The other one was getting too long. There is some good discussion going all morning long, so let’s continue here. Don’t forget, the game is at 6. Go Time post at 5:30. Got it, 4ever? 🙂
The other one was getting too long. There is some good discussion going all morning long, so let’s continue here. Don’t forget, the game is at 6. Go Time post at 5:30. Got it, 4ever? 🙂
186 responses to “Game Day!”
I object!
New post, who else can I trade?
They’ve been accumulating assets/youngsters/draft picks for a few years. Time to use it and improve. Do you trust Gorton?
Carped
Don’t underestimate Quinn’s grit. He’s old-time hockey, but he hasn’t been given the horses.
Vince Z. Mercogliano
@vzmercogliano
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Confirmed: Kinkaid starting tonight. #NYR
Ilb,
I trust Gorton. I don’t trust Quinn.
Quinn good. Gorton bad.
I’ll say it, Miller is like a better skating version of staal when it comes to his defencive game!
Gorton’s of Gloucester. The perfect Strome.
Rubenesque!!
Am I the only one who sees Miller as somewhat disinterested? Hope I’m wrong.
BDL we haven’t traded Chytil in a while. And as we keep saying he’s the guy that goes if you commit to Strome and plan to fill the 3C spot with someone more traditional.
Wicky I liked Staal before he lost an eye and suffered 14 concussions in 5 years lol
Miller seemed to be very careful at the start of the season. Kept it simple and didn’t try to do too much. I’m guessing the coaches have turned him loose and he’s been getting caught,(sometimes way), out of position. It’s also led to him lunging and falling.
As far as tough guys etc…you guys are saying what I’ve been saying for years and years about playable toughness and the need for it, but it has to be throughout the line up, not just your 6th D or 12th forward.
It has to be guys that are not only willing to throw but hit and hit hard when they body check and with a nasty enough disposition that they are willing to engage in scrums etc after the whistle (willing to throw doesn’t mean they have to excel at it just be willing).
And the most important thing of all is you need a coach that doesn’t penalize players for taking aggression penalties…if you have a coach that does, it’s over before it starts and you’ll neuter every player that is playable tough.
I like that he always looks pissed off. None of that cheery rookie smiley stuff. Come to the arena in a bad mood. Brood in the locker room. It’s like the old Max Baer routine.
James
Staal just didn’t have bite to his game on most nights, Miller is a big guy with no bite…
For years on this blog you saw poster after poster complain that the d is just poke poke poke instead of taking the body…Miller is a poke poke poke guy.
Missing…playable toughness forwards 1-9 …Gorton/JD knows
I’m not saying Miller is bad, far from it. It’s just on a day that folks are revved up about physicality etc I was pointing out he’s not overly physical.
Willie Huber-Miller?
If you left Staal alone, he’d leave you alone. He’d uselessly go to his knees and slide around in front of our netminder like a distressed walrus unless you slammed him around , at which time he would take offense and actually take the body.
Bobbyo
If DQ. Knows he has a funny way of showing it with his ice time distribution and benching.
If Gorton knows it, he has a funny way of showing it with his player acquisitions and call ups.
I actually think JD does know it based on his reaction to the Schneider draft pick…that’s playable toughness.
I don’t trade Chytil he’s gonna be good. I believe Gorton has a plan I just don’t think he knows what it is yet. I’ll say it again Quinn needs to go he’s over his head. I have no doubt he will end up being a good NHL coach. He’s just not there at present do the Rangers take the chance and wait or move forward with the rebuild and bring in an experienced coach? I want to see
Lafreniere Chytil Kravtsov and let them sink or swim.
James
I am concerned about Panarin. But I’m just an old Minx that doesn’t go out much anymore what do I know anyway I live in Florida.
Q actually believed he could educate, train, and win with talented, but fuzzy-faced kids. So did Management. Older, smarter candidates knew better.
Bdl
You don’t trade Lindgren. While fox is obviously capable of being a great player with anyone, it’s clear there is a rarity in that pair that should not be messed with.
