GDT: 2021 NHL Draft

[UAGoalieGuy]

If the silver fox doesn't having anything on it then there is nothing to that other post.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

I wake up and see the Zibanejad rumors and my heart can only take so much

 

[DutchShamrock]

Teams know how much money Buchnevich wants and many teams don't want to him that type of money. The Rangers have been trying to trade Buchnevich since May. He is looking at $5M-$6M. The alternative is the Rangers keeping him for one season and letting him walk next summer or trading him as a rental. The issue is Buchnevich would be playing minutes the Rangers want to see allocated to their other younger wingers. Those young wingers need to opportunity to play to get there. They aren't becoming top NHL players without getting the opportunity to play major minutes.

I understand the logic behind moving him. The asset management was terrible. There's a long thread that hashed it out so I won't start it up again here. I acknowledge that there are mitigating circumstances that hurt Buchnevich's value. I'm holding them accountable for that since they created the circumstances.

 

[AIexisLafreniereNYR]

I doubt these Zibanejad rumors are for real. I don’t buy it

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

He has a NMC so I am not so certain it will happen.

I just have so much fear after the return we got for Buchnevich.

FWIW: Ekman-Larsson has a NMC and he was traded yesterday.

 

[Section311]

Does Mika have a full no trade clause ?

 

[NYblades]

I doubt these Zibanejad rumors are for real. I don’t buy it

What rumors?

 

[Cag29]

agree 100%. Drury brought in 2 guys that emulate gallants style of play. Both play 110% and hit everything. Goodrow is a proven valuable 3rd liner integral for Tampa winning 2 cups. NYR had none of this in their current line up. Our kids need big minutes, wasn’t going to happen with Buch still in the fold. Sad to see him go, but excited for the future. A full season of Barron, Goodrow, and Blais completely revamps the culture and effort on our bottom 6.
It also inserts 2 guys that can change the ebbs and flows of the game with a big hit, or amazing individual efforts like Goodrow in game 7 against the isles.
Not having any guys like that in our line up killed this team last year. That’s why we saw a ton of flat vanilla play. And a coach who couldn’t get the best out of his guys. He rectified both things so far. These 2 guys really get the crowd into the game with their play. When we lost Lemmy and ADA, those were the last 2 guys on our current roster that really did that.
The major talent is still here, and the best is still to come as far as the kids go, but we were sorely lacking that other aspect.
As far as Othmann, seems like a good prospect. Happy to add him to the stable. I may have went in another direction, but that’s true in the last 5 drafts for me. So currently step off the ledge guys. Future is bright.

Now that’s a great post!!!!LGR!

 

[Bacon Artemi Bravo]

What rumors?

Joe’s brother

 

[Ail]

What rumors?

No rumors, just Joe Mich's brother saying watch him today. Watch him what? Maybe he is finally getting his hair cut.

 

[RGY]

FWIW: Ekman-Larsson has a NMC and he was traded yesterday.

Jesus…I get that…

Point is that Mika seemingly loves NY. He is great friends with Kreider. The team is on the rise.

This isn’t Arizona where they have been openly trying to trade you for a year.

 

[NYR Viper]

I’m getting a sense that Drury may not have been in love with the locker room makeup in his time on the bench. Just a hunch

 

[Synergy27]

Teams know how much money Buchnevich wants and many teams don't want to him that type of money. The Rangers have been trying to trade Buchnevich since May. He is looking at $5M-$6M. The alternative is the Rangers keeping him for one season and letting him walk next summer or trading him as a rental. The issue is Buchnevich would be playing minutes the Rangers want to see allocated to their other younger wingers. Those young wingers need to opportunity to play to get there. They aren't becoming top NHL players without getting the opportunity to play major minutes.

I mean, this is an obvious silver lining. I am curious though, is this need to get the young studs more opportunity the result of a change of philosophy (new regime) or simply part of the plan? Where was this thinking last season?

It’s funny, you could argue now that last year was an attempt to pump the tires of vets that don’t fit the timeline so that they could be moved for hauls this year. And here we are getting a bottom of the barrel return on what many believed to be our top non-prospect chip and bracing ourselves for whatever comes next.

 

[Rsswmu]

Joe’s brother View attachment 455722

Could be a contract extension too

 

[AIexisLafreniereNYR]

Could be a contract extension too

I don’t think he’s eligible. I just think he’s trying to throw fuel to the fire to rile up Ranger fans.

 

[cheech70]

If the Mika talk is real it has to be part of an Eichel Trade. We been over we can not have 2 centers making 20 million. I read the Blues and Buch have been negotiating an extension before the trade. So if Mika wants big bucks ...he could be the centerpiece to Eichel. I wasn't a big fan of Kreider and Mika love fest. Hockey is part war..Mika has a history of concussions and Eichel has a neck issue. Equal risks involved. Eichel is better than Mika so an add...Zac-Georgiev and someone else. Run down the middle JE-Filip-Goodrow-Rooney

 

[Mac n Gs]

I don’t think he’s eligible. I just think he’s trying to throw fuel to the fire to rile up Ranger fans.

He can officially sign an extension once the new NHL calendar year starts on Wednesday

 

[Cag29]

Alright. At least there’s a plan (versatility, skilled grit, work ethic, positive attitude). Hopefully it works out. LGR! He can still get centers today or by trade.

 

[Rsswmu]

I don’t think he’s eligible. I just think he’s trying to throw fuel to the fire to rile up Ranger fans.

Hmmmm my bad

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Would Joe have any insight to player movement and would he share that with his brother? If he did have access I doubt he'd share that information.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Would Joe have any insight to player movement and would he share that with his brother? If he did have access I doubt he'd share that information.

Heres what im thinking -

He heard Minnesota backed out of Eichel, which means he assumes he will be going to NY.

He stupidly thinking Mika is going to be involved in said deal.

Thats all I got.

 

[Doctyl]

If Mika gets moved, Eichel has to be coming here either in that trade or another.

They do have to make that decision to sign or trade Mika pretty soon. We’ll be in the playoff hunt, but we absolutely can’t self rent him just to let him walk.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Also can we stop assuming that every single thing that we hear from guys who never break anything is true or has any legs?

These people aren't scooping the big boys.

 

[egelband]

Teams know how much money Buchnevich wants and many teams don't want to him that type of money. The Rangers have been trying to trade Buchnevich since May. He is looking at $5M-$6M. The alternative is the Rangers keeping him for one season and letting him walk next summer or trading him as a rental. The issue is Buchnevich would be playing minutes the Rangers want to see allocated to their other younger wingers. Those young wingers need to opportunity to play to get there. They aren't becoming top NHL players without getting the opportunity to play major minutes.

Yep. And presumably St. Louis is one of the few teams that raised their hand and said they’re willing to pay the freight. So that limits his market and the Rangers leverage. They kind of ended up taking a little less to get it done quick and - presumably - land Buch in a good environment and also a place where he can’t really hurt us, either.

 

[DutchShamrock]

Joe Michelletti wouldn't have a trade scoop that no one else in the league caught. He would know if there was a press conference or studio session lined up for an announcement. Cause he would be recording it, even remotely. So extension agreed upon in principle or the captaincy. And one would dictate the other.