Stl Claims Jack Finley

[Sunny's Teeth]

Wait … people vacation in TB? Eewwwwww.

Then again, who cares what I think.

Carry on.

[BleedingBleu]

Look, I’m a St Louis honk and love my teams, but this poor guy is taking a 30 point drop to come to the Lou and play on the 4th Line.

He’s going from 78 Point Eastern Conference leader, Stanley Cup Championship Contender in where people in St Louis vacation, to 49 point Western Conference cellar and TDL seller in MO.

At least he’s from here, but woof. Maybe he’ll get a nice boost in minutes (8:25 ATOI w/Tampa, Bjugstad 11:38 w/StL)

Considering he would’ve been sent to the AHL had he not been claimed, the comparison would be between the Blues and Syracuse Crunch, not the Lightning. While I’m sure he’d rather play on the Lightning, I’m also sure he’d rather play on the Blues than Crunch and continue to be paid at a rate of $775k than ride buses at a rate of $100k to play in the AHL.

Fair, but maybe I was misreading it to be similar to Otto getting in-game playing time during the Olympics than a true demotion

[BleedingBleu]

Wait … people vacation in TB? Eewwwwww.

Then again, who cares what I think.

Carry on.

Have you never been?

Tampa/St Pete is awesome. Tons of islands, beaches, golf courses, theme parks (Busch Gardens), warm gulf-side water to swim/boat/surf/deep-sea fish and obviously the amenities of a major city including an International Airport

People constantly vacation & retire there. Clearwater, Sarasota, Anna Marie Island, etc

[callitwhatyouwant]

Wait … people vacation in TB? Eewwwwww.

Then again, who cares what I think.

Carry on.

Have you never been?

Tampa/St Pete is awesome. Tons of islands, beaches, golf courses, theme parks (Busch Gardens), warm gulf-side water to swim/boat/surf/deep-sea fish and obviously the amenities of a major city including an International Airport

People constantly vacation & retire there. Clearwater, Sarasota, Anna Marie Island, etc

it is a little underrated for sure. Work took me there a few years ago over the holidays. They did a cool job in their wharf with christmas stuff that I did not expect.

[zuck698]

Wait … people vacation in TB? Eewwwwww.

Then again, who cares what I think.

Carry on.

Have you never been?

Tampa/St Pete is awesome. Tons of islands, beaches, golf courses, theme parks (Busch Gardens), warm gulf-side water to swim/boat/surf/deep-sea fish and obviously the amenities of a major city including an International Airport

People constantly vacation & retire there. Clearwater, Sarasota, Anna Marie Island, etc

World class zoo too. Treasure Island, Indian Shores, and John's Pass Village are some of my favs in the area. It probably is my favorite area in Florida and I have traveled all over the state.

[Hockey Pete]

Look, I’m a St Louis honk and love my teams, but this poor guy is taking a 30 point drop to come to the Lou and play on the 4th Line.

He’s going from 78 Point Eastern Conference leader, Stanley Cup Championship Contender in where people in St Louis vacation, to 49 point Western Conference cellar and TDL seller in MO.

At least he’s from here, but woof. Maybe he’ll get a nice boost in minutes (8:25 ATOI w/Tampa, Bjugstad 11:38 w/StL)

Considering he would’ve been sent to the AHL had he not been claimed, the comparison would be between the Blues and Syracuse Crunch, not the Lightning. While I’m sure he’d rather play on the Lightning, I’m also sure he’d rather play on the Blues than Crunch and continue to be paid at a rate of $775k than ride buses at a rate of $100k to play in the AHL.

Completely agree on playing with the NHL vs AHL...

While the kid's offense hasn't come around, he's a great skater for a 6'6" kid with a solid puck possession game. The fact that he averaged 53.6% on the DOT his last 10 games (FO takes a bit of adjustment time in the NHL) and had a team low GVA/60 of 1.62 tells me he'd be a quality upgrade on the bottom six. On a team full of kids who can't hold onto the puck, we needed this.

I REALLY like this trade, and it cost us nothing (and next to nothing in payroll)... just a solid pickup and the kind acquisition we needed.

