GDT: July 1st - Free Agent Extravaganza

[LORDE]

No, Pouliout is role player and the product of two dynamic forwards (Zukes and Brass). Put Fast on that line and he'll put up similar numbers. Poo is one of the guys we can afford to lose.

People keep saying things like this, but if it were true why didn't we move Poo at the deadline?

(This is not me saying we should've handed him that contract, I just don't think it's as easy as that)

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

July 1 - Groundhog's Day on HF...same whining and *****ing as the year before. People always forget that lineups are fluid.

I like the Dom Moore deal.
I like the AHL all-star deal.
I am meh on the Dan Boyle deal - I get it in principle, but it just smells like another aging FA vet that will fail the moment he gets here.
I HATE the Tanner Glass deal. Unless he gets moved somewhere else Dave Gagner-style, that's Patrick Rissmiller all over again. Only he costs us $.5MM in cap space sitting in the minors.

As for the "lack" of major movement, there I agree - perfectly understood that the bigger issues have got time to play out.

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

LMFAO.

The Flames are a dumpster fire.

 

[Inferno]

Im surprised there haven't been more trades

The West is STACKED. LA. Anaheim. SJ. Dallas. Chicago. Minnesota. Colorado. Most of the big offensive signings/trades have been going to the West. Spezza. Stastny. Vanek.

thats good for the rangers. east looks fairly wide open. 4 clear best teams, to me, are the Rangers, Bruins, Pens, and Tampa (in no particular order).

 

[Raspewtin]

This free agency period has been disgraceful. So many putrid signings. Ehrhoff's deal might be the ONLY good one.

Still interested in Ryan Carter or Brian Gibbons. Or, even better, Marcel Goc.

 

[nevesis]

“@ICEHockeyAgent: ICE Hockey Agency client Rob Zepp, 5-time DEL champion goalie for Eisbaeren Berlin signed with Philadelphia Flyers.”

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Losing pouliot and replacing him with... Nothing makes the team a lot worse.

Yup. Not giving him that contract is obviously the right move, but it doesn't mean losing him wont hurt us, which it will if we don't replace him.

LOL @ Fast replacing him.

 

[Trainmman]

Okay I think I'd rather have Glass than Engelland..

 

[NYR Viper]

I really wonder where they get the cap space sometimes...

Me too. It's hard to understand how those teams can be as stacked as they are and the Rangers are so close to the cap.

 

[TeamStewie]

LMFAO.

The Flames are a dumpster fire.

That's Brian Burke for you.

 

[Inferno]

Yup. Not giving him that contract is obviously the right move, but it doesn't mean losing him wont hurt us, which it will if we don't replace him.

LOL @ Fast replacing him.

id say JT Miller replaces him....unless the rangers dont bring in a center.

wouldnt shock me if the rangers swing for the fences with a trade for Staal or something.

 

[NYR Viper]

thats good for the rangers. east looks fairly wide open. 4 clear best teams, to me, are the Rangers, Bruins, Pens, and Tampa (in no particular order).

It doesn't matter if they have to face another LA in the Cup Finals

 

[Kakko]

This free agency period has been disgraceful. So many putrid signings. Ehrhoff's deal might be the ONLY good one.

Still interested in Ryan Carter or Brian Gibbons. Or, even better, Marcel Goc.

Power of Pittsburgh

He'll get the standard offensive inflation, and get paid next summer.

 

[Miamipuck]

Me too. It's hard to understand how those teams can be as stacked as they are and the Rangers are so close to the cap.

Yeah Minnesota hands out big contracts every off season it seems.

 

[Inferno]

It doesn't matter if they have to face another LA in the Cup Finals

rangers were 3 OT losses from winning the cup.

it was a close finals.

 

[Trainmman]

Larry Brooks @NYP_Brooksie
Rangers have approx $15M in cap space to sign Kreider, Brassard, Zuccarello, JMoore and add a couple of forwards plus seventh D.

Incorrect on the 7th D..

 

[Blueblood2]

Sather is setting up for Stamkos in 16-17 although we wont get him anyway. haha