[Thomas Gradin]

Skelator 786, on Jul 3 2009, 11:04 AM, said:

do you want another injury prone defenceman on the roster?

I personally think if he signs for 1 year/under 2.5 million, his 60ish games a year would be worth it.

A lot better than paying Beauchemin 4.5 million or signing M-A Bergeron AT ALL.

[GrassyPonderous]

Round out the top 6 with Foster and Semenov. Towers!

[Nuckz4life]

Wont fit in Canucks.

[canuck2xtreme]

Skelator 786, on Jul 3 2009, 11:04 AM, said:

do you want another injury prone defenceman on the roster?

The guy broke his leg in a freak accident. This is the same logic that says don't re-sign Luongo because he'll injure his groin again. Or that Erik Johnson is just injury prone because he can't drive a golf cart. I guess there's no point in the Penguins paying Crosby, he's just gonna sprain his ankle again.

[Al▪]

canuck2xtreme, on Jul 3 2009, 11:59 AM, said:

The guy broke his leg in a freak accident. This is the same logic that says don't re-sign Luongo because he'll injure his groin again. Or that Erik Johnson is just injury prone because he can't drive a golf cart. I guess there's no point in the Penguins paying Crosby, he's just gonna sprain his ankle again.

[Jim Lahey]

CDC... lol.

he was just compared to Crosby and Luongo to make a point.

awesome!

[Thomas Gradin]

canuck2xtreme, on Jul 3 2009, 11:59 AM, said:

The guy broke his leg in a freak accident. This is the same logic that says don't re-sign Luongo because he'll injure his groin again. Or that Erik Johnson is just injury prone because he can't drive a golf cart. I guess there's no point in the Penguins paying Crosby, he's just gonna sprain his ankle again.

I am a huge supporter of signing Foster. But he's always been injury prone, even before the broken leg.

[Thomas Gradin]

Jim Lahey, on Jul 3 2009, 01:27 PM, said:

CDC... lol.

he was just compared to Crosby and Luongo to make a point.

awesome!

In a comparison of injuries. Not sure how that's funny or awesome?

Also, the Sedins DID get NTCs. Nice signature though.

[sd94.]

Ehhh, I dunno. I was looking at Sportsnet and they say he's not a very good skater... we need to get more mobile on the back end, not slower.

[Thomas Gradin]

sd94., on Jul 3 2009, 01:51 PM, said:

Ehhh, I dunno. I was looking at Sportsnet and they say he's not a very good skater... we need to get more mobile on the back end, not slower.

Watching him play in the past, he doesn't look like a slow skater. And in that clip that I posted where he breaks his leg, he looks pretty fast (and he's racing freakin'g Torrey Mitchell).

[mr.awesome]

Skelator 786, on Jul 3 2009, 11:04 AM, said:

do you want another injury prone defenceman on the roster?

he got a broken leg once.

so i guess if you got a little paper cut, noone will ever hire you for a job because you could sew them...

[Thomas Gradin]

mr.awesome, on Jul 3 2009, 02:37 PM, said:

he got a broken leg once.

so i guess if you got a little paper cut, noone will ever hire you for a job because you could sew them...

Mar 5, 2009: Missed 50 games (left leg injury).
Feb 24, 2009: Recalled from Houston (AHL).
Feb 8, 2009: Assigned to Houston (AHL) on a conditioning assignment.
Oct 1, 2008: Left leg injury, sidelined indefinitely.
Jul 2, 2008: Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Minnesota Wild to a one-year contract.
Apr 19, 2008: Missed the last 8 games of the regular season and all six games of Round One against the Colorado Avalanche (right leg injury).
Mar 19, 2008: Right leg injury, sidelined indefinitely.
Mar 7, 2008: Missed 2 games (sore back).
Mar 4, 2008: Sore back, day-to-day.
Dec 7, 2007: Missed 4 games (cheekbone injury).
Nov 28, 2007: Cheekbone injury, day-to-day.
Oct 10, 2007: Missed 2 games (groin).
Oct 3, 2007: Groin, day-to-day.
Feb 10, 2007: Missed 9 games (sprained left knee).
Jan 17, 2007: Sprained left knee, mid-February.
Dec 22, 2006: Missed 9 games (throat).
Dec 1, 2006: Throat, sidelined indefinitely.
Jan 7, 2006: Missed 1 game (head injury).
Jan 5, 2006: Head injury, day-to-day.

GP every season for the Wild: 58, 57, 56, 10.

Don't get me wrong, I really want to sign this guy, but he has had some injuries in the past.

[sd94.]

Thomas Gradin, on Jul 3 2009, 01:57 PM, said:

Watching him play in the past, he doesn't look like a slow skater. And in that clip that I posted where he breaks his leg, he looks pretty fast (and he's racing freakin'g Torrey Mitchell).

It didn't specifically say speed was an issue, it said co-ordination. I'd rather have a slow guy that had good foot-eye (is that right?) co-ordination than a fast guy who trips over their own feet.

[mitchell70]

Cam Barker 3.75 mil for 5 years

Trade Raymond and SOB plus a 5th rounder

[Thomas Gradin]

sd94., on Jul 3 2009, 02:52 PM, said:

It didn't specifically say speed was an issue, it said co-ordination. I'd rather have a slow guy that had good foot-eye (is that right?) co-ordination than a fast guy who trips over their own feet.

Fair enough. He seems to be somewhat sturdy though.

Maybe Sportsnet is right.

I think for under 2.5 million, he's definitely worth it.

We can agree to disagree though, I guess.

[Thomas Gradin]

mitchell70, on Jul 3 2009, 02:56 PM, said:

Cam Barker 3.75 mil for 5 years

Trade Raymond and SOB plus a 5th rounder

What does this have to do with Kurtis Foster exactly?

[Wild#9]

Thomas Gradin, on Jul 2 2009, 12:06 PM, said:

As a Wild fan, what's your opinion of his play?

I like him. He's got a sick slapshot, but he misses the net about half the time. Good size, pretty fast, he can score (but of course he is a defenseman) If my memory is working, he scored a goal in the few games he did play this past season. Yeah, he's injury prone but from what I've seen, he's come back from the broken leg very well.

If we weren't so caught up in this Saku crap, I'd wanna offer him another contract

This post has been edited by Wild#9: 03 July 2009 - 03:06 PM

[sd94.]

Wild#9, on Jul 3 2009, 03:04 PM, said:

I like him. He's got a sick slapshot, but he misses the net about half the time. Good size, pretty fast, he can score (but of course he is a defenseman) If my memory is working, he scored a goal in the few games he did play this past season. Yeah, he's injury prone but from what I've seen, he's come back from the broken leg very well.

If we weren't so caught up in this Saku crap, I'd wanna offer him another contract

I've seen scouting reports that say Foster isn't very co-ordinated in terms of his skating. Any truth to that?

[Wild#9]

sd94., on Jul 3 2009, 05:15 PM, said:

I've seen scouting reports that say Foster isn't very co-ordinated in terms of his skating. Any truth to that?

Yeah, there's truth to that, he's not the best but not the worst either. His slapshot is definately his biggest strength, other than that he's average.

This post has been edited by Wild#9: 03 July 2009 - 03:44 PM

[Goalline]

Foster would be a great addition. If we add Foster at 1.75 we can even reasonably bring Sundin back again at 3.5 if he is willing too.

Now we have a solid lineup.