People, in general, fear the unknown. Derek Ryan is relatively unknown to most.
He is a good player as long as he isn't relied on to do the heavy lifting which in this posiyion, shouldnt happen.
Just because Peters used him a lot in Carolina doesnt mean it will happen here. There is a completely different roster here with a bunch of guys who can do the hard stuff.
He seems like a perfect fit for what was needed, not sure how anyone can argue that. The bottom 6 was a black hole last season, and this is a piece added to correct that.
The contract itself is more than reasonable and if the Czernik kid can play and stick with the club, they just revamped the bottom 6 completely for under 5 million dollars a year.
There really isnt a whole lot to criticize about any of that.
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