GDT: 2021 TDL Thread

[GoAwayPanarin]

When Sam Bennett returns more than Taylor Hall.

 

[effen]

Calgary somehow gets 250 cents on the dollar for garbage ass Sam Bennett lmao

 

[Machinehead]

If that's the price for Bennett, we dodged a bullet.

I don't mind him but he's a big time "grass is greener" player and has all the same problems Lemieux did:

-Doesn't PK at all

-Isn't great defensively in general

-Takes a ton of dumb penalties

-Doesn't draw as many as you'd like

-Effort is questionable

He's Lemieux but with 10 more points.

 

[Baby Duck Homme]

Anyone else watching the NHL channel? It’s like taking melatonin. Droll, boring and monotonous. The chatter is more lively here. Lol.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

10 mins left please deal Smith

 

[Machinehead]

Anyone else watching the NHL channel? It’s like taking melatonin. Droll, boring and monotonous. The chatter is more lively here. Lol.

I always follow everything here. The draft, free agency day, the deadline.

Like you said, it's more insightful, and the tv breaks everything 20 minutes after HF anyway.

 

[effen]

Seriously, Bennett is buttcheeks 90% of the time, they got a lot of mileage out of some PP goals last playoffs. Huge mistake yo qualify that dude.

 

[mas0764]

If that's the price for Bennett, we dodged a bullet.

I don't mind him but he's a big time "grass is greener" player and has all the same problems Lemieux did:

-Doesn't PK at all

-Isn't great defensively in general

-Takes a ton of dumb penalties

-Doesn't draw as many as you'd like

-Effort is questionable

He's Lemieux but with 10 more points.

Not sure why the Rangers would ever have had interest in this kind of player, we can find 3rd/4th line centers anywhere.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

So 2 first rounders dealt this deadline. Columbus got both for Foligno and Savard. For better or worse, shows what GMs value this time of year.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

The Rangers doing squat was expected and still totally disappointing lol

 

[Edge]

Bennett got the pedigree return, based on the hope that one of these years he's going to be the 20 goal/40 point guy with an edge that so many people dream about.

 

[Machinehead]

Not sure why the Rangers would ever have had interest in this kind of player, we can find 3rd/4th line centers anywhere.

Yeah, absolutely. It comes up every time we play the Islanders and I never got the obsession with "good 4th liners." Good 4th liners are still 4th liners.

The difference between a $2.5M 4th liner and a 750k 4th liner is the difference between Mark Messier's hair and Derek Stepan's hair. Stepan has slightly less fuzz and more shine, but Messier is still f***ing bald.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Sam Bennett to Florida

quite a change in Geography. From Canada to South America

 

[Machinehead]

quite a change in Geography. From Canada to South America

Las Panteras FC Chivas

 

[Edge]

The Rangers doing squat was expected and still totally disappointing lol

I'm actually kind of relieved we're not forcing anything.

Would like to get something for Smith, but we're talking about the hopes of a mid or late round pick. So I can't say I'm hanging on the idea.

 

[Siddi]

I know, like what if he tries to turn him back into a center?

It would be a disaster!

Dogs and cats living together! Mass Hysteria!

A plus for the Ghostbusters reference

 

[Machinehead]

I thought it was a great deadline. I cracked myself up a bunch of times, other teams did stupid things, and we didn't.

 

[MysticLeviathan]

so the big moves will happen over the summer.

then again we said big moves would happen over the summer last year and nothing happened lmao

 

[Whoot Whoot]

Strange seeing no NYR trades on the ticker

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

So no major (or even medium) signings or trades in the offseason or regular season.

Gorton could've taken a vacation. Haha

 

[FIRE DRURY]

My sources tell me we were this close to getting Shane Doan. Damn.

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

Do we really want to let Quinn get his hands on Zac Jones? At least send him to Hartford and let him develop under Knoblauch.

Pretty much every young player has taken enormous steps this year. Our D more than anywhere else. Fox is a legit Norris contender. Miller is playing top minutes and is comfortable doing so. Even Hajek is showing some glimpses.

Shesty is good. KK, while it would be nice to get some more points, has been fantastic and is clearly on his way to becoming a great player. Laf is looking far more comfortable. Chytil is beginning to look more like he did pre-injury/COVID. VK is getting opportunities out the gate.

How are people still harping on Quinn being awful for development? Do you expect 30 goals each from Laf, Chytil & KK?

 

[rangers1314]

Not shocked we didn’t do anything...but I do wonder now how this impacts Barron coming up and playing

 

[Machinehead]

My sources tell me we were this close to getting Shane Doan. Damn.

For Gilroy and a 2nd

 

[MysticLeviathan]

I’m more curious if we were close to making any major moves. anything major was always going to be a longshot, but I’m curious if we were actually close to making something happen.