[TruBlueFan_1970]

Look, I’m a St Louis honk and love my teams, but this poor guy is taking a 30 point drop to come to the Lou and play on the 4th Line.

He’s going from 78 Point Eastern Conference leader, Stanley Cup Championship Contender in where people in St Louis vacation, to 49 point Western Conference cellar and TDL seller in MO.

At least he’s from here, but woof. Maybe he’ll get a nice boost in minutes (8:25 ATOI w/Tampa, Bjugstad 11:38 w/StL)

Considering he would’ve been sent to the AHL had he not been claimed, the comparison would be between the Blues and Syracuse Crunch, not the Lightning. While I’m sure he’d rather play on the Lightning, I’m also sure he’d rather play on the Blues than Crunch and continue to be paid at a rate of $775k than ride buses at a rate of $100k to play in the AHL.

Completely agree on playing with the NHL vs AHL...

While the kid's offense hasn't come around, he's a great skater for a 6'6" kid with a solid puck possession game. The fact that he averaged 53.6% on the DOT his last 10 games (FO takes a bit of adjustment time in the NHL) and had a team low GVA/60 of 1.62 tells me he'd be a quality upgrade on the bottom six. On a team full of kids who can't hold onto the puck, we needed this.

I REALLY like this trade, and it cost us nothing (and next to nothing in payroll)... just a solid pickup and the kind acquisition we needed.

Thanks Pete. Don’t know much about him, but I like your assessment!!

[Hockey Pete]

Look, I’m a St Louis honk and love my teams, but this poor guy is taking a 30 point drop to come to the Lou and play on the 4th Line.

He’s going from 78 Point Eastern Conference leader, Stanley Cup Championship Contender in where people in St Louis vacation, to 49 point Western Conference cellar and TDL seller in MO.

At least he’s from here, but woof. Maybe he’ll get a nice boost in minutes (8:25 ATOI w/Tampa, Bjugstad 11:38 w/StL)

Considering he would’ve been sent to the AHL had he not been claimed, the comparison would be between the Blues and Syracuse Crunch, not the Lightning. While I’m sure he’d rather play on the Lightning, I’m also sure he’d rather play on the Blues than Crunch and continue to be paid at a rate of $775k than ride buses at a rate of $100k to play in the AHL.

Completely agree on playing with the NHL vs AHL...

While the kid's offense hasn't come around, he's a great skater for a 6'6" kid with a solid puck possession game. The fact that he averaged 53.6% on the DOT his last 10 games (FO takes a bit of adjustment time in the NHL) and had a team low GVA/60 of 1.62 tells me he'd be a quality upgrade on the bottom six. On a team full of kids who can't hold onto the puck, we needed this.

I REALLY like this trade, and it cost us nothing (and next to nothing in payroll)... just a solid pickup and the kind acquisition we needed.

Thanks Pete. Don’t know much about him, but I like your assessment!!

Thanks.

The kid is a bottom six NHL'er right now, and was only getting more solid with each game. But with Tampa getting their centers healthy (and they are deep there) he was odd man out. Excited we get a kid at his age and development for nothing, well, other than stinking up the ice as bad as we do giving us the opportunity to grab him on waivers. I wonder if anyone else put in a claim?

[Bluesfan1978]

Look, I’m a St Louis honk and love my teams, but this poor guy is taking a 30 point drop to come to the Lou and play on the 4th Line.

He’s going from 78 Point Eastern Conference leader, Stanley Cup Championship Contender in where people in St Louis vacation, to 49 point Western Conference cellar and TDL seller in MO.

At least he’s from here, but woof. Maybe he’ll get a nice boost in minutes (8:25 ATOI w/Tampa, Bjugstad 11:38 w/StL)

Considering he would’ve been sent to the AHL had he not been claimed, the comparison would be between the Blues and Syracuse Crunch, not the Lightning. While I’m sure he’d rather play on the Lightning, I’m also sure he’d rather play on the Blues than Crunch and continue to be paid at a rate of $775k than ride buses at a rate of $100k to play in the AHL.

Completely agree on playing with the NHL vs AHL...

