GDT: 2019 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, BC 5:00 PDT/8:00 EST NBSCN

[GAGLine]

No 100% do not. Certainly term and $$$ matters. But in a vacuum I don't have any preconceived notions that we MUST trade kreider for a low first.

Gorton's not an idiot. He will get his value for the player. There are a lot of options besides a 2019 1st round pick.

 

[Trxjw]

Did I miss what this was answering?

Pieces Colorado have that they could trade for Kreider.

 

[Edge]

Did I miss what this was answering?

I’d ask for Kaut.

But that’s me, not something I’ve been told.

 

[Richard Banger]

Did I miss what this was answering?

It was what could Col offer for Kreider at this point.

 

[SA16]

Well, we always have our favorites, so every year when we miss them we're disappointed.

I am disappointed in the GMs, though. Everyone's willing to be bold in their *picks*, and yet not moves. As if they'd rather be 100% wrong about a player than come off as a 45-55 loser to another team.

You tend to see more trades in the drafts of other sports, where shockingly enough, about 65% of the general managers qualifications are not "played the game."

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Pieces Colorado have that they could trade for Kreider.

Kaut +

 

[RiffyNYR61]

I can think of an option. Just don’t know how the Rangers feel about him.

Jost, I assume.

 

[NYR Viper]

I’d ask for Kaut.

But that’s me, not something I’ve been told.

That makes perfect sense if he was discussed

 

[Doctyl]

A lot of people have been trying to convince everyone the Jets won that trade.

lmfao they gave away a first pair dman and solid bottom 6 forward for a month of Hayes and Pionk. I wouldnt do Lemieux for Pionk straight up.

 

[NYRKING30]

You see I kind of disagree a bit with you on this. Though there might not be alot of pressure to make the playoffs this upcoming season, I think alot of these moves the Rangers are making are all geared for us to not only continue the rebuild but to also create a winning environment and that means making a playoff run.

I would think that JD and Gorton have said to Quinn, we are going to give you the best possible lineup we can at this point in time and it should be good enough if enough things go according to plan the team could get one of those last seeds.

Don't forget other than the Caps and maybe the Pens but even they are vulnerable as they have some serious warts that have appeared recently in the Metro and the Lightning, Bruins and Leafs in the Atlantic, there are no other teams I see that I can say "yup...that team is a lock for the playoffs" which leaves 3-4 spots available for the taking.

So yeah, I think the Rangers are going to head into the season thinking they could and should be in the playoff mix come late March/early April of 2020.

That's all good and well and it might be possible if everything breaks right but I still firmly believe the year after is where they really truly want to get things going for a playoff push. the moves we made the first goal was in long term thinking not for short term gains. We have a lot of holes and a lot of question marks. Shoddy left side of defense. Older Hank and Geo is still unproven as a #1.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

You tend to see more trades in the drafts of other sports, where shockingly enough, about 65% of the general managers qualifications are not "played the game."

NHL GMs are really f***ing pathetic compared to NBA/MLB GMs and some NFL ones (though there are some idiots there like Elway).

 

[eco's bones]

Not that Poulin is a bad pick but there's at least 10 other guys I would have taken before him--just a few forwards--Suzuki, Tomasino, Brink, Lavoie, Dorofeyev, Hoglander and maybe even Kaliyev, Beecher, McMichael and Pelletier.

 

[Barnaby]

Nothing doing with buch. Vesey still in play.

Nothing doing with Edmonton right now.

I’d love to move Vesey+ for Buffalo 31 but I think his value is closer to that of a 3rd. Vesey and Names? A boy can dream.

 

[Black Aces]

Why not? Getting a future 1st is still a good thing. Even if it’s #31

I feel like Kreider is worth a higher pick. We would need a combination of picks/assets we could use to get into the top 10 next year.

 

[SA16]

NHL GMs are really ****ing pathetic compared to NBA/MLB GMs and some NFL ones (though there are some idiots there like Elway).

I made a post on this a couple of months ago but from what I remember the number of NHL GMs that are former players is roughly equivalent to the number of NBA+MLB+NFL GMs.

 

[Filip Chytil]

Can anyone report on the number of drinks Clark has had tonight?

 

[NYR Viper]

I feel like Kreider is worth a higher pick. We would need a combination of picks/assets we could use to get into the top 10 next year.

This is true, but getting a future 1st as a piece of that package would still be a positive

 

[Rempe73]

We are finally building. You guys are like people who lives under the Iron curtain who keep wanting to go back because they don't know any better.

Exactly. We get Trouba and people seem to forget all about the rebuild. Trouba is still relatively young. Doesn’t mean we should be signing big names in free agency right now. At all.

 

[NYRKING30]

NHL GMs are really ****ing pathetic compared to NBA/MLB GMs and some NFL ones (though there are some idiots there like Elway).

Dave Gentleman wants you to hold his beer though.

 

[Richard Banger]

I’d ask for Kaut.

But that’s me, not something I’ve been told.

Would you do a 1 for 1 swap?

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Oh god Islanders boutta take Brink or Kaliyev

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Oh god Islanders boutta take Brink or Kaliyev

Let them.

 

[Edge]

Would you do a 1 for 1 swap?

No, but I would consider that a “first”.

So while we tend to think of things as a first and a b prospect, maybe we flip that and see if we can get a better prospect and a lower pick.

 

[BroadwayStorm]

Hey what can I say huh? What can I f***ing say?

 

[Fitzy]

Bjornfot at 22, teams really reaching on the blueliners.