Confirmed with Link: NYR acquire Adam McQuaid from Bruins for Kampfer, and 4th round pick

[NYR]

Don't give me that

Na..We actually agree on quite a bit as far as the way JG does things but in this case, I just feel like the RD and PK needed to be addressed.
They gave up peanuts for him so wth.
Couldn't possibly get any worse but give JG some time to do exactly that lol

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

Clearly superior fighting ability than McLeod:

 

[darko]

It's not McQuaid. It's the mentality behind this move.

What mentality?

If TDA can't beat out McQuaid then he'll never be NHL player.

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

McQuaid can play with Staal they were drafted same year from same OHL team where they both spent 4 seasons together. Would be interesting to see them together.

Lots of ex Bruins on this team as well as players from Boston area.

 

[Machinehead]

What mentality?

The mentality that this rebuild should be predicated on punching people.

Whether you want to admit it or not, the front office has publicly made it a focal point. This move, albeit small, confirms that.

If TDA can't beat out McQuaid then he'll never be NHL player.

Again, we're assuming minutes in the NHL are distributed on merit.

Lol.

 

[mrmovies779]

McQuaid can play with Staal they were drafted same year from same OHL team where they both spent 4 seasons together. Would be interesting to see them together.

Lots of ex Bruins on this team as well as players from Boston area.

If Staal and McQuaid ever get paired up while not on a p.k,i will literally kick a puppy off a bridge.

 

[Machinehead]

McQuaid can play with Staal they were drafted same year from same OHL team where they both spent 4 seasons together. Would be interesting to see them together.

Lots of ex Bruins on this team as well as players from Boston area.

If by interesting, you mean I spontaneously combust from watching pee wee hockey on an NHL telecast, yes, it'll be very interesting.

 

[Machinehead]

If Staal and McQuaid ever get paired up while not on a p.k,i will literally kick a puppy off a bridge

Spare the innocent puppy and just kick me off the bridge.

Two birds with one stone.

 

[mrmovies779]

Spare the innocent puppy and just kick me off the bridge.

Two birds with one stone.

I cant.Baxter from Anchorman looks too damn puntable.

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

If by interesting, you mean I spontaneously combust from watching pee wee hockey on an NHL telecast, yes, it'll be very interesting.

what if they have instant chemistry and Staal all of a sudden starts playing like he did 10 years ago? What if after seeing McQuaid throw some big hits, Stall remembers that he used to be able to do that too. Could be a good shutdown pair both 6'4" with big reach and decent mobility.

 

[Machinehead]

what if they have instant chemistry and Staal all of a sudden starts playing like he did 10 years ago? What if after seeing McQuaid throw some big hits, Stall remembers that he used to be able to do that too. Could be a good shutdown pair both 6'4" with big reach and decent mobility.

Yeah and what if I grow a second head and have to buy two of every hat?

Decent mobility....Jesus tap-dancing Christ.

 

[n8]

What's the condition on the 7th?

my guess is going to be games played

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

They'll pick 85th instead of 100th & 193rd while losing the opportunity to give the 600 minutes he skates for the Rangers to a different, better player?

If DeAngelo and Pionk aren't good enough to play over McQuaid, they're better off in the AHL.

 

[tradenashnow]

It will take at least a year to un AV the brains of many in our fan base where toughness, sound positioning and clearing the crease actually matter.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

But Cody Franson can't kill penalties. Just isn't a PK kind of guy.

Where is Franson right now

 

[Hunter Gathers]

If Staal and McQuaid ever get paired up while not on a p.k,i will literally kick a puppy off a bridge.

I actually hope this is the top pair all year FWIW

 

[kovazub94]

Where is Franson right now

Where’s Nakladal?

 

[haohmaru]

The mentality that this rebuild should be predicated on punching people.

Whether you want to admit it or not, the front office has publicly made it a focal point. This move, albeit small, confirms that.


Again, we're assuming minutes in the NHL are distributed on merit.

