This is a player I could have seen BT targeting anyways, but with Peters looking likely to be named head coach, I almost feel like it's a slam dunk as he played for Peters in Carolina the last 3 seasons, and also played for Peters in Spokane for the Chiefs way back when.
C - Derek Ryan
31 years old, 5'11 - 170 lbs
31 years old, but not a ton of miles on the ole chassis.
He's from Spokane, and went to the U of A for 4 years, so a move back out west could be in the cards.
He's a depth C, can skate well and seemed to be a favorite of Peters in Carolina. He's scored 11 goals and 15 goals the last two years, with around 15 minutes of ice time per game.
He's a right hand shot.
He got 60% O-zone starts, s he's not a defensive specialist but he has strong Corsi and Fenwick numbers (54.4% CF% / 2.3% CF% Rel - 52.9% FF% / 1.5% FF% Rel)
He's also a face off wizard with a 56.1% career face off percentage.
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