Probably an unpopular opinion and some will disagree with me but I don’t think Crandall was that bad. It’s obvious he didn’t produce as much as in his first season but with line mates of Reid and a new centre almost every weekend, he didn’t get chance to gain chemistry.
Was he great? Not by any stretch of the imagination, but if he would take a pay cut and come back on a cheaper contract I would retain him. If you play him on the 3rd line with a new centre and maybe Waller, hopefully they could come up with some chemistry and consistently and maybe he would regain at least closer to some of his first season stats.
He was also in my opinion one of our better defensive forwards and covered well when our defenders jumped up in the play and then lost possession.
I also know his soon to be wife does a lot behind the scenes for the devils.
Was he great? Not by any stretch of the imagination, but if he would take a pay cut and come back on a cheaper contract I would retain him. If you play him on the 3rd line with a new centre and maybe Waller, hopefully they could come up with some chemistry and consistently and maybe he would regain at least closer to some of his first season stats.
He was also in my opinion one of our better defensive forwards and covered well when our defenders jumped up in the play and then lost possession.
I also know his soon to be wife does a lot behind the scenes for the devils.