Value of: Have the Rangers' components increased their value enough to trigger a trade?

[Shootertooter]

Don't puck moving dmen get eaten up in AV's system?

He just doesn't play them. He mismanaged Yandle's minutes and Clendening, who might be the closest thing we have to a puck moving defenseman, has sat out the last 5 games.

 

[WesMcCauley]

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[Vitto79]

11 games into the season and many of the Rangers' players are performing at a much higher level than other fans/teams may have anticipated.

• J.T. Miller is leading the highest scoring team in the NHL in points.
• Brady Skjei is playing like the slick skating puck moving defenseman we all want him to be (and leading the team in hits)
• Hayes has turned the third line into a balanced threat and is second on the team in points.
• Nash has 6g and 3a in 11 games and looks like he is adapting his game

Does this make a trade for a top pairing RHD easier for other teams to palate?

Ack I think I'd keep the forward depth and just sign shattemkirk next year

 

[cwede]

"Have the Rangers' components increased their value enough to trigger a trade?"

Rangers' components increased their value enough to discourage a trade
Skjei, Miller and Hayes should now be off the table for this season

use the farm system and prospect pool to fill gaps

 

[Ola]

It's the first week of November, hardly time for any team to get all hyped by limited success or panicked by early failure.

Agreed for sure IRL, but at like HFboards their value might have 10x folded...

Seriously though, everyone knows that JT Miller is a very good young player who is just perfect to have behind a top line in today's game. Strong in all areas around the puck, get it up ice. Can work the boards, beat Ds 1 on 1. Very good shot. Everyone also knows that Brady Skjei is an excellent young defensemen in the making.

But since these kids aren't former high draft picks, they have zero value when being discussed at this place. Miller isn't better than any 3rd/4th line forward, and Skjei is a suspect depth D at best.

No matter what, I also think pts are a pretty worthless stat to judge a player by. NYR are high scoring now, hence Miller and Skjei have good numbers. If the team as a whole was more conservative, they would have worse numbers but be at least as good players...