Comments on: Randy Jones quotes

By: King Fan From Canada

King Fan From Canada — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:52:54 +0000

Randy would be an asset to any team from what I have seem. If they allow him to play the type of game he should be playing (more offensively) you will be very suprised. I mean he did lead his college team (Clarkson) in scoring even as a defenseman. Im not taking anything away from his defensive game either. He is very solid. If you watched any of the flyers playoff run a couple years ago he logged lots of ice time and did a fantastic job shutting down the opposing team.

By: KING DUDE

KING DUDE — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:24:37 +0000

Why did we pickup this guy? We already have a ton of young talented D waiting in the wings. Yes, you are glad to come to LA, but sorry bud good luck finding any playing time.

By: King fan from Oregon

King fan from Oregon — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:23:41 +0000

Welcome to the Kings Jones.

We will have to see how he fits. We need a good D man on the roster in case of injury and guys needing a night off here and there.

By: rick

rick — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:25:07 +0000

I never even heard of Randy Jones befoe this deal. Just wanted to agree with a few folks on Drewiske. He is major solid. My untrained eyes don’t always pick up a lot when it comes to defensemen, but the two guys who have jumped out at me this year are Doughty (of course) and Drewiske. I think he is going to be a fixture on defense for the next decade.

By: McDonald

McDonald — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:27:03 +0000

I’m confused as to why people are critisizing JJ…I think he’s been great so far.

Randy Jones seems to be a good pick up. We’ve got plenty of cap room, and if he doesn’t play well, his contract is done at the end of this year anyway. Just wondering when he’s gonna be able to play…

By: sandiegokingsfan

sandiegokingsfan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:09:26 +0000

The dissastisfaction with Randy Jones started after the hit on Bergeron. He’s not a dirty player and he felt like crap for hurting the guy. When he came back from the suspension, he totally lost his edge. He was afraid it was going to happen again, wasn’t finishing his checks, etc. It’s been over a year now, and hopefully, he’s mentally past it. If he is, he’ll be a great addition. If he isn’t, at least we’re only paying half his salary for the rest of the year.

By: Ronnybrook

Ronnybrook — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:06:20 +0000

@ Kahnon – Jones is a decent #5 defenseman. His only problem in Philadelphia is that at $2.75 million, he was overpaid.

With the lack of salary cap maneuverability the Flyers have experienced over the past two seasons, fans are always doing the math in their heads as they fantasize about what moves the Flyers should be making to improve. When they get to Jones and his (inflated) salary, they flip out.

Nothing wrong with his game. Just overpaid, and that was hardly Jones’ fault. If his salary was $750,000, nobody would have a problem with his game at all.

By: kyle

kyle — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:31:36 +0000

Mild disagreement with Khanon re: JJ. I think (as did Crown Royal) that JJ is trying to do too much on certain shifts. For whatever reason, there are moments when he does not let the game come to him, rather he tries to do more than the situation allows. Having said that, I will take that attitude any day of the week. Let’s not forget he’s still young, and he’ll continue to figure out how to get the most out of his substantial talent.

By: Crown Royal

Crown Royal — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:43:41 +0000

If Jones is going to prosper it seems most likely that it would be with a coach like TM who has worked with him before and understands what he brings to the dance.
We appeared to be lacking depth wise in expierienced D-men so this looks like a good pick-up.

As people are commenting on JJ again…he gives the impression that he really cares and wants to play well. Unfortunatley he continues to struggle (though not as much in the last two games as he did in Phoenix). He looks so uncomfortable playing in this system. He wants to impact the game offensively or defenseivly every single shift but this system doesn’t work that way. Scuderi, on the other hand, just tries to maintain the status quo and hopes for a mistake by the other team. It is interesting to see two players on the same team playing the same position with almost opposite tendencies. Hope things work out here in the long run for JJ.

By: EncinoMan

EncinoMan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:33:13 +0000

Must admit I am not familiar with Randy Jones’ game at all. The only Randy Jones I know in sports was the Padres’ Cy Young pitcher from the 70s.

I would be happy with a game similiar to Quincey’s, if thats TM’s comparision. But time will tell.

Agree with Khanon, Drewiski has been very solid so far. A nice suprise.