Ryan Jones Scoring Chances 2010-2011

2 years $2.1 mil/year

Book it.

It boggles my mind how this guy looks so horrible in every underlying stat, yet score so many goals.

Jones would be a contract extension of 2 years worth of 1.2 million per year? Where he should to be use in the 4th Line, for which he would be too expensive. Hockey Future writes: “Not the quickest guy, he is big, strong and can score garbage goals.” Something that certainly can use the Oilers.
The Oilers will have to make also a decision on O’Marra (700k in 2010-11) or will we see JFJ again.What you think about 20 – 16 – 28 4th line, as season starter?
The Oilers better should save their money at JFJ (650k?) and better invest somewhere!

I’d like to see a fourth line of Harti – VV – Jones if Lander does not make the club, or Harti – Cogliano – Jones is Lander does make the club.

Vanilla – 18 G 7A

Part of the reason Jones is killing everyone’s stats and his own is he is looking for goals first. He’s the guy standing in front of the net stick in the air calling for the set up while his teamates do all the work. He’s the guy looking for the breakaway before his check.

Jones has some offensive ability, but not nearly enough to ignore the rest of the game. He hits the boards as often as the player he’s trying to hit, which is a symptom of the same attitude. Gets the credit for a hit without risking a reaction from the opponent, or disrupting the opponent’s game.

He seems like a classic dog doer – charming and scored just enough to be interesting to the brass, knows how to seem busy but does nothing important. Likes the spot light enough to get some goals but won’t do the heavy lifting that wins games and is the purpose of his role on the team as a bottom 6 player.

Jones is still an appealing guy, one of those you can’t help but like. He will likely be signed so let’s hope he wants to take a step and become a good contributor for his team in an appropriate way.

My favorite part is how playing with each of 16,22,23 and 67 creates a vortex of suck where each player (including Jones) is significantly better apart.

Its like his horrid dzone coverage and neutral zone play creates a situation where his line mates have to clean up his defensive messes and 16,22,23 and 67 simply don’t have the defensive game to do it.

Problem is that in your bottom 6 you don’t defensive liabilities. You players with some defensive deficiency should be making up for it in offense.

That the Oilers have very few Actual NHL players in the bottom 6 is a much bigger problem than most make it out to be. The top 2 line actually saw off at a pretty reasonable clip for a 30th place team full of kids.

Bottom 6, 2D, 4D and 1/2G are priorities on this team in FA , and other than 2D shouldn’t be too tough to get. (I think they need 1C too, but impossible to get in FA)

Its somewhat heartening that he turned down a extension at the trade deadline. You know that Oilers look at SC, so I’m hoping for the best.