While the kid's offense hasn't come around, he's a great skater for a 6'6" kid with a solid puck possession game. The fact that he averaged 53.6% on the DOT his last 10 games (FO takes a bit of adjustment time in the NHL) and had a team low GVA/60 of 1.62 tells me he'd be a quality upgrade on the bottom six. On a team full of kids who can't hold onto the puck, we needed this.

I REALLY like this trade, and it cost us nothing (and next to nothing in payroll)... just a solid pickup and the kind acquisition we needed.

Thanks Pete. Don’t know much about him, but I like your assessment!!

Thanks.

The kid is a bottom six NHL'er right now, and was only getting more solid with each game. But with Tampa getting their centers healthy (and they are deep there) he was odd man out. Excited we get a kid at his age and development for nothing, well, other than stinking up the ice as bad as we do giving us the opportunity to grab him on waivers. I wonder if anyone else put in a claim?

I read somewhere that there were other claims put in.

[Hockey Pete]

Look, I’m a St Louis honk and love my teams, but this poor guy is taking a 30 point drop to come to the Lou and play on the 4th Line.

He’s going from 78 Point Eastern Conference leader, Stanley Cup Championship Contender in where people in St Louis vacation, to 49 point Western Conference cellar and TDL seller in MO.

At least he’s from here, but woof. Maybe he’ll get a nice boost in minutes (8:25 ATOI w/Tampa, Bjugstad 11:38 w/StL)

Considering he would’ve been sent to the AHL had he not been claimed, the comparison would be between the Blues and Syracuse Crunch, not the Lightning. While I’m sure he’d rather play on the Lightning, I’m also sure he’d rather play on the Blues than Crunch and continue to be paid at a rate of $775k than ride buses at a rate of $100k to play in the AHL.

Completely agree on playing with the NHL vs AHL...

While the kid's offense hasn't come around, he's a great skater for a 6'6" kid with a solid puck possession game. The fact that he averaged 53.6% on the DOT his last 10 games (FO takes a bit of adjustment time in the NHL) and had a team low GVA/60 of 1.62 tells me he'd be a quality upgrade on the bottom six. On a team full of kids who can't hold onto the puck, we needed this.

I REALLY like this trade, and it cost us nothing (and next to nothing in payroll)... just a solid pickup and the kind acquisition we needed.

Thanks Pete. Don’t know much about him, but I like your assessment!!

Thanks.

The kid is a bottom six NHL'er right now, and was only getting more solid with each game. But with Tampa getting their centers healthy (and they are deep there) he was odd man out. Excited we get a kid at his age and development for nothing, well, other than stinking up the ice as bad as we do giving us the opportunity to grab him on waivers. I wonder if anyone else put in a claim?

I read somewhere that there were other claims put in.

Yup, i'd believe that. His final game he had only like 7 minutes of ice-time but he still went 6 for 7 in FO's. Everyone is saying he's was really playing solid hockey his last 10 games, and things like that from a 6'6" 23 year old don't go unnoticed these days in the NHL.

[Bluesfan1978]

He also is supposed to be pretty good at net front battles in the ozone and has some bite to his game.

[Sunny's Teeth]

Wait … people vacation in TB? Eewwwwww.

Then again, who cares what I think.

Carry on.

Have you never been?

Tampa/St Pete is awesome. Tons of islands, beaches, golf courses, theme parks (Busch Gardens), warm gulf-side water to swim/boat/surf/deep-sea fish and obviously the amenities of a major city including an International Airport

People constantly vacation & retire there. Clearwater, Sarasota, Anna Marie Island, etc

Yeah, I’ve been a few times. Always seemed like a sh*thole to me. But, again, who cares what I think. Throw away comment on my part.

[Cahokanut]

Army righted a little wrong, with this claim. In my opinion.
As I would of drafted him.

Great job, Army!

Takes a little of the sting of losing Colton Ellis. It's fun to do it to someone else. Tampa is bummed about losing him.

I've been big on this kid pre draft. Army did good.

Everyone keeps talking forth line with this kid because he hits. Which a Toro.Fin.Joe lines looks dangerously fun.
For me. A scoring third line of Holly.Fin.Snuggs looks both dangerously fun, and potent.
I see Jack being a important part of this teams future core.