Hey, hey! Some actual Jackets news!
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Good things come to those who stalk around FOX Sports.
Forward Jody Shelley re-signed to a two-year deal.
This makes me very happy. Shelley is just such a great guy to have on the ice, as he adds a sense of high-energy atmosphere to our grinder and checking lines. The fans love him, his teammates enjoy him in the dressing room, and he loves to bust skulls all in the name of charging up the team when they're low on motivation.
Signs pointed towards Shelley getting re-signed, but now that things are cemented, there's no need to worry.
However questions still abound concerning Malhotra and Suchy, and MacLean doesn't look like he's going to be backing down from his "Third and fourth line guys are dispensible" rhetoric, either.
Forward Jody Shelley re-signed to a two-year deal.
This makes me very happy. Shelley is just such a great guy to have on the ice, as he adds a sense of high-energy atmosphere to our grinder and checking lines. The fans love him, his teammates enjoy him in the dressing room, and he loves to bust skulls all in the name of charging up the team when they're low on motivation.
Signs pointed towards Shelley getting re-signed, but now that things are cemented, there's no need to worry.
However questions still abound concerning Malhotra and Suchy, and MacLean doesn't look like he's going to be backing down from his "Third and fourth line guys are dispensible" rhetoric, either.
I like the guy a lot, and I don't think this is a terrible move (everybody has to have fourth-liners). It will be interesting to see in two years what the plan is. If I were the GM, I probably would have exercised the club option and kept him for next year at least. I don't know about two, though.
We'll see in a few months.