Confirmed with Link: NYR claim Cody McLeod

[Blais to Win]

I miss fights. This is good for fights.

 

[Placid]

I'm not debating that, but literally the 2nd post in the thread is calling to fire Gorton. Over a waiver claim. That's a bit ridiculous.

Thats fair enough, yes

 

[Placid]

He scored 15 goals 9 years ago.

If you add that up, it's 24.

It's been 24 years since we won the cup.

Cup confirmed.

Excellent reasoning, hehe

 

[E-Train]

OK, but his value now is nothing, why is someone giving up a pick for him at the deadline?

Injuries. Someone could be looking for a 13th by the time of the deadline. It's possible.

 

[LieutenantLackluster]

D E S P E R A T I O N

 

[LORDE]

I dunno... complaining about this is like being on a plane with 3 of 4 engines out and complaining about the coffee service.

 

[eco's bones]

I don't mind it. The team is lame. It gets pushed around. Is he going to help us win games? Probably not...but we're not going anywhere anyway.

 

[True Blue]

Connor Mcleod of the Clan Mcleod? Welcome aboard!!!

 

[doomscroll]

He's a NHL body. Preds creating cap space ahead of the deadline? Intriguing.

My first thought was that his cap hit would be buried in the minors, but since Nashville has an internal cap I suppose that’s a valid line of thinking. Maybe Gorton is throwing him a favor ahead of the TDL? Then again, it’s weird to think that Poile’s buying power is so stringent that $800,000 divorced from the cap would be a meaningful amount for wiggle room in this line of business.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Bad hockey player, bad hockey team. It doesn't matter, as long as he plays like 6 minutes per game, and only takes the spot of someone like Holland.

But with AV as coach, if this team gets in the playoffs, he might be playing over our second leading scorer.

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

T r a s h

 

[Irishguy42]

I first I was like "Oh hell yeah we got McLeod!"

And then I realized that it was the bad McLeod and that we never trade with NJ.

 

[GAGLine]

I dunno... complaining about this is like being on a plane with 3 of 4 engines out and complaining about the coffee service.

 

[nyr2k2]

If you can't beat them, beat them up. This motherf***er better fight a lot.

 

[Harbour Dog]

I dunno... complaining about this is like being on a plane with 3 of 4 engines out and complaining about the coffee service.

Pretty much the way I feel. We've been playing very poorly for like two months now and are dealing with some crippling injuries. Why care about the brand of BBQ sauce on a rancid, maggot-infested, roadkill burger?

 

[eco's bones]

Even thinking we're not making the playoffs I still every night like to see my team win. That being said worrying about how many minutes McLeod gets and how many minutes someone else gets---who cares?--really. Are we going anywhere? I don't think so. People worrying about draft position also worrying that McLeod might play more than Buchnevich. WTF!!??! Really!!?!! McLeod might get us to better draft position. So AV can play him on the first line for all I care. This season pretty much has a fork stuck in it so does it matter that much whether this guy or that pads his stats? It doesn't matter a whole lot to me.

 

[NikC]

I dunno... complaining about this is like being on a plane with 3 of 4 engines out and complaining about the coffee service.

This org. Is embarrassing themselves now. There are so many more greater needs. Sadly they can't even produce energy bottom 6 players within the organization.

They have to go outside for everyone. ..

Alot of people need to lose their jobs in this org6.

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

Definitely the missing link.

In human evolution.....?

 

[NYR Viper]

If the Rangers trade away players like Grabner, Nash and possibly even Zuccarello who is going to play in the NHL? Sometimes it pays to have a guy who can, at the very least, stick up for his teammates should someone attempt to take advantage of them in a vulnerable position. If the team isn't going anywhere this season I have no issue playing McLeod on the 4th line and bringing up Chytil and Andersson.

 

[LORDE]

This org. Is embarrassing themselves now. There are so many more greater needs. Sadly they can't even produce energy bottom 6 players within the organization.

They have to go outside for everyone. ..

Alot of people need to lose their jobs in this org6.

This is what u get when u CONSTANTLY trade away picks (not just #1 picks... but tons of them all over the place). Time to reap what you sow.

 

[True Blue]

This is what u get when u CONSTANTLY trade away picks (not just #1 picks... but tons of them all over the place). Time to reap what you sow.

My thoughts exactly. The depleted system is a result of years of Sather's "Lion or Mouse" trades.

 

[JustaFinnishGuy]

Best case scenario your team goes off. NSH went off as soon as #55 was added, but this season he's been only a goon who kills any attack you could imagine.

 

[Trxjw]

This claim was worth it for the whinging and over reaction posts alone.

If they were going to bring in a guy like this for whatever reason, I'm glad they did it with a waiver claim and not by expending a pick at the deadline a la John Scott.

As for the reasoning itself? Could be anything. Regardless of what it is, this is a non issue and people are making a mountain out of a mole hill. Probably just a press-box replacement for Catenacci.

 

[NYR Viper]

Putting my tinfoil hat on:

I wonder if other teams were interested in McLeod for a late round pick but wanted to wait until the deadline to make any move.
Nashville wanted to move him to recoup as much cap space as possible prior to the deadline
The Rangers decided to scoop him up knowing that they can use the body for now and then flip him at the deadline

 

[Nopuckluck]

All you tough guys out there sitting behind your computers. WHEN THE RANGERS START CALLING UP THEIR PRIZED KIDS FROM THE MINORS WHO WOULD STAND UP FOR THEM AND DETER THEM HAVING CHEAP SHOTS TAKEN AT GHEM OR BEING RUN. WHOM? I bet McLeod will fill that role. Someone needs to keep guys on the other team honest and protect the kids. DID YOU WATCH THE KINGS GAME?