Even if we added Rundblad (which I wouldn't be thrilled about), or any RH PMD, where is he going to play? McDonagh, Girardi, Staal, Del Zotto, Moore and Stralman are our top-six defenders. Do we really need a PP specialist sort of player in the press-box?
Speculation: Offseason Thread Part IV - Let's Make A Deal
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We trade Del Zotto and Boyle for that fictional top 6 LW'er that teams are looking to get rid of. Duh.
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Agreed. Would like him back on his normal under $900k contract, but we have to resign Step & Zucc first before any other signings. Would be solid defensive depth like you showed.
We haven't had a PPQB in NY for years.
We desperately need a PPQB.
If we get one, where is he going to play?
Our hole on the PP blueline is starting to close in on Philly's hole between the pipes. Everyone are like, after 20+ years why don't they just fix it? They have assets and so forth.
When we had a hole between the pipes, and Maloney was semi in charge -- we fixed it the way it should be done. We drafted a goalie in the top 10. We drafted another goalie in the top 10. And after a while, we found our goalie. Had Hank not come through, we would have found one some other way. Draft, trade or UFA. Anything almost can be had, it's only a matter of what you are willing to give up. We were determined to find one.
We need a PPQB. But we also need a D who can make high caliber offensive plays 5 on 5. We just don't have that either.
If we can get a -- candidate -- for the PPQB role with a right handed shot, the least of our problems is where he plays. And I would have had zero concerns over Rundblad giving Moore a fight for a roster position next season.
Thank you.
My reply was courtesy to BBKers, who brought up the subject.
He's right, if we get a guy with offensive potential on backline cheap enough, it's worth considering. And I pointed out what was quoted in that thread.
You're right to infer we need to create a space if we are adding more D, setting aside the issue of what his value is and what we could be willing to pay.
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per Aaron Ward this morning
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Source close to Grabovski situation,at this point its down to 3 teams.Contrary to reports,Winnipeg Jets are not one of them. #TSN
i know its a long shot but could Rangers be one of those teams?? teams can go over the cap as long it is cleared by regular season... id gladly deal Del Zotto, Boyle to clear cap space, and sign Grabovski.. Grabovski is good for 20 goals 50 pts-60 pts... put him with skilled players, i can see him getting 30 goals 65 pts.. watch him go to the Red Wings or Devils
Sather better sneak in and sign him.. secondary scoring is still an issue for the Rangers....
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Source close to Grabovski situation,at this point its down to 3 teams.Contrary to reports,Winnipeg Jets are not one of them. #TSN
i know its a long shot but could Rangers be one of those teams?? teams can go over the cap as long it is cleared by regular season... id gladly deal Del Zotto, Boyle to clear cap space, and sign Grabovski.. Grabovski is good for 20 goals 50 pts-60 pts... put him with skilled players, i can see him getting 30 goals 65 pts.. watch him go to the Red Wings or Devils
Sather better sneak in and sign him.. secondary scoring is still an issue for the Rangers....There's a common misconception around here that the "QB" on the PP has to be a defender, or at least a forward playing the point. The reality of the situation is that we've had PP QB's post-lockout, but until Del Zotto arrived, we never had a defensemen running the show. Jagr and Nylander ran a top-10 ranked PP for two seasons post-lockout. Then Nylander was replaced by Gomez and our PP tanked. It wasn't revitalized until Del Zotto's rookie year when it jumped 5% and went from 2nd to last in the NHL to just outside the top-10.
The problem isn't the lack of a PP QB at all. It's a lack of movement, coaching, and the team's insistence that because Del Zotto slumped in his sophomore year, we needed to go get Brad Richards to run the point. If there's one thing Del Zotto can do, it's run a NHL power-play. However, when he's the "shooter" on the point with Richards being the QB, it's not a good configuration. In fact, the best PP I've seen this team produce in recent years was when Moore and MDZ were on the points and Richards' ass was glued to the bench.