While every single player is tradeable, Lindgren should be on that short list of rangers that is as close to untouchable as it gets…
You listen to everything but I would have a hard time including Lindgren in any trade. We finally have what seems to be a solid D pair and you guys are ready to break it up because there might be some kids coming up someday who might eventually be better by some nebulous criteria.
I think you will see the Lindgren fox level dynamic in a Robertson Schneider pairing as well. That same kind of chemistry and clicking as a pair.
I would not move either one of those guys at this point either.
lol Wicky types faster than me
Beezle 100%
Beezle
Lol…that’s the first time anyone has ever said that 😉
You deal assets like nils, Jones, chytil, draft picks, etc
If Biden’s given up on that snarling dog and sent him back to Delaware, why not put in an offer for him as our 6 D?
Having a goon or even a ‘heavy weight’ really does not do much to deter other teams taking liberties with your players. Hasn’t for a long time.
And this Geersten guy isn’t even that big – 6’4 216? Goaty is 6’4 227.
Speaking of draft picks, I absolutely agree and think the lottery system needs to be changed and limitations should be put on the number of lottery picks a team can get in a certain time period.
Ali fought admirably at 212.
Marciano wasn’t even 190.
Beezle
That’s just it, it’s not about a goon, never has been IMO nor should it be. That’s why you take a Simon over a McGratton 10 times out of 10.
I think Gorton knows Wick …since he has said it on several occasions…I think next trade deadline will tell us.
Goaty may be big but he’s a lover, not a fighter
I don’t think you touch
Fox, Lindgren, Lafreniere.
You *may* consider trading:
Chytil, Kakko, Miller, Buchnevich
Bobbyo
Gorton has said it…I’ve learned with Gorton he’s a spin doctor…we’ll see the kind of players he adds next and the kind of players he gets rid of to acquire those players.
We’ll see who gets protected in the expansion draft as well.
Brodeur is available in the trouser expansion draft.
#12 in that clip was pathetic; then again, he did a pretty good job of avoiding knuckles.
Admiral Buch is a difficult call. He’s on pace for a better year than last, which was better than the prior and based on last and this one, a 20-23g/35-40A type of winger. Has added the PK to his game.
Using the full 18/19 season, there were only 15 RW with 65pts or more, 27 with 50 or more. 17/18 looks nearly the same. So Buch may not be ‘elite’ but he is not chopped liver either.
chopped liver is a delicacy in some circles. 🙂
Speaking of McGratton, I remember when he post-fight patted McIlrath on the azz for having the gonads to challenge him.
The no touch list for me is…
Panarin, kakko, Lafrenière, Lindgren, fox, Robertson, Schneider, Trouba, coolie, shesty, Miller, Lemieux (just for peanut butter;))
you guys are gonna go nuts when they protect Howden
Buch issue is cap hit and term for production that is a second line forward when taking in his entire game.
PK is a throw in, not a reason you keep a top 6 forward .
I think Fox and Lindgren allow each other to play and elevate their game, so I wouldn’t move either.
he may end up being a wing, but hard to trade chytil right now unless it’s in a deal for a no doubt young #1 center, but even then it would be tuff to do as then likely need to acquire a 2nd and 3rd line center in short order thereafter
Laf has some bite in his game which is good to see. never gonna be a fighter (which is a good thing) or huge checker, but looks like someone who won’t shy away either
absent trades that free up more slots and/or bring back forwards more worthy of protecting, i’d leave lemeuix o howden exposed without losing any sleep over it. but more likely it’s Gauthier left exposed. and i’m not sure Gauthier will ever make it here, but at least see some upside with him, the other two not really at all
Chytil should be a wing, it’s his best chance to be nhl relevant.
He doesn’t have the 200’ or faceoff acumen to play centre and he isn’t enough of an offencive force to be able to ignore the first two things to be a centre.
if they trade Strome or Buch for futures they can protect Gauthier
Gotta say boys, I’m looking forward To reading this mornings thread. I just took a look, we had PB in the house and a lot of back Nd forth.
Better than any subscription soaked articles about the rangers, better than any info rangers related on the intrawwbs period
. That I know before reading
That said, he’s redundant wing depth so he’s one of the best trade chips the rangers have, especially if he’s going to a team where they have 200’ centre depth that allows the weaker part of his game to be tolerated.