Lol.

They acquire a physical player and now "punching people" is a "focal point"? Talk about sweeping generalizations predicated on next to nothing.

I read that article (I think, because you were to lazy to post what you were referencing) and it really didn't address protecting younger players. It did say that "incidents" went up when an "enforcer" (not sure I'd categorize McQuaid as such) was in the lineup but it was nowhere near specific enough to address what the impact of that was on rookies/young players

 

[Blue Blooded]

They acquire a physical player and now "punching people" is a "focal point"? Talk about sweeping generalizations predicated on next to nothing.

I read that article (I think, because you were to lazy to post what you were referencing) and it really didn't address protecting younger players. It did say that "incidents" went up when an "enforcer" (not sure I'd categorize McQuaid as such) was in the lineup but it was nowhere near specific enough to address what the impact of that was on rookies/young players

So you can't draw a conclusion that if more "incidents" occur with enforcers in the lineup, the risk for injury of a young player goes up because they didn't specify if "incidents" for young players specifically went up? Maybe I'm misunderstanding your point, but that sounds like blatant tactical nihilism.

 

[haohmaru]

No, I'm saying that the "incidents" themselves aren't defined. If McQuaid, for example, drops gloves with Brashear early in the game to send a message that the team isn't putting up with any BS is an incident that might deter a future cheapshot.

I'm not saying it's wrong, I'm saying it's not specific enough to draw a conclusion on what we were discussing.

 

[Blue Blooded]

No, I'm saying that the "incidents" themselves aren't defined. If McQuaid, for example, drops gloves with Brashear early in the game to send a message that the team isn't putting up with any BS is an incident that might deter a future cheapshot.

I'm not saying it's wrong, I'm saying it's not specific enough to draw a conclusion on what we were discussing.

Then I get it. Though I have to say that it would incredibly dumb to define "incidents" as something which includes fights if you're trying to figure out whether enforcers deter cheap-shots, since enforcers will necessarily fight - which makes me think that "incidents" does not include fights. Otherwise the author either made a dumb decision or is totally disingenuous.

 

[EpicDing]

The mentality that this rebuild should be predicated on punching people.

Whether you want to admit it or not, the front office has publicly made it a focal point. This move, albeit small, confirms that.


Again, we're assuming minutes in the NHL are distributed on merit.

Lol.

And you're assuming a coach who was explicitly per the owner brought in to be a developmental coach won't give ADA and Pionk every chance to succeed.

It's ok, the bad gum man is gone. You can have a little hope.

 

[Tawnos]

I find it completely fascinating that some posters with an analytics bent are applying selective information (the Rangers target toughness/character) in their reaction to events like this.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Cody Franson is just too good for the NHL

 

[Off Sides]

Imo, you don't get a good rebuild done by gifting young players anything. Don't leave spots open for them. If they seize spots, you give them those spots and a good bit of rope going forward. Given the state of the team, there are a lot more spots that a young player can conceivably seize than there used to be.

I don't think it would have been a gift, ADA would have been competing with Shattenkirk, Poink, Smith, Kampfer for playing time on RD. Replacing Kampfer with a vet specific role player who is going to play pretty much no matter what is not really competition. Similar for Pionk, it's not like he and ADA are competing to beat out McQuaid for what his role is, they are competing now to mostly beat out each other. I don't think the Rangers make this move to not play McQuaid, I believe they want his toughness, leadership, PK, whatever, as an on ice role.

Just for clarification, it's not even like I dislike McQuaid or do not see that role as somewhat of a need, I just think they could have filled that role somewhere else in the line-up other than where they already have on the cusp prospects. Since I don't really consider the better forward prospects on the cusp just yet, and none of them are really lined up to be 4th liners, I would have preferred they just signed someone like Nick Shore or Chris Stewart if either were willing to take a one year cheap contracts. (I do not know if they are injured or done or do not want to be Rangers so I am aware that may not have been an option)