GDT: Free Agency 2019

[NYR Viper]

 

[Zibanejbread]

 

[FOD]

If our contract to Panarin is actually 12x7, I'm livid.

Just get a second job and cut back on some unnecessary expenses and you'll be fine.

 

[haohmaru]

DD saying less than 12

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

What a f***ING OFFSEASON wow

 

[Greg02]

Dolan a better hockey owner then basketball?

This has always been the case. In hockey his strategy was hire the most respected possible GM (Glen Sather) and just give him free regin and a blank checkbook.

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

Signing a big FA to complement your team is fine. Signing big FAs to create your team is not.

And this is complimenting? We literally have no clue what we have at this point. We are in year 2 of rebuild and are buying a player that should be bought once we are trying put ourselves over the top.

 

[Kovalev27]

Dreger tweeting its below 12 mil

 

[Kaapo Cabana]

I am sustained by Islander sadness

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

6 years for a bottom 6'er is crazy.

oh I misread it, I thought it was Chris Tanev

 

[nyr2k2]

Below 12? Make it happen.

 

[RGY]

 

[Bob Richards]

I know 11.5 wouldn't be massively different from 12 but for whatever reason it looks visually more appealing to me lol

 

[chosen]

So frustrating to really think the Rangers had changed. Also so stupid of me to ever believe a new GM would be able to restrain himself.

Panarin is a great player. But this is just a poorly timed move that could really **** us down the line.

Signing big FAs has never won us diddly. Nor other teams around the league.

Same old Rangers.

When did the Rangers get a 27-year-old 1st line player before this?

 

[Russian Collusion]

This is not a "typical Rangers move." This is an elite 27 year old winger to compliment our young players and our young budding star center in Z-Bad. This is not signing Darius Kasparitis and Bobby Holik with a hope and a prayer that they are the fix to this organization. There is no downside to this move.

 

[RGY]

Next move should be moving out Namestnikov’s money.

Sign Boyle or Brassard on the cheap

 

[Gardner McKay]

Below 12? Make it happen.

Only question remaining...

 

[NYR Viper]

 

[qwertyaas]

And this is complimenting? We literally have no clue what we have at this point. We are in year 2 of rebuild and are buying a player that should be bought once we are trying put ourselves over the top.

This is still complementing based on the core they believe they have. They aren't signing him to be the sole scorer as in years past. They believe Kakko and Kravtsov can be those as well.

If the core is not at all what they believed and has no game breakers, it's irrelevant if they sign Panarin or not as this team is screwed regardless.

 

[Clown Fiesta]

11.99M

 

[haohmaru]

https://www.csahockey.com/playmaker-passer-stat-reg-season

#3 in the league. Elite.

 

[Anzi]

Rebuild is over, thank you for your patience

 

[MysticLeviathan]

We still need a bonafide 1C

 

[will1066]

I know 11.5 wouldn't be massively different from 12 but for whatever reason it looks visually more appealing to me lol

Similar to $8.99 vs $9.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

come on baby. 11.25. 11.5.

 

[Gresch04]

Signing a big FA to complement your team is fine. Signing big FAs to create your team is not.

If you have a good team you can't afford a "big" free agent. This is why big free agents almost never work out. Teams that can afford them now aren't good enough and when they're good enough they can't sign their core home-grown players (Toronto and Marner). Nothing against Panarin, I don't want ANY big $ free agent. I can't think of one recent cup winner with a free agent as the highest paid player.