Rangers don’t have that.
may be right in the end wick, but until a better option comes along no reason to not let him try and learn the position still
Of the 3, at this point and time, and being a howden fan…I protect Gauthier and Lemieux.
I haven’t posted in hours because now that Wick is back he’s gotten across every point I want to make.
Pete
Don’t disagree. He’s the best option on the roster at this point.
He’d be one of the key pieces along with nils in the eichel deal IMO.
Geersten was called up.
Hey tubbie Ritchie, hope your having a good week, see ya soon.
Let’s see how big you are. That goes for the lot of them.
Geertsen isnt any army, but something’s tells me One of the bruins is gonna get it.
Flip is a winger – need to cultivate that part of his game. Stubbornness and wishful thinking keeping him in middle but he is still young.
Looks better with defensively responsible center covering for his Dzone foibles.
Goat Boy may forever be a tease; lots of skill, not enough ‘will’
You give Gauthier to a coach like Torts or Darryl Sutter and they turn him into Dustin Brown. Instead he’s a 6’4 230lb drifter
If Chytil is a wing then where does the experiment/ try out end? When you commit to Buch long term? when Kravtsov arrives? There’s getting to be limited room at the Inn.
So is this to set up a Tnordi vs. Geersten matchup? Pens don’t have a goon. They just beat the Rangers off the rush.
This is interesting…..
The Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn’s model sets Strome’s next contract’s market value at $5.7 million a season on average and Zibanejad’s at $7.8 million
bye bye 2C Stromeo
He’s a hack, Wicky. I’ve been saying Mika-boo is going to come in around 7.75 for months ; )
Maybe now SN will stop asking if I’d sign him for 13.5 million per for the next 12 years…. 😀
ORF I think it’s about pounding in whatever skulls are within 50* feet of Geertsen several times for the remainder of the games against Boston.
I have my own perspective on all this. I’d send him out there and have him skate through Rask’s crease on the first shift of the game. Get him riled up get Marchand in a tizzy. set the tone.
gotta watch those zeros. 500 feet is a BIG azz rink 😉
That’s only slightly higher than what I thought strome would make, but that is low for what I thought Meeka would get.
Good to see Darius getting a start tonight.
Mika at $8×7 is a cap killer
Stromeo at 5.5×6 is intriguing
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Prefer upgrades to both but from where
If geertsen is a forward I put him in for Howden and let roony be 4th center
Chytil should be ready to resume 3 C now. Or just have any winger take the faceoff if it’s an upper body issue.
Strome’s on pace for 28-32-60 over an 82 game season. Probably not a realistic totals but that’s first line center production.
Buch same thing. Career year stats that you see in a contract season. We know the player. The thing with Buch is his intangibles are valuable to this team
Strome’s shooting % this season is 15% btw. Wherever Doodie is he’s annoyed.
Geertsen-Rooney-Gauthier. It’ll be like one of those deli sandwiches where’s there way too much bread and not enough meat in the middle.
James absent trading krav and chytil i don’t think they should sign buch longterm, can’t afford to allocate cap $ to a winger who will be 3rd line whiting the next season or two. should move him this offseason
Strome’s scoring rate so far this season is 3.9%, slightly below the rate of 4.3% he had last year …depending on what you consider strome to be as a nhl player 1C, 2C, 3C? That’s a decent rate.
Heat maps!!!!!
James that’s great 2nd line production but weak for a 1st line center. he’s been a good player for us but do we really want him from 6 years starting at age 29? if we had more rugged 1st line center option than mika than maybe you’d live with that, but mika and strome isn’t very imposing come playoff time
I’d be bummed to see him go, Pete. But I get it. Laf, Kakko, Buch, Kravtsov, Chytil, Gauthier can’t all be part of the plan. Something is going to have to give sooner or later.
As for Strome, I think they made it clear they aren’t looking to commit to him long term so there really isn’t much to debate. I think on a properly constructed roster he’s a great addition.
Shesty back at practice. No snipers up in the rafters reported.
agree there james
Mika at $8×7 is a cap killer
……Because you don’t like Mika..
