GDT: Free Agency Frenzy July 1st @ 12pm ET (Apparently it's not 12pm)

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Someone ask Emily what she meant when she said the Rangers want to get younger.

She meant to add “if I were the GM of the team”

 

[n8]

You say that now, but Skinner couldn't find the D zone with a map & a spot light, plus the huge knock on him is he's not a team first player.

Smith is the polar opposite...plays hard every shift, PKs & is a threat shorthanded, is an excellent passer, plus he has an underrated wrist shot which he's usually good for 20-25 goals a year.

Perhaps. I think the other signing I might have taken was Arvidsson's 2 years @ 4M

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Extending 55 is such a mistake.

It hasn't even happened yet and it's already a massive failure.

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

 

[LOFIN]

Someone ask Emily what she meant when she said the Rangers want to get younger.

Maybe Henrik is launching a line of moisturizing products and Drury is going to buy a big stash for the team

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

yeah bring Tarasenko back why not

At some point they should address defense, but yeah Tarasenko bring him back

 

[Jack Hanson]

Smith for Goodrow is a big net + at same $ also Goodrow had 2 yrs left. Smith only a 1 yr obligation.

Now just move Trouba for someone that can skate fast, doesnt commit a shit ton of penalties and who can play hard nosed defense.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

True, but most summer building and building usually happens at the draft and UFA.

People that are banking on some big trade for improvement, I ask what assets do we have that we can/will trade for some sort of high level player? We don't have the pieces for a big trade addition...

We don't need a big trade addition, our top 4 dmen are pretty much set, bottom pair dman or two to add. Work in Othmann, Berard, maybe Robertson.

Right now we have a top 9 of.

Panarin trochek Lafreniere
Kreider Zibanejad smith
Othmann/Cuylle/Berars Chytil Kakko

I'm doubtful Tarasenko takes a short deal at his age.

 

[bleedblue94]

We don't need a big trade addition, our top 4 dmen are pretty much set, bottom pair dman or two to add. Work in Othmann, Berard, maybe Robertson.

Right now we have a top 9 of.

Panarin trochek Lafreniere
Kreider Zibanejad smith
Othmann/Cuylle/Berars Chytil Kakko

And that to me is absolutely not any sort of step forward or improvement.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Extending 55 is such a mistake.

It hasn't even happened yet and it's already a massive failure.

Orders from the top (Fox)

 

[TGWL]

The 2nd is in 2027

We don't have many picks coming up outside of 1st round picks.
0 second round picks in the next 3 drafts.
2 3rd round picks.
0 4th round picks.
A lot of trade deadline currency is gone. We'd probably have to part with 1st round picks to make any decent add.

 

[Raspewtin]

We don't need a big trade addition, our top 4 dmen are pretty much set, bottom pair dman or two to add. Work in Othmann, Berard, maybe Robertson.

Right now we have a top 9 of.

Panarin trochek Lafreniere
Kreider Zibanejad smith
Othmann/Cuylle/Berars Chytil Kakko

I'm doubtful Tarasenko takes a short deal at his age.

cool. seasons over before it even started.

 

[will1066]

Nils Lundkvist and Lias Andersson are still on the board.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Lmao if they sign Tarasenko this team is going to be unwatchable.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Extending 55 is such a mistake.

It hasn't even happened yet and it's already a massive failure.

Hockey is different here

 

[effen]

There's no way they bring in Tarasenko lol. They already have 5 lines worth of guys.

 

[17futurecap]

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

So...on the day where you can get anyone for free and just cap, we got 33yr old Smith for a 2nd? Retention?

You'd rather sign the same guy for 4+ years? This is a no-risk move. If he sucks with Mika and Kreids, we upgrade him at the deadline. If he fits, he cost nothing more than picks which we can always recoup if we want.

 

[McRanger92]

And that to me is absolutely not any sort of step forward or improvement.

Kind of hard to improve a President's Trophy winner on paper no?

 

[Circus86]

I wonder what happened with Walker to CAR?

 

[noncents]

You'd rather sign the same guy for 4+ years? This is a no-risk move. If he sucks with Mika and Kreids, we upgrade him at the deadline. If he fits, he cost nothing more than picks which we can always recoup if we want.

how are we gonna recoup them if we want?

 

[Ruggs225]

cool. seasons over before it even started.

basically. This offseason was a disaster for Drury.

Might as well hold on to Trouba now and see if you can sell him at Trade Deadline.

This team has 2nd round exit written all over them.

 

[RempireStateBuilding]

Gotta get those clicks and likes.

 

[Jack Hanson]

We didnt pay much for Smith, he is a major Barclay Goodrow upgrade at no extra cost. Quite brilliant actually. We're cap constrained right now. Dude had 40 pts last year. Not bad at all.

 

[lakeshirts37]

The Rangers have $8.1m in cap space left with 14 forwards, (4) d-men and (2) goalies right now. One of those forwards will drop down I'm sure but they will need a 7th d-man. Schneider and Lindgren should I hope, not cost more than ~$5.5m in total. If they do, they're in trouble.

They easily will? $2.50-2.75 for Schneider, and at least $4.00 for Lindgren