GDT: Free Agency Frenzy - 2023 (12pm EST)

[Savant]

Ron Francis and their entire front office being really really stupid is not more likely than Sprong having issues.

He had 21g 25a on a min salary and was a min QO. They could walk from any arb award and have 20M in cap space.

Right but they have the depth to be flexible too. They don’t HAVE to sign him because they can plug another ELC in and save millions of dollars

 

[bigdog16]

Well Crosby is also a shitty GM, Sprong had no issues in Seattle and is one of the best discount bottom six scorers in the league

Gm Crosby is more GM Durant than GM LeBron

You sure? Crosby won a few cups, all while being one of the best players in history. I’ll take his word over yours.

I can tell you first hand that Sprong is not well liked anywhere he goes. Ask anyone who knows him

 

[RGY]

I think Kane will be back. He loved his time in NY.

 

[bleedblue94]

So umm are the kings going to find a goalie or get stuck being fleeced for hellybuck

 

[Jim Ramsay]

Toronto signs Reaves for 3 years??? Wtf
Awful

 

[Savant]

You sure? Crosby won a few cups, all while being one of the best players in history. I’ll take his word over yours.

I can tell you first hand that Sprong is not well liked anywhere he goes. Ask anyone who knows

yeah, and he forced the Penguins to give cap killing contracts to his buddies. HOF player, shitty GM. Like Kevin Durant

I’ll ask you since you know first hand. what’s the issue? Most athletes are d bags

 

[LOFIN]

 

[glr1926]

UFA D market shows why moving Lindy probably wasn't a good idea, seems like it would be almost impossible to cut cap by moving him unless you want to put an obvious bottom-pair guy in the top 4

 

[gravey9]

Just curious, now that we're adding support players what does everyone think the Rangers locker room was actually like at the end of last year and going into this year? Kumbaya or filled with cliques/devisiveness? Or somewhere in the middle?

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Miles Wood to the Avalanche

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Toronto signs Reaves for 3 years??? Wtf
Awful

and he got more than Wheeler. LOL.

 

[bigdog16]

yeah, and he forced the Penguins to give cap killing contracts to his buddies. HOF player, shitty GM. Like Kevin Durant

I’ll ask you since you know first hand. what’s the issue? Most athletes are d bags

He is extremely cocky and a me first person. Its the main reason hes never been able to stick anywhere despite putting up decent numbers wherever he goes.

The Crosby story apparently in Pittsburgh he came into the locker room as a rookie in between periods and tried bitching Crosby out. Everyone looked around like who is this guy

 

[effen]

Just curious, now that we're adding support players what does everyone think the Rangers locker room was actually like at the end of last year and going into this year? Kumbaya or filled with cliques/devisiveness? Or somewhere in the middle?

Friendly but quiet with mild forced positivity. Pretty clearly not alot of driving forces.

 

[RGY]

Trade Goodrow, re-sign Tarasenko.

Panarin-Zibanejad-Kakko
Lafreniere-Chytil-Tarasenko
Kreider-Trocheck-Wheeler
Vesey-xxxxx-xxxxx

Get your final depth players. Sign Kane in December and slide Wheeler to 4RW

 

[DanielBrassard]

Thank the lord we couldn’t afford Mikkola, he would have been a problem at that sort of term.

 

[IDvsEGO]

Just curious, now that we're adding support players what does everyone think the Rangers locker room was actually like at the end of last year and going into this year? Kumbaya or filled with cliques/devisiveness? Or somewhere in the middle?

I think winning solves alot of locker room issues.
I hope giving the kids more time and PP time at that will help them grow, which will make the rangers into a very dangerous team.

Laf is happy go lucky on the bench, but on the ice he's exactly the type of guy we want on our team.
Kakko has started to develop a mean streak and so long as that continues I think the locker room will be great.

Trade Goodrow, re-sign Tarasenko.

Panarin-Zibanejad-Kakko
Lafreniere-Chytil-Tarasenko
Kreider-Trocheck-Wheeler
Vesey-xxxxx-xxxxx

Get your final depth players. Sign Kane in December and slide Wheeler to 4RW

I'd flip panarin and laf, dont care about kane, but give me that lineup all day.

 

[Machinehead]

I actually like Mikkola but too rich for my blood

 

[haohmaru]

Just curious, now that we're adding support players what does everyone think the Rangers locker room was actually like at the end of last year and going into this year? Kumbaya or filled with cliques/devisiveness? Or somewhere in the middle?

IMHO, and purely Opinion:

Tired of Gallant's act - hands offish, useless practices, no in game adjustments, blender lines, and never took responsibility for anything

Resented the theatrics around the Kane signing, including playing shorthanded.

Markedly changing the top 6 down the stretch

Young guys, particularly Kakko, throwing their hands in the air wondering what more they have to do.

Honestly, I think it's mostly Gallant and the lack of stability in the lines.

 

[effen]

Trade Goodrow, re-sign Tarasenko.

Panarin-Zibanejad-Kakko
Lafreniere-Chytil-Tarasenko
Kreider-Trocheck-Wheeler
Vesey-xxxxx-xxxxx

Get your final depth players. Sign Kane in December and slide Wheeler to 4RW

That would be one of the if not the worst defensive team among playoff contenders.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

I actually like Mikkola but too rich for my blood

Way too rich. We signed 3 guys for that money.

 

[bobbop]

Rangers signed niklaus broulliard and connor mackay according to tsn

Both dmen.

Never heard of either

Mackay played the last six weeks of the season in Arizona. He wasn’t terrible.

 

[bigdog16]

IMHO, and purely Opinion:

Tired of Gallant's act - hands offish, useless practices, no in game adjustments, blender lines, and never took responsibility for anything

Resented the theatrics around the Kane signing, including playing shorthanded.

Markedly changing the top 6 down the stretch

Young guys, particularly Kakko, throwing their hands in the air wondering what more they have to do.

Honestly, I think it's mostly Gallant and the lack of stability in the lines.

I wonder how many coaches it will take Ranger fans to realize that every coach in the league is constantly tinkering with the lines

 

[ecemleafs]

That would be one of the if not the worst defensive team among playoff contenders.

score 4 goals a game and tell igor to keep it to 3 or under.

 

[Tob]

Senile Lou waiting til 12:00ET to open his Rolodex lmaooo calling guys that are already pen and paper and o contract.

 

[haohmaru]

I wonder how many coaches it will take Ranger fans to realize that every coach in the league is constantly tinkering with the lines

Not like Gallant and I've been watching hockey since the late 70's...

What's worse, is that when it actually made sense and was working (Kreider Zibanejad Kakko) he abandoned it at the first hiccup.

He's a moron.