2011 NHL Free Agency Profile: Scottie Upshall

Doesn’t Ribeiro want a RH shot as his RW? I think he could be worth a look for the right contract though. However, it would be nice to finally have some RH RW’s.

On top of all of Upshall’s on-ice capabilities, his biggest upside may come from what he does off the ice. Scott is generally the first one to show up for practice and the last one to leave. He is a very emotional player, but easily gains the respect of teammates by working hard and leading by example.
Scottie is considered the best character guy in the draft, and, like new teammate Scott Hartnell, Upshall is another player who has the leadership qualities necessary for becoming a captain in the National Hockey League. His greatest trait, however, is that he will never be outworked, whether it be in the weight room, in the locker room, or on the ice.
The scouting report on Scottie Upshall reads like this: “solid skater blessed with great hands, good on both ends and excels once he enters the offensive zone. Good passer, huge hitter, hard worker, and a dedicated individual.”

He’s described a lot like Ott. If you don’t overpay for him, he’s a drifter between 2nd and 3rd line. You can have too many of them if everyone’s healthy, but not enough of guys like this in the dog days of winter.

He can fit on the Stars though.

I have heard great things about him, his work ethic and team responsibility. He plays through everything. I officially approve!

He’s one I’d like to have.

And on the back end I could see the stars trading larsen and possibly another prospect and a pick for an overpriced but good defenseman. And then offer a 1 year small contract to Cam Barker (bought out) and use him as a #7.

Although he hasn’t lived up to what I envisioned he could be. His leadership on the Canadian Junior team was incredible. He was easily the Captain most deserving of a gold who never got one. The problem is, I haven’t seen that greatness translate to the NHL. If we needed a 3rd line RWer who could step into a top 6 role every now and then, I’d be on board, but I’d be a bit skeptical if we were relying on him as a consistent top 6 contributor.

Rumor has it that Rangers are looking to trade one of their RFA. “From Eklund”

I want Dallas to get Brandon Dubinsky if possible. He would be great for a #2 center. Then sign Scottie to play with Ribs.

Morrow/Ribs/Upshal
Benn/Dubinsky/Loui
Ott/Wandel/Burrish

Thats a solid three lines. Larsen and pick for Dubinsky?

You can’t even consider him over upshall.. Upshall would be a solid pick up though

Scottie doesnt fit for me. I see him as a third liner who hasnt shown enough to warrant a top 6 spot. He does have upside, and he is fairly young but there are other issues. Hes a lefthanded right wing. Not only does ribs want and need a right shot, so does our power play. This is a highly overlooked element of our team. Id rather have langenbrunner over scottie, despite the difference in age. Scottie has scored 20 goals, what…once? He isnt a strong two way player either, and hes not flexable. There are better, more flexable options. We need to be talking about Leino, Kennedy, Cole, Ryder, D’agostini, or even Miettinen, Ward, or Vrbata. Now if we sign Eric Cole and Upshall thats a different story. But I only see him as 6-9 forward at best.

heres the best list of free agents that ive seen that has more than just the top guys listed
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=370493

If nobody picks him off waivers the Oilers will buy out the last year of his contract. For the right price should we go after him?