Filip Chytil
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This was a fallback option for them is my guess. They missed on someone. Will they circle back to Trouba?
Nick Robertson has asked for a trade
He might just hold it until the TDL (although I very much doubt it)my worry is it won't matter if he doesn't actually do something with that extra money this year
f*** that, he's not going to cost Kakko lol. I don't mind taking a flyer on him, but does that mean we aren't looking for any top-6 players in the free agency or trade market? Because if Robertson doesn't become this amazing top-6 scorer, he's f***ing useless. The Leafs have tried. He's not a bottom-6 player.Robertson for Kakko kind of makes sense.
NHL players: “I want to get as much money as I can.”If true, this is ripe!
Its very much the fraternity. The older, more seasoned the Vet the more they stand by their teammates. Its like when you hear the retired player speaking on NHL radio saying things like..."Player X should get $5 mil per with term. He put his time in" Meanwhile player X has been cooked for half a decade. To them...It doesn't matter how much player X may suck. they see it as...how many pucks did that guy eat. How many times did he play through injury.
The Good:
The players have their teammates back.
The Bad:
If guys are speaking out publicly, they aren't drinking the cool aid.
The Ugly:
If guys are speaking out through the beat writers, and names aren't mentioned that means they are uncomfortable from a job security standpoint, and too much of a puss to say what they mean.
I find it strange that for 5+ years now, there's been at least one player each off-season that has a horror story about how NYR treated them, handled something, or about their playtime here. Anderson, Krav, Strome, Zuke, Kakko, now Trouba and Goodrow. Maybe I just don't pay attention when it happens to other teams. Either NYR are truly shit at dealing with these players, or the players just can't handle having to play somewhere else and not being able to have whatever lifestyle in/around NYC.Both Trouba and Goodrow are well respected and hard working vets. These guys are human beings which so many posters here seem to forget. It's not that hard to understand why some guys on the team are upset. It's really not a big deal either. It's not like they are going to request a trade because of it.
We wasted it on Tarasenko, so joke's on us.Stars not giving Nils Lundkvist a qualifying offer is pretty insane. Thanks for the 1st round pick though, Jim Nill!
Our dignityI wonder what Gaudreau would cost us at 50% retained for CBUS.
Almost 5 mil for 5 more years?I wonder what Gaudreau would cost us at 50% retained for CBUS.
How about we kick the tires on Lias Andersson before making this conclusion, eh? Gawd.Drury has yet to prove to me that he's any different than a modern Lamoriello
Almost 5 mil for 5 more years?
A f***ing shitload. Paying that much dead money for that long is not just a huge pain for the salary cap, try to explain that to your owner. You better get something really good in return. I'm talking multiple big pieces.
We tried, but his slow-ass feet got in the way. Then he tripped.How about we kick the tires on Lias Andersson before making this conclusion, eh? Gawd.
And I'm pretty confident the players can separate being upset about losing a friend and their captain and getting back to business next year. So many people are so upset that they dare have emotions about what is playing out.It's absolutely understandable to be a little bummed for your friend. 100%...these guys are human.
But you have to be a killer to win in professional sports. Winning has to come first. You can feel for your buddy who got moved to another team...and then still fish with him in the offseason.
The stuff about Trouba's wife is dumb. The Troubas have every right to make her career a priority. But that doesn't mean anything to the Rangers players or management...and it shouldn't. It's weird to even be talking about it (not that you are, Puck).
We wasted it on Tarasenko, so joke's on us.
I hope this isn't a serious post? Pietro is so overrated & very unimpressive when you watch him play everyday.Vegas shopping Pietrangelo. $8.8M cap hit. Can the Rangers ditch all $8M of Troubas AAV via waivers or otherwise? If so, they could perhaps fit him. Trade package would be meaningful, but that would be a hell of a hockey player to add.