He’s back at practice, rangers organization reported to have several Oscar awards on hand.
What do people who hate Zibanejad think is a fair deal? 2.5 million per for 4 years? THERE’S MORE TO THE STORY THAN POINTS…..Unless we’re talking about the last two first round picks. Then it’s all about points! #STUTZLE!
They should trade all 3 for Eichel. That’ll right the ship.
Mika is probably Someone u sign
Need a 1C.
He will find his game.
He has private to be a 1C for multiple years. He is in a weird situation right now. Like Yellich last year with the covid shortened season in baseball
MVP caliber player for 2 or 3 years who turned into someone I wanted to drop after picking him first overall in fantasy.
Watch him return right to form with the next “normal” season.
Proven. Not private. Ugh
Meeka is a tough call. He’s injury prone, marginal on draws, not very physical, and offencively gifted (normally).
So what’s that worth? If you have a variety of centre types in your line up (here’s an example)
Meeka
Henrique
Bennett
Paquette
Well, Meeka and his style is worth more imho with that centre depth.
If it’s…
Meeka
Keller
Chytil
Howden
He’s worth less in this scenario.
Meeka will be 29 when contract is signed; given prior injuries and this year’s complete FUBAR, not sure what his market value is, but it is a very risky go forward. Will be very hard to replace as well.
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Tis a puzzlement!
James – will Salmon Joe talk up Laffy’s 2 game pointless streak now like they hype up every time he wipes after taking a big poo in the potty?
The Meeka vs eichel thing is interesting because they are similar in a lot of ways. I think eichel is more talented than Meeka, question is..is that talent gap vs salary gap (if there is one) worth it?
If Meeka makes $8 mil per vs eichel at $10 mil per…which is better?
Geertsen nickname
STONES
Wick,
The guy who is available to play every night
Brassard with more points this season than Meeka now; who won that trade?? I keed, I keed…
Meeka at the $5.3 per he makes now is a very good deal, Meeka getting north of $7 mil per into $8 mil or almost doubled at $10 mil per…I’d be leaning towards eichel in that scenario.
What you give up for eichel also comes into play, if it’s nils or chytil or draft picks in some combo plus, you do it at the drop of a hat and don’t look back. If it’s kakko, Miller, or fox etc, then it’s a different story to a certain degree.
I’d say Miller is playing smart and safe and just bc he doesn’t have much of a physical element to his game today, doesn’t mean he won’t in the future.
I’d be curious how Seth Jones looked as a rookie in comparison
I wouldn’t trade Miller in an Eichel deal.
To me there are 5 untouchables right now, due to skill, age, and need/culture.
Fox
Kakko
Laffy
Miller
Lindgren
Mika or Eichel may come down to what’s worth more? Saving 3 million per or having a guy who is 6 years younger? Eichel is more talented but is 3 millon dollars a year more talented?
James
Exactly my point.
Playable toughness = grit+courage+determination +skill
Rangers aren’t getting Eichel for anything less than Lafreniere or Krakko and + + + +! But it may be an easy way to get rid of Clark and Gorton. Quinn is already gone just a matter of when?
Two from the bunch below:
Nils
Kravtsov
Jones
Robertson
One guy off our bottom 6
One guy off our top 6 (non untouchable or NMC guy) (if they want two, kravtsov isn’t available)
2021 1st
2022 1st/2nd conditional
That’s what Buffalo is choosing from if I’m GM
Playable toughness = (grit+courage+determination +skill)x size
I think your wrong minx.
Buffalo isn’t getting that kind of return from anyone, so no way the rangers offer that. Buffalo needs to trade him before his NMC kicks in summer of 22 and his value plummets.
And no ones gonna offer up that quality of return like a laffy or kakko.
If I’m Buffalo I’m going for
2021 1st rd pick
2022 1st rd pick
Chytil
Nils
Jones
Pajunemi
Gauthier or Howden
And Hajek
That’s 4 guys straight into the lineup
Chytil, nils, hajek, gauthier or Howden.
The 2021 1st might be top 10 or higher.