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Grabovski? Hellllllllll no. The last thing the Rangers need is another center. Especially an inconsistent one that's about to be overpaid and doesn't know how to play defense.
Del Zotto for Grabovksi would be a massive step backwards.
Del Zotto for Grabovksi would be a massive step backwards.
Just no to grabovski.per Aaron Ward this morning
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Source close to Grabovski situation,at this point its down to 3 teams.Contrary to reports,Winnipeg Jets are not one of them. #TSN
i know its a long shot but could Rangers be one of those teams?? teams can go over the cap as long it is cleared by regular season... id gladly deal Del Zotto, Boyle to clear cap space, and sign Grabovski.. Grabovski is good for 20 goals 50 pts-60 pts... put him with skilled players, i can see him getting 30 goals 65 pts.. watch him go to the Red Wings or Devils
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He knows that. He was saying the trade off would MDZ for grabovski because we would need salary space.
That would be a HUGE step backwards. Del Zotto on a great deal who is a 40 point defenseman (maybe more under AV) and Boyle a solid two way player who does a bulk of the PKing for a guy who could be in the 45-60 point range and is awful defensively....smh
It's the typical ranger fan habit of feeling the need to have whatever "sexy" or appealing name is out there
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Grabovski would be a solid addition, but I think he is a bit too high salary wise. I wish they didn't sign Asham and Pyatt last year. Not when players like Morrow, Cleary, Mueller, Larose Raymond, Antropov are still out there and may come for about the same cap hit or less.
The d-men that are still available is crazy. Murray, Coliacovo, White, Gilbert, O'Byrne, Hainsey.
Plus there are teams who need to clear space. Odd how quiet it has gotten.
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Not that I'm advocating dealing trading MDZ to make space for Grabovski whatsoever (I hate Grabovski and like MDZ), but it would be MDZ for Grabovski+whatever assets we get for MDZ, which would be a lot. Realistically, it would be:
MDZ for
Grabovski+ a top 6 winger + a pick/prospect (depending on quality of top-6 winger- we might be the ones needing to add)
I mentioned Morrow and Raymond in the past couple days. If the rangers wanted one of those guys, they'd make the room.
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how are we affording grabovski by just trading dz and his 2.5m let alone paying whatever top six guy we get back in a trade AND signing stepan?
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Not a clue. Not advocating it whatsoever. Was just responding to somebody that said something about trading MDZ for Grabovski. You can bet if we did trade MDZ it wouldn't be just for futures.
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right, in that case, just make the trade and forget about signing Grabo. or trade other spare parts like boyle, pyatt, powe, asham to free up money to sign him.
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Rangers cap space
Three years it was the Rangers were not assigning Redden to the AHL. Sather would make space to sign Kovalchuk. The Rangers assigned Redden to the AHL and thankfully Sather never considered Kovalchuk. They had enough to re-sign Girardi and Staal. Sign Frolov.
They have no money this summer. They kept Richards. Added depth players. They didn't re-sign Clowe(thankfully). They re-signed McDonagh and Hagelin. Still haven't signed Stepan.
The Rangers will need shed salary to re-sign their current free agents and have enough money to operate the team. The Rangers have no money.
Look at Capgeek. How many teams are pressed up against the cap OR have maxed out their budgets? Many of those teams have their own free agents to sign.
Three years it was the Rangers were not assigning Redden to the AHL. Sather would make space to sign Kovalchuk. The Rangers assigned Redden to the AHL and thankfully Sather never considered Kovalchuk. They had enough to re-sign Girardi and Staal. Sign Frolov.
They have no money this summer. They kept Richards. Added depth players. They didn't re-sign Clowe(thankfully). They re-signed McDonagh and Hagelin. Still haven't signed Stepan.
The Rangers will need shed salary to re-sign their current free agents and have enough money to operate the team. The Rangers have no money.
Look at Capgeek. How many teams are pressed up against the cap OR have maxed out their budgets? Many of those teams have their own free agents to sign.
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