen guy? He was a stud as a rookie.
he spends all day in a hot tub
instead of practice and conditioning
He’s still a very good even strength player. He doesn’t fit the Rangers’ style, as he’s just as disengaged as Christensen is on most nights.
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by George E. Ays on Feb 3, 2012 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
Hmm..
Just realized we traded a guy who has more points in less NHL games this year for a guy who has fewer points in more NHL games…
Wellman was on the 2nd line for a while, playing with better linemates and more ice time though
The most Christensen played this season was about 12 minutes, rest of the time it ranged from 6-8 minutes.
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Ya, Just found that a little funny. I could really careless. It’s a depth move. Wellman wasn’t going to make this team in the future anyway.
Right
This move should help us in the close games down the stretch…important since there are so many teams chasing the Wild closely.
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long time ranger fan good luck guys biggest piece of garbage mr invisible is correct we would of taken a back of pucks for him total wast
lol
what other fun is happening? Any other trades planned/hatched? the san jose sharks are probably not gonna move anyone
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