Player Discussion Marc Staal
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romba
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Much improved with the puck at his feet as well this year. Best we could have expected. Yea, he’s no Ryan McD replacement but he’s effective out there.
LORDE
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"There is a vocal online contingent of fans who malign Staal, and they point to his possession stats as evidence. His Corsi-For percentage at five-on-five — meaning the percentage of shot attempts for his team that occur while he’s on the ice — is 44.44. As a team, the Rangers went into league play on Tuesday night ranked 29th in the league at 45.65."
I wonder to whom Brett might be referencing here????
https://nypost.com/2018/11/28/rangers-veteran-back-to-being-the-teams-calming-influence/
I wonder to whom Brett might be referencing here????
https://nypost.com/2018/11/28/rangers-veteran-back-to-being-the-teams-calming-influence/
DanielBrassard
It's all so tiresome
The Crypto Guy
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LORDE
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He still sucks.
Hes been less sucky lately, but he's a zero in transitional hockey and a horrendous PK'er.
Buy him out this off season plz.
Hes been less sucky lately, but he's a zero in transitional hockey and a horrendous PK'er.
Buy him out this off season plz.
Dijock94
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Yea let’s buy him out for cap space we don’t need. And future dead cap space later that we may need.
LORDE
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Look at our team.
We don’t need to buy him out just so you can change ur name to “buyoutvesey”
Plus, the deadcap space will hamper the team for a number of years. When the team is ready to contend or at least take meaningful steps forward (hopefully), they would still be getting him by Girardi's & Stall's contracts.
We've got guys on LD who are pretty close.
He takes up a spot.
Theres no point in holding onto him.
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I think its possible someone would be willing to take on Staal for 2 years at 2.75m after this season is done with us eating the other half.
If Staal was a free agent I could see a team giving him a deal similar to what Girardi received (2 yrs, 3m per). This is of course assuming he is not a noticeable disaster the rest of the season or gets seriously injured.
That would be best case for the Rangers.
If Staal was a free agent I could see a team giving him a deal similar to what Girardi received (2 yrs, 3m per). This is of course assuming he is not a noticeable disaster the rest of the season or gets seriously injured.
That would be best case for the Rangers.
I think he’d waive to TO and 50 . Staal and McQuaid would be good fits in Toronto IMO
Lion Hound
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I don't think he's been terrible. I don't think he's been all that great either. He's just on a really bad contract for the return.
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Mindblowing how this dude and Dan G got paid but they let Stralman go. That's low key such a franchise altering move. It f***ed us hard. The horse has been beaten to death but f***....
Stralman AND Yandle.
Granted both contracts were signed Pre-Yandle, but yeah.
Granted both contracts were signed Pre-Yandle, but yeah.
will1066
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To borrow a phrase from Brooks, they were Bluebloods. Not that the huge contracts aren't wrong.
Plus people tend to forget that they were a legit top-pairing defensemen in the league.
LORDE
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No one is close enough to consider a buyout right now. Not even remotely.
I don't like Staal either... I don't think he's been good at all. That article was ridiculous. But doing anything with him right now when this team is where it is (other than trading him which I am ALL FOR) is just putting lipstick on a pig. I don't want to be paying for him when he's not here... UNLESS next season or via trade we get a stud D who needs a spot.
RangerLifer
Formerly known as Captain Lindy
I was so pissed when we let Yandle go all because AV didn't know what to do with him.
Smack yourself in the f***ing face, go outside, stare at a birds nest, strip down, jump in an ice pond, get out and then slap yourself in the f***ing face again to the tune of the following sentence
You. Do not. Piss. A. Way. Needed. Cap Space. We need. Later!
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