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Rumor: Blackhawks' Kevin Hayes on Rangers radar?

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wolfgaze said:
Eh...

-unlikely that an NHL team will formulate their lines around 3 prospects/rookies being paired together just because they had chemistry at the NCAA level
-Calgary is a non-competitive team now and for the near future
-Calgary is a long distance away from his hometown so that will mean a lot less contact with family & friends during the season

If he wants to play for a team with low expectations and hope that he can recreate some nostalgia of being around his former NCAA linemates, then that might be an attractive option.
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1. It has nothing to do with being on a line with those players. It has everything to do with him having two close friends to work through the transition to pro hockey with.

2. He's passing on signing with one of the top teams in hockey. Seems unusual that a non-playoff team would suddenly become a concern.

3. See my post above regarding being close to home. It's not that important to a lot of people.


NY offers:

-a competitive team
-close proximity to his hometown and friends & family in the area
-some familiarity in that he does have a former NCAA teammate on our roster

If playing for a competitive, orignal 6 franchise and being closer to his hometown & family/friends is important to him - then NY is an attractive option.

Of course there's no guarantee that he plays in the NHL for any team he signs with, although teams like Calgary offer him better chances of doing so...
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NY certainly offers better proximity to his hometown, but he's also looking at trying to beat out a future HOFer, 30 goal scoring winger, and last year's leading scorer for a spot on the NHL roster. The "original six" thing is so overblown. It's PR spin that FA's say when they sign a lucrative contract.

He's not likely to skate on a line with Kreider, so I assume that falls under the premise of the first point you made against Calgary being a likely options.
 
bto131 said:
Is this guy any good? Is he nhl ready wats the word on him? I haven't heard anything on him
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Yes he is a good player. I don't believe he's NHL ready, but he's not that far away. Huge kid with very good vision and high-end passing ability. He was a center prior to converting to left-wing at BC, then moved over to the right-side I believe in his sophomore season. Agility is average, and but he has sneaky quick acceleration and a good top-end for a kid that big. Good along the boards but lacks game-to-game consistency. I think the top end is a 50 point play-making winger, but if he can adjust well to the pro game, he's a decently safe bet to be a 3rd line player. There's an off-chance he could shift back to center.
 
Hold your horses! ;)

He can sign tomorrow at the earliest:

CBA Article 8.6 c (i):
If a Player drafted at age 18 or 19 is a bona fide college student at the time
of his selection in the Entry Draft, or becomes a bona fide college student
prior to the first June 1 following his selection in the Entry Draft, and
remains a bona fide college student through the graduation of his college
class, his drafting Club shall retain the exclusive right of negotiation for
his services through and including the August 15 following the graduation
of his college class. The Club need not make a Bona Fide Offer to such
Player to retain such rights.
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The Coyotes will never win. Money issues. The Avs are really cheap. Both of those teams in the west. Brutal conference. The Avs have the father and son ownership group who are very frugal. They have established the Matt Duchene $6M cap. They aren't paying a player more than Duchene. Stastny was offered a pay cut. ROR is leaving in two years. Bruins. Playing at home in very difficult especially for a young player. Rangers. Its close to home but its not home.

I love how teams are being mentioned when the player is still part of the Hawks reserve list until midnight tonight.

The agent Bob Murray is a Boston based agent. Gorton is from Boston.
 
If you talk with Hayes today, what penalty could you "possibly" get for it? Ops we thought he became a UFA on 15 August. ;)
 
I can't remember where I read this, and it could have been speculation, but I thought I read somewhere that Hayes had ruled out Canadian teams.

Again, not sure if accurate, but if the most recent tweet has any legs, then what I think I heard may have some merit.

I think the Rangers are stronger than most think because of the amount of college kids on the roster playing important minutes and the guys they have in the system now.

Stepan, Kreider, McDonagh, Hagelin, Moore, Talbot, Skjei, Kristo, Haggerty, Bodi, Neives, Fogarty

Adn as another posted mentioned in a different thread.

D. Boyle, MSL, Stempniak

All of these guys are college products.

As a kid coming out of college, you want an organization that understands and appreciates the process that these guys go through.

The environment that that group of players provides would be very comforting for Hayes as they have all gone through very similar things as he has.

There's no guarantee that the Rangers get the player, but there are alot of positive aspects to making the Rangers the destination of choice.
 
truenewyorker said:
Justin Schultz could have walked on this team if he had signed here. The team had just finished 1st in the east and made it to the conference finals and he had near a guarantee spot. He chose to sign with a team that was and continues to be a bottom feeder in the league.

Point I'm trying to make is, I don't think it really matters what shape a team is in. The kid will sign with whoever he feels gives him the best chance to succeed. This guy is going to have top teams knocking at his door, but he's probably just as likely to sign with a bottom feeder.

That said, I'd love to add the kid and I think the Rangers have a lot to offer him, but I think it's more than likely he signs with a Calgary/Florida.
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The talk when it happened was that Schultz wanted to sign with a Canadian team, preferably close to home.
 
Sather loves former 1st round picks. Loves them. He thinks he can ressurect and tap into their lost skills.

Heisten, Fata, Bourret, Pouliot, Mara, I mean the list goes on and on.

I expect the Rangers to make an offer. Sather would never ever pass up the chance to get a former 1st rounder for nothing but an entry level cap hit.
 
Schultz wanted to play in Edmonton from the very beginning. His first 2 years in the NHL have been so so. He ripped up the AHL during the lockout. Edmonton has been such a bad team for so long. Schultz should have stayed in Anaheim or signed with a team like the Rangers. Edmonton has too many young players. Maybe they will be a better team with some of the veteran additions. Rookie coach. Maybe Eakins will be better in his second year. They traded Gagner for Purcell. Change the mix.
 
GWOW said:
Sather loves former 1st round picks. Loves them. He thinks he can resurrect and tap into their lost skills.
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yeah, even Kyle Beach last season. who btw signed yesterday to play in Austria.
Drafted 11th by CBH ahead of Tyler Myers, Erk Karlsson, John Carlson, Eberle
 
NYR Viper said:
I'm hopeful but not expectant. He would be a nice piece to add with his size and strength
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Given dealing all the first rounders this woukd be a nice bonus. He could make the team and slide Lombardi into a reserve role . Atleast a nice call up option
 
It would be great if Slats can sign this kid, considering there was no 1st round pick this year, and there won't be one next year.
 
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