And 3 additional prospects in Jones, pajunemi, and the 22 1st
8 pieces
My reasoning for Buffalo avoids
Buch bc of his UFA status and possibility he doesn’t want to re-sign
Kravtsov for the prospect of staying in the KHL.
Chose nils bc of his familiarity with dahlen and the fact he might pair with him.
Remember when Tage Thompson was considered the big return off of the O’Reilly trade..
Tage Thompson aka the other Robert Thomas
Yeah before the Rangers give up Miller, Kakko, Laf Mika and a 1st Rounder in 2022-2024 I’d like to know just what other teams are offering the Sabres.
St Pete
I think that’s reaching. Buffalo is not working from a position of strength here, and it’ll get worse for them if they don’t move him in the next few months when his nmc kicks in.
If that’s the ask it’s a big fat no
Normally, I’d say having the fixed $10M cost for Eichel through prime years and an escalating cap wouldn’t bother me too much. However, with a flat cap, it’s a bit more of a concern.
You also can’t hesitate saying you don’t want to pay Mika $8M because of this year, but then ignore that completely when talking about Eichel. Eichel had 3 good years, 2 great ones (last year shortened and points aren’t the only thing that matters), and he’s not great defensively or at faceoffs, and he’s a career minus player. Sound familiar?
That said, one for one, I trade Mika for Eichel even at current salaries. But now, you’d be trading Mika (by proxy), and at least one A prospect and picks. I just don’t think Eichel is panacea for the center situation.
Sorry, Wick, the centRE situation.
Eichel smeichel
Gravy with the exception of Wicky, myself and a handful of others, this Eichel thing boils down to trading Mika for no Mika. Not trying to be a d*ck but Sn, BDL and a few others didn’t want him here since year 2. They just had to bite their tongues for the majority of the last two years.
This season has been like wolves on a slaughtered lamb covered in brown gravy lol
It’s much more realistic that the deal will involve one or two first round draft picks, 2 or 3 young B level or above prospects/players, an NHL player, and possibly another player to balance out salary (which by my figures is about $2 mil around trade deadline).
And that’s fine btw. Because I didn’t want Tony D on this roster long term or Yesper Fast to get another 5 years at 2 million per or Chytil as the 3C. So I get it. We all have our guys. But man if Eichel came here the belly aching wouldn’t take long to start up.
Panarin-Zibanejad-Kravtsov
Lafreniere-Eichel-Kakko
Kreider-Lowry-Barron
Cuylle-Rooney-Gauthier
Better or worse?
I’ll start the bellyaching now.
10 foot pole x 2
Much better and not even close.
The top 6 gets smashed the next couple of years and Meeka is an issue after next year depending on his contract.
Jesus, Wick. spooky level of vibin’ was just going to say word for word. Much better and not even close.
Panarin-Eichel-Kakko
Lafreniere-Strome-Buchnevich
Kreider-Lowry-Barron
Cuylle-Rooney-Gauthier
Better or worse?
My gut tells me that JG wants Eichel and JD doesn’t. And that’s probably why he isn’t already a Ranger.
And by not even close I mean leaps and bounds better
I think the kind of deal i proposed is how you make it a win for Buffalo without it really hurting us via core players
Will it hurt losing 3-4 of those guys yes. But based on our depth chart, we can withstand it
Well it’s like you were talking about earlier/yesterday Wick. Gorton has said one thing and done the other.
That lineup I posted with Eichel and Zibanejad is great from the perspective of it’ll sell merchandise, sell tickets, Rangers years books etc. It’s a regular season lineup.
Put it up against Boston in the post season and they’ll go 5 maybe 6 games.
the problem with keeping Buch or Stromeo is you are not changing the mix of the top 9 with respect to being harder to play against…plus you are probably blocking Kravtsov
wick, dont see them moving him until the offseason and eichel’s nmc doesn’t kick-in until the 2022-23 season, so they still have time to figure this out. i think LA would give up Turcotte and at least another one of their center prospects not named Byfield. and if that’s the case we could only beat that offer by including kakko and miller, which i don’t think i do. Chytil, Nils and Kravtsov wouldn’t excite me that much if i’m buffalo, not to mention the 2022 first for us is likely outside of the lottery. and if you are getting eichel to be your 1C they likely need a tougher 2C who can win faceoffs and cheap 3C and 4C, which means moving on from both Mika and Strome
so unless price drops because eichel holds out or buffalo somehow waits until his NMC kicks in, doesn’t seem like the best move for us. Of course likely nor is extending Mika for 6 or 7 years! So glad we drafted all those defenseman!
