GDT: Free Agent Frenzy #2

[GregSirico]

Guys our top 4 is basically LOCKED in for at least 2-4Y. I'd bet one of our young d men is on the outs in a trade.

 

[Fugazy]

I still find it hard to believe the Rangers are confident with Hayes as their 2C going into the year. There are still moves to be made.

Without a doubt. Depth up the middle still needs work.

 

[GregSirico]

Rangers have a LEGIT (not media driven) Top 5 defense in the league now.. Lets see just how good Henrik can be..

I have to be honest, I wish this was done when Hank was in his prime. This is not vintage Hank. Unless we can get him some HGH and turn back the clock.

 

[JT Kreider]

Rangers have a LEGIT (not media driven) Top 5 defense in the league now.. Lets see just how good Henrik can be..

MIN, ANA, NSH, STL, CAR, CBJ are better.

 

[GregSirico]

Without a doubt. Depth up the middle still needs work.

Gorton knows this. He looks at the team that win ... Kings, Chicago, Pittsburgh and knows he needs a strong force up the middle. Right now we are weak at best.

 

[duhmetreE]

Hayes + Graves + Day + conditional pick ( performance/re-signing ) for Duchene

It gives us the 2C and still leaves us with McDonagh, Skjei, Shattenkirk, Smith, DeAngelo, Berezgalov, Pionk and Staal for the foreseeable future.

 

[GregSirico]

MIN, ANA, NSH, STL, CAR, CBJ are better.

NSH yes
ANA yes
STL no
CAR no
CBJ no

 

[Inferno]

MIN, ANA, NSH, STL, CAR, CBJ are better.

Meh...arguable on all tbh.

I think they are as good or better than any top 4 in the game.

With staal on the 3rd tho it drastically brings down the entire defense imho

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Larry Brooksâ€Â*@NYP_Brooksie 7m
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In essence, the Rangers have traded Stepan and Raanta for Shattenkirk, 7th-overall Andersson, DeAngelo and Pavelec.

He's lurking again

 

[Inferno]

Hayes + Graves + Day + conditional pick ( performance/re-signing ) for Duchene

It gives us the 2C and still leaves us with McDonagh, Skjei, Shattenkirk, Smith, DeAngelo, Berezgalov, Pionk and Staal for the foreseeable future.

At this point I'd rather have galchenyuk than Duchene....screw sakic.

 

[KOVALEV022473]

Can someone please post the Shatty interview?

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Guys our top 4 is basically LOCKED in for at least 2-4Y. I'd bet one of our young d men is on the outs in a trade.

who?
Assuming our top 4 is:
Mcdonagh-Shattenkirk
Skjei-Smith

Deangelo - we just traded for him so why would we trade him
Graves - still maybe a year away but could challenge for a bottom pair role
Pionk - honestly dont know anything about him so idk but he just signed so probably wont be traded
bear gloves- just signed will play in NY or go to KHL
Day - too far away and too little value to trade
Zboro - too far away


The way i see it is our defense is fixed and in 4 years time Shattenkirk and Smith will most likely be gone and the new wave will be stepping up in their spots

 

[Trxjw]

Holy hell. Bobby Mac saying that Thornton is gonna get north of $6M on a 1 year deal with San Jose.

 

[Fugazy]

Holy hell. Bobby Mac saying that Thornton is gonna get north of $6M on a 1 year deal with San Jose.

Whoa

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Thank god the Rangers are not in on Thornton anymore

6.5 million for a 38 year old coming off a ACL tear is brutal

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

MIN, ANA, NSH, STL, CAR, CBJ are better.

I don't think when you factor Goalies into it

 

[GregSirico]

holy hell. Bobby mac saying that thornton is gonna get north of $6m on a 1 year deal with san jose.

wow!!!

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

who?
Assuming our top 4 is:
Mcdonagh-Shattenkirk
Skjei-Smith

Deangelo - we just traded for him so why would we trade him
Graves - still maybe a year away but could challenge for a bottom pair role
Pionk - honestly dont know anything about him so idk but he just signed so probably wont be traded
bear gloves- just signed will play in NY or go to KHL
Day - too far away and too little value to trade
Zboro - too far away


The way i see it is our defense is fixed and in 4 years time Shattenkirk and Smith will most likely be gone and the new wave will be stepping up in their spots

I don't think its likely, but I could see the Rangers needing to get Deangelo for another deal.. its happened before.

 

[JT Kreider]

NSH yes
ANA yes
STL no
CAR no
CBJ no

Pietrangelo, Parayko, Slavin and Jones are better than anyone we have. Werenski will probably surpass McDonagh shortly.

I'll take having the 7th best defense and run all the way to the bank, and then run all the way home and then all the way back to the bank again considering the state of our defense the past two seasons.

 

[duhmetreE]

At this point I'd rather have galchenyuk than Duchene....screw sakic.

Galchenyuk is a solid player but not a center at this stage. At that point we'd could just put Miller back to C.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Pietrangelo, Parayko, Slavin and Jones are better than anyone we have. Werenski will probably surpass McDonagh shortly.

False on all accounts.

 

[GregSirico]

who?
Assuming our top 4 is:
Mcdonagh-Shattenkirk
Skjei-Smith

Deangelo - we just traded for him so why would we trade him
Graves - still maybe a year away but could challenge for a bottom pair role
Pionk - honestly dont know anything about him so idk but he just signed so probably wont be traded
bear gloves- just signed will play in NY or go to KHL
Day - too far away and too little value to trade
Zboro - too far away


The way i see it is our defense is fixed and in 4 years time Shattenkirk and Smith will most likely be gone and the new wave will be stepping up in their spots

I could totally see a scenario where we trade DeAngelo.

 

[Maximus]

Larry Brooksâ€ÂÂ*@NYP_Brooksie 7m
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In essence, the Rangers have traded Stepan and Raanta for Shattenkirk, 7th-overall Andersson, DeAngelo and Pavelec.

That spells out as clear as clear can be...."retooling on the fly".

Well done JG....very very well done JG

Now go get us a center and we can call it a day....

 

[Inferno]

Galchenyuk is a solid player but not a center at this stage. At that point we'd could just put Miller back to C.

Why not have both.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Why not have both.

I don't think we could get Galchenyuk without Skjei.