[Poll] Zibanejad @10M or Eichel?

[FIRE DRURY]

I’ll take Zbad and the assets it’ll take to acquire a headless Eichel, over a headless Eichel.

 

[will1066]

Phone battery at 93%. It's a sign.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

When its put this way i guess a person would be crazy to let Zib walk for nothing and expend assets to get Eichel. Would we be better keeping Zib, aquiring a young cost controlled center (I'm still wishing for Barrett Hayton) with less assets than it would cost for Eichel? I kinda think so. Having said that, i think Zib has to be 9 mill no more.

 

[Unpredictable1]

I don't know why, but I just hate his face. No gonna lie.

Glad someone beat me to it. Couldn't be just me that thought the same. lol

 

[Peltz]

I don't see how the team actually gets better with Eichel + less assets instead of Mika + more assets.

The only positive thing you get is a younger center out of it. What you also gain, however, is a center who is probably less able to play playoff-style hockey due to his injuries.

Mika struggled last year, but when he started playing better he really had no issues forechecking and being physical when necessary. I'm not sure Eichel can do much more than be a perimeter player - which we have enough of right now.

To me, you either sign Mika or you walk away from both players and go in a totally different direction. Eichel isn't the answer unless you somehow can build a team around both Eichel and Mika (which you can't and shouldn't attempt to).

 

[brakeyawself]

No Eichel no way. Even if Ziban cost similar. But that's based partially on the possible severity of Eichel's injury and that I think Ziban plays a bit tougher and is very strong in front of net. I don't think Eichel is quite the goal scorer Ziban can be. And I don't think Ziban is near the playmaker or stickhandler that Eichel is. And Ziban won't cost us any prospects to acquire obviously. So we pay him similar to Eichel, but don't lose all the prospects. To me, that's a better deal.

But you take away Eichel's current possible chronic neck injury and the fact that he's only played more than 68 games twice in his 6 seasons, and I would go with Eichel.

Without the cost similarity though, it's definitely Ziban. You again don't lose any prospects to get him. And if Ziban accepts like 8-9 mil instead of 10, those few million matter. I would probably go with him right now.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Surprise wildcard: Pettersson offer sheet!

 

[Kocur Dill]

Surprise wildcard: Pettersson offer sheet!

Hell, I rather politely let Van know we are offering Pettersson and se if they accept a trade instead. They couldn't possibly demand more than Buffalo wants for Jacked-up Eichel, plus they get to have some control over a few proven assets than receive magic bean future picks.

If we explored that route.

 

[Doctyl]

Hell, I rather politely let Van know we are offering Pettersson and se if they accept a trade instead. They couldn't possibly demand more than Buffalo wants for Jacked-up Eichel, plus they get to have some control over a few proven assets than receive magic bean future picks.

If we explored that route.

I mean they would probably ask for 4 1sts+. Otherwise they would just dare us to do it

 

[Platano King]

C) Pettersson @10m

 

[Elliman]

How about option 3?

Offer Zibby 7.5 for 5 years. If he says no, trade him.

Jack can stay in Buffalo.

Next off season go after Barkov.

 

[bernmeister]

I know most were against Eichel but since sources said that Zibanejad is wanting something in the ballpark of 10M AAV I saw several people if that’s what Mika will cost they’d rather trade for Eichel. Curious to see the conensus. In my opinion, if we do our due diligence and believe that Eichel will return to the player he was before the injury, I’d rather make the move for Eichel and trade off Zibanejad.

went zib
setting aside every other factor incl
zib already here only costs $
as opposed to Eich costing assets incl those we must not use which are not spare,

all that aside

Eich is 10 w/nmc coming and issues

zib may get at 9.5 x 6 or if we are lucky 9 x 4
no issues
he gives up no nmc
extensive ntc ok

if we need to move him
[Barkov, very unlikely, Matthews unlikely*]
Zib is easier to move

* Matthews unlikely but w/Leafs choking from being top heavy, and limitations on other guys moved, and with him only under contract 3 more seasons and possibility he wants to go to AZ after that,

then a deal of Zib ++ for AM, w/Zib retained down to 6 per with term, is enough for Leafs to have to examine

can't say the same w/Eich
he'll always be one severe check to that neck away from LTIR and that robs value

 

[RickChartraw]

i wouldn't give Mika 10

 

[Doctyl]

i wouldn't give Mika 10

I don’t think I would give him 8. This contract is going to be the classic “paying a guy for what he’s done, not what he’s going to do” and we aren’t even a consistent playoff team yet

 

[Rongomania]

Surprise wildcard: Pettersson offer sheet!

Drury would be a fu*ckin' god if he made that happen.

 

[excaliber]

Zibanijad has only had two seasons which somewhat warrant the kind of payday he's seeking. Now he's getting up there in age and there is no way I would give him 10 mil x 6 years. If he wants that kind of money move him at the deadline for a #1 and additional picks.
I would wait and see how this plays out.

 

[Off Sides]

I don't really like the Eichel idea.

Even if Zbad is injured or declines the Rangers still have a chance

If Eichel after being traded for ends up injured or injury declined, given what they'd give up, the Rangers are pretty screwed.

 

[Flan the incredible]

This poll is like what ball to cut off....

 

[Edge]

Eichel, at his cost, and with his question marks, really concerns me right now.

 

[SRHRangers]

I'll take the guy I know over the question mark.

Zib will always be able to score.

Not thrilled with either option though at that AAV.

 

[SRHRangers]

Drury would be a fu*ckin' god if he made that happen.

I brought that up a month ago and got hammered lol.

But looks like the Nucks cleared enough salary to make this a non issue now

 

[DekeR]

I don't see the problem, keep Zib who can put up numbers in a league top 10 center position all day. Keep the assets that can be used to trade for a 2nd center or have the assets on hand to create a third line that blows away the opposition thus increasing the value of those players. We accumulated these assets for a reason don't waste them on a hope everything is ok with Eichel. Thats a hell of a asking price for a player we basically already have. Sign Zib with a 10 team trade option.

 

[Rongomania]

I brought that up a month ago and got hammered lol.

But looks like the Nucks cleared enough salary to make this a non issue now

That's a bummer and who gives a shit about critiques on these ideas? Long shot of course but part of building what we're trying to build is shooting for the moon and of course we're going to dream big as die hard fans. Also, that is far from the craziest idea we've had around here.

Chytil really needs to break out this year so we don't panic resign Zibanejad. Looking at his injury history it just makes no sense on a long term deal.

 

[Blais to Win]

So yesterday I was searching Twitter for mentions of Eichel. I noticed a number of posts mentioning him in foreign languages. There were some in some Scandinavian language that I translated using the Twitter translate function. Turned out to be uninteresting or only peripherally related hockey talk.

I noticed a few in German. So I translated them.

I tell you I will never look at that player (or that name) the same way again.

 

[Brief Candle]

Hate this poll lol Still, objectively, if Eichel is healthy, as much as I adore Mika, it’s an easy one.