Jpp
I didn’t say that’s what we should offer. I just think Adams will ask for Laffy or Krakko I might be wrong and as much as they may need to trade him I still think he is overvalued by Adams. And no way would I give up two 1st’s. Chytil, Lundkvist, and a 1st would be the starting point for me.
If you guys remember I was the one who said the Rangers aren’t winning a Stanley cup with a DJ as the #1 center!
Pete
Re your 2C in that scenario behind eichel, that’s exactly my point, glad you’re on board.
Also, I thought his nmc kicked in before the next season.
I think it’s hard for a team…any team to beat a deal of meeka, nils, chytil, and hajek plus picks…IMO
Here’s the bottom line for me I don’t want Eichel in Ranger blue. If Gorton cannot find a better option than JD needs to find a better option for Gorton?
That’s 2-3 B level or above prospects, picks, and a roster player with the appropriate salary. Odds and ends can be added obviously
Absolutely agree, Minx
I have zero problem adding a young superstar that’s played on a team that, since he’s been drafted, has changed gms and coaches more than I’ve had meals over the past couple if days. A team that is currently being coached by a soccer guy 😉
Of course, had they just put an offer sheet in on barzal, these convos about eichel would be moot
Agree. That interview on NHL radio summed it up on Eichel. The real issue in Buffalo is the culture. From owners on down.
I think the moral of the story is that if they acquired him there’s still work to be done. So you can’t open up several holes on this roster to get him and spend 2 more seasons afterwards trying to fill those holes.
That’s essentially what happened when they traded for Nash.
OK intermission!
if we are emptying the cupboard wait for Barkov
Bobbyo
How long do you wait for barkov? What’s the guarantee if you wait on barkov he becomes available?
When we traded for nash we didn’t have many assets to trade.
150 comments already with one hour to go? What do you think this is, a pay for site? I’m starting to regret Wicky is back, about 100 comments are his 😀
Did I mention I didn’t want Eichel at any cost? 😀
But if they do trade for him, I believe he and Zibanejad become redundant, and it’s not only because of their combined cap hit. They’ll need a second line center with a completely different game.
Ilb
Exactly on both, and my point on both.
Wicky , I would wait until off season or next trade deadline for Barkov… Florida will have an idea whether he wants to stay or not by then. I like him lots-lots more than Eichel. In the meantime they should still sign Lowry to firm up middle
Where is the leadership from Eichel. Eichel, “Why should I put out the effort for an inept organization trade me.” Sorry I don’t want that guy. IMO Great players play great in spite of the circumstances!
If that’s the case, Chytil becomes a square peg. I don’t believe they’re grooming him to be a winger. And if he is a winger, who is he replacing on the R? Buchnevich? What about Kravtsov ? Kakko?
Ilb
I don’t think they know yet on chytil…which compounds the issue…and again, you are repeating what I said earlier 😉
Try and keep up.
You don’t really think I have time to read all the crap you wrote, Wicky? 😀
Besides, I don’t need to. I have a pretty good idea on how you think anyway. 😌
Pete
I feel your overvaluing turcotte
Say LA offers Turcotte, Vilardi, a 1st and another prospect. That’s better than Chytil, Nils and hajek plus picks in my opinion. If LA wants eichel they are in control given center depth. one of the reasons i never understood Gorton drafting so many defenseman in the 1st round, especially trading up twice to do so, but never doing the same for a center
I can’t see buffalo wanting Mika given only 1 year left on deal and can’t see Mika agreeing to be traded to buffalo or resigning there
Eichels a stud. We can win with him
could be JPP, but seems a safer bet to stick at center than chytil
If we are going for barkov you have to wait and hope he’s going UFA
Florida isn’t trading him PERIOD unless that’s the case
St Pete
He’s been in that organization since he was drafted and towards the end of last season was the first you heard from him.
