Salary Cap: 2014/2015 New York Rangers roster & salary cap
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I think it also raises eyebrows when Buff's current team thought he'd be better on the wing. As far as knowing how to win the Cup, he seems to have forgotten that in Winnipeg and there's no guarantee that he remembers in NYC.
That said, sign me up for E. Kane, Byfuglien for Nash and Staal.
60 pt scorer who adds size, grit, and a solid face-off ability? OReilly won 52% of faceoffs last year. 371 total faceoffs is a good indication of how dominant he is in that ability.
Stastny was only one higher on that team with 54% on face-offs.
23 years old, meaning he'll grow with the core? We have another guy who projects to add the same exact thing as him in JT Miller? This team would be built for now and the future if this move was made.
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This is the way I see it: If it weren't for the core of second, third and fourth liners the Rangers would have been nowhere near the Finals. The supposed difference makers didn't show up (Richards, Nash).
Richards is all but gone, but I think at this point Nash and possibly Staal need to be shipped out for retooling.
Nash will be a tough sell considering his NMC and the fact that his stock is at rock-bottom. But I'd rather he be gone for a diminished return than have his salary price out RFAs and UFAs who've actually earned contracts.
I like Staal a lot, but if a promising, young top-six player can come back as a return in a move, it has to be made.
Richards is all but gone, but I think at this point Nash and possibly Staal need to be shipped out for retooling.
Nash will be a tough sell considering his NMC and the fact that his stock is at rock-bottom. But I'd rather he be gone for a diminished return than have his salary price out RFAs and UFAs who've actually earned contracts.
I like Staal a lot, but if a promising, young top-six player can come back as a return in a move, it has to be made.
LaffyTaffyNYR
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Bergeron must be too then because that's what RoR is.. shut down elite defensive center with size, playmaking ability who is great in his own end, not easy to knock off the puck, good on faceoffs. and will be a 60pt+ player... and yeah he's only 22
Jeez, he seems entirely up Gorton's alley. Gorton wanted team to build around Bergeron and that playing style. Makes me believe we'll only be hot after ROR.
Staal + Dorsett + Kristo. They're trying to trade Parenteau. Kristo can take his spot on the team. Both of those players play similar styles.
he's also slow as molasses, the guy rangers need to target it thornton, guy is friends with nash, would get nash's game going, and for everyone saying he is too old, guy is incredibly consistent still, was like 10th in the league in points this year
Imo thornton is better option than o'reilly
HatTrick Swayze
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ROR is not slow as molasses. Of all the gripes to have, that may be the most ridiculous. He is not a speedster but his skating is more than adequate.
But that isn't correct either.
You make it sound like we were Columbus Blue Jackets II. The biggest difference between us and CBJ was our first line, that line had Philly and PITT adjusting a lot to shut it down. Even if it didn't score.
We don't want to make the same mistake we did after the 05/06 season. Our best player where too E-W and didn't shoot the puck, so we went away from the E-W players and got a bunch of stiffs who couldn't play and sucked all over instead.
Dumping Nash will make us real easy to play against and won't improve any aspect of this team. Replacing him with a better option or making him work is the options we have.
No doubt.
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There is that concern. Given that one of our team's strengths is speed, I really wish we could find a top-6 center who's got decent wheels. That means no ROR and no Stastny and no Thornton.
Not even in the slightest.
First, Thornton is 38 y/o. He's making like 6.5 mill for the next 3 years. He'll be over 40 by that time. At best, he will be a solution for us for 3 years... at which point we will have to begin our search again.
O'Reilly is 23. He'll likely get the same amount if not slightly less than Thornton for a longer duration. By mid-way through that contract, ROR should hypothetically be reaching his prime years. Thornton is past those.
Additionally, Nash is on serious thin ice here. He could be gone next offseason, maybe even sooner, if he continues not to perform.
We'd trade for 3 years of a 38 y/o so he can fix the problems of a guy who may not be here in 1 year's time? Yea, no thank you.
All 3 of them are faster than Richards, who gave us 51 points last year. We have speed on the wings, we lack size up front.
Miller, ROR/Stastny, Stepan, Brassard... none of them have speedy wheels (Brassard is fastest of the bunch and he's slightly above average)... yet they'd be able to feed our wingers and even give them more space by parking in front of the net.
You're right. My mistake. Will be 38 by the end of the contract. He's turning 35 in 2 weeks.
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Would kill for Kane on this team. Has the speed that fits right into our system, the size we need, and another power forward like Kreider to park right in front of the net (our LW depth with him, Kreider and Hags would be unbelievable)...
He also brings an offensive consistency that is worse than Nash's... so, I'm not so certain you'd be singing the same tune if we actually got him.
Top 5 center in the league and a playoff MVP. But yea trading kids and a dman with one year left on his contract is a "gross overpayment"
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I dont think ROR is "slow" at all.. He might not be a huge speedster, but this team does have alot of speed, what we need is some balance with size as well. ROR fits that among many other things that we currently lack at the center position.
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I will also add, just because your team has an identity...doesn't mean you need 12 forwards who ALL have the same strengths.
In my opinion the best rosters have a gameplan/identity they build around...but also have some diversity. I know that sounds like an oxymoron. To me it's about roles, at times even over raw talent. Like every player on the Hawks can move the puck, or at least are good enough at it to not be a detriment. Yet they still have found a fit for Bryan Bickell who has been damn effective.
The Rangers certainly need players who can keep up if they are building around speed (see Richards, Brad). But they don't need 12 Carl Hagelins. When you have a one dimensional roster it can be easy to get shut down.
In my opinion the best rosters have a gameplan/identity they build around...but also have some diversity. I know that sounds like an oxymoron. To me it's about roles, at times even over raw talent. Like every player on the Hawks can move the puck, or at least are good enough at it to not be a detriment. Yet they still have found a fit for Bryan Bickell who has been damn effective.
The Rangers certainly need players who can keep up if they are building around speed (see Richards, Brad). But they don't need 12 Carl Hagelins. When you have a one dimensional roster it can be easy to get shut down.
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