from http://post-gazette.com/pg/08197/897126-100.stm
Kris Beech seems to officially have doned “Jason” status. No matter what the Penguins do, he just keeps coming back. Maybe this’ll finally be the year where he outperforms Jags at the NHL level.
Judging by the headline, in which the fact that he’s native to Pittsburgh is so prominently touted; we’re guessing not to expect too much from Thomas. Looking at his numbers; it seems like he might be a streaky goal-scorer. 8 goals in 24 games, in 2006-07, really isn’t too bad considering how little ice time he was likely seeing. It’s probably safe to say he will be in Wilkes-Barre come September, but who knows, hopefully he’ll surprise us all.
Only picking up Stone for a year was a bit of a surprise to me, as it seemed to be popular opinion that he would seriously compete for full-time NHL status this fall. Maybe they want to keep him motivated by dangling the longer (3 years, even) deal over his head down the road.
Filed under: 2008 Off-Season | Tagged: Bill Thomas, Kris Beech, Pens Transactions, Ryan Stone