Conversely, you’ve heard mcdavid for the last 3 seasons talk about his future in Edmonton.
They’ve both been in the league the same amount of time and mcdavid has had draisitl.
Jagr whined about multiple organizations, Seguin did it, Kessel has multiple times, laine, pld…I can go on.
All of them were in their organizations for far shorter time frames and in less dumpster fire situations than eichel.
Eichel isn’t my choice but if you have an opportunity to add a player with his ability at a time where your organization has vets in their prime and young stud players on elc’s…you do it.
You start waiting and all of a sudden your vets are overpaid old guys and the elc guys need new big contracts and you can’t keep everyone and the vicious cycle begins.
Safer bet to stick at center yes.
Don’t know if he will be a better player than chytil and I don’t think the kings will give up quantity and quality like my offers would
Ilb, if Buch wants to stay here longterm he realistically needs to sign a 4 or 5 year deal this offseason for around $4m tops, which is below market for his UFA years at least.
Kakko, Krav and Chytil would be good to great top 3 RW in my opinion, would just need a guy like barron on the 3rd to add toughness and defensive play
Lowry is not leaving Winnipeg, save a massive overpayment and that wouldn’t be wise or cap possible
Again his dad is an assistant coach. He’s a key culture guy there. It’s a dream scenario
Pete
You are correct Meeka may indeed not agree to move there, you can substitute strome (as an example) because that is just more assets moving forward because if the sabres are moving eichel they are taking it down to the studs like Detroit and Ottawa and will be asset hoarding.
You’d think they are doing just that with hall and getting something for him at the deadline.
yea that is presumably the goal with hall, but i’m not giving up a 1st for Hall if i’m an opposing GM.
and agree if they move eichel it’s them starting over, except they will be stuck with skinner’s awful deal!!
I’ve never heard Winnipeg and dream in the same sentence before
And you’d add an additional piece to the original offer.
The rangers have the wing and d depth to do it.
They also have goalie depth and prospects as well to deal with that a lot of folks don’t discuss.
The rangers could send a handful of B and above prospects and not empty the cupboard or come close.
he’ll cost more, but rather to after Danault if we are signing a UFA center this offseason, but that presumes one of strome or mika is gone.
They think they can rebuild around Dahlin. I have my strong doubts about that route being successful.
Pete
Even if it isn’t a first…they’ll probably get that…it’s a couple 2s or 2&3 conditionals like the zucc deal and it’s assets they are accumulating
I like danault
Wicky
I don’t necessarily disagree I just don’t think Eichel is the guy.
Why do yous guys want Eichel? Didn’t yous see that he’s apparently injury prone!! 😉 https://twitter.com/SabresPR/status/1369317079141277703
Nhl and Espn sign 7 yr deal
I forgot what was the reason they moved this game to 6 pm. Anyone? Is it so that they can fit 2 games on NBCSN including Chicago-Dallas? That’s a strong market.
Really, Wicky. It’s a big deal.
Dan
I don’t think everyone wants eichel, he’s just a topic of convo because he’s linked to the rangers by the talking heads that get paid to be talking heads.
He’s no Colin Blackwell and we all know that!
Ilb
Text message
Everyone else
No text message, just love 😘
That ESPN deal could be a turnaround for the NHL financially. Plus, now they have a base to negotiate with other providers. I know it was in the works, would love to see the numbers. What they were getting from NBC was peanuts compared to other major leagues.
Espn? Wonder if that means it will be easier to stream the National games and playoffs for cord cutters since espn is in more packages for cheaper than hunting for places that carry NBCSN and NHLnet which come with blackout issues for NHL TV subscribers?
If your a western canadien kid who wants a rabid fan base in a town that loves their hockey team.
Your a bottom 6 who carved out a core role and are a pillar in the locker room and ohh your dad got added to the coaching staff
That very easily could be someone’s dream. Although I recognize how a NYer couldn’t fathom it
I just want the Thorne and clement duo back, my favourite tv calling duo…great memories
Trade the package I suggested for eichel.
Trade Zika for a glass, Krebs, newhook, etc return
Sign danault as UFA
That’s called asset management
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