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RFA
Strome: Hammer out something short, or trade him. Nothing long term.
Lemiuex: Give him the minimum QO.
Di Giuseppe: Give him the minimum QO.
DeAngelo: If a long term deal is palatable, go for it. If he asks for the moon, you have to at least explore a deal.
Georgiev: If Hank retires, you try to sign him for a few years. If Hank stays, you trade him for the best package.
Gropp: Do not qualify.
Leedahl: Do not qualify.
Fontaine: Pre-COVID, I'd say let him walk; now I'll give him a QO.
Nieves: Qualify him.
Crawley: Do not qualify.
Raddysh: Minimum QO.

UFA
Fast: Try to bring him back. I suspect the market suppresses his price.
McKegg: If he signs for under $1M, sure. I don't like him but as a spare he isn't terrible.
Haley: Walk.
Beleskey: Walk.
Fogarty: Bring him back if possible.
Lettieri: Keep him if you can--2-way NHL deal, he's a great AHL player and we will need those.
O'Regan: Sounds as if he's already gone.
Ebert: Already gone.
Berube: Let him walk.
 
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UFAs
Jesper Fast - if they keep the term and cap down, than whatever. If not let him walk
Greg McKegg - Expansion draft fodder maybe?
Michael Haley - who cares
Matt Beleskey - who cares
Steven Fogarty - re-sign for Hartford
Vinni Lettieri -re-sign for Hartford
Danny O'Regan - already gone so who cares

RFAs
Ryan Strome - One year deal or trade. Nothing else
Brendan Lemieux - Qualifying offer, not worth much more
Phillip Di Giuseppe -Qualifying offer, not worth much more
Anthony Deangelo - One year deal. Kick the can down the road a year
Alexandar Georgiev - Trade​
 
Jayan said:
I have been watching almost all these play-in games the last few days and what i really find frustrating is how other teams capitalize bigtime on just getting pucks and bodies to the net.. while we struggle to even gain some momentum around the opponents crease.

We have to face it, besides a few players like Kreider, we are midgets.. we dont got any size, and no grit.
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We do have some size just not those type of players or at least too young yet to be those type of guys. Are forecheck was pretty much one and done.
 
nyr2k2 said:
RFA
Strome: Hammer out something short, or trade him. Nothing long term.
Lemiuex: Give him the minimum QO.
Di Giuseppe: Give him the minimum QO.
DeAngelo: If a long term deal is palatable, go for it. If he asks for the moon, you have to at least explore a deal.
Georgiev: If Hank retires, you try to sign him for a few years. If Hank stays, you trade him for the best package.
Gropp: Do not qualify.
Leedahl: Do not qualify.
Fontaine: Pre-COVID, I'd say let him walk; now I'll give him a QO.
Nieves: Qualify him.
Crawley: Do not qualify.
Raddysh: Minimum QO.

UFA
Fast: Try to bring him back. I suspect the market suppresses his price.
McKegg: If he signs for under $1M, sure. I don't like him but as a spare he isn't terrible.
Haley: Walk.
Beleskey: Walk.
Fogarty: Bring him back if possible.
Lettieri: Keep him if you can--2-way NHL deal, he's a great AHL player and we will need those.
O'Regan: Sounds as if he's already gone.
Ebert: Already gone.
Berube: Let him walk.
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not 100% sure on this but I think Nieves will be a group 6 ufa cause he hasn't played 80 career games (and rangers didn't play him to hit that threshold) so he likely is gone.

berube will probably be back so we have a goalie to expose in the expansion draft.
 
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Leetch3 said:
not 100% sure on this but I think Nieves will be a group 6 ufa cause he hasn't played 80 career games (and rangers didn't play him to hit that threshold) so he likely is gone.

berube will probably be back so we have a goalie to expose in the expansion draft.
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On Nieves, you're right, I even made this point months ago. I forgot, just looking at the labels on CapFriendly. Even then, I'd take him back for cheap.

I thought that about Berube but wasn't sure what the expansion draft rules were. If he checks the box, sure, bring him back.
 
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nyr2k2 said:
On Nieves, you're right, I even made this point months ago. I forgot, just looking at the labels on CapFriendly. Even then, I'd take him back for cheap.

I thought that about Berube but wasn't sure what the expansion draft rules were. If he checks the box, sure, bring him back.
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the rule for goalies is a goalie who is a rfa or under contract beyond next year, no games played requirements like forwards and dmen...igor is exempt is we can protect whoever the backup is and then expose berube
 
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I don't think DiGiuseppe is a guy they qualify. I could see them trying to bring him back as a UFA, but that's the type of guy NHL teams don't tend to give a QO.
 
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Thirty One said:
I don't think DiGiuseppe is a guy they qualify. I could see them trying to bring him back as a UFA, but that's the type of guy NHL teams don't tend to give a QO.
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i don't think there is much difference between his QO and the league minimum so you aren't getting him much cheaper if you want to keep him.
 
Leetch3 said:
i don't think there is much difference between his QO and the league minimum so you aren't getting him much cheaper if you want to keep him.
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Think arbitration is the thing they fear. Doubt that he'd get a huge award, but they don't like giving up any control.
 
Thirty One said:
Think arbitration is the thing they fear. Doubt that he'd get a huge award, but they don't like giving up any control.
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a player like that isn't filing for arbitration and wouldn't win. i'd be worried about going to arbitration with strome and deangelo cause they could win more in a 1 year deal then we want to pay them but PDG is not a concern there IMO
 
Leetch3 said:
a player like that isn't filing for arbitration and wouldn't win. i'd be worried about going to arbitration with strome and deangelo cause they could win more in a 1 year deal then we want to pay them but PDG is not a concern there IMO
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I'm just telling you the pattern I see. I think we had the exact conversation last year with Claesson.
 
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rangers1314 said:
Marc Staal being on this roster next season is a way bigger problem than Hank being here next season.

I'd love to make a run at signing Joel Edmundson, i just worry he'll get wildly overpaid in UFA.
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Both good points.

I thought Staal was a lock for next year until this series. Unless he was injured, his minutes were severely cut back. They may be able to buy him out and use the savings to sign Edmundson.
 
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Strome: Unlikely he accepts a 2 year deal, so if you can bring him back for 1 do it, if not trade him.
Lemiuex: Give him the minimum QO.
Di Giuseppe: Don't care either way
DeAngelo: Sign long-term
Georgiev: I think you trade him regardless of what happens with Lundqvist depending on the return obviously.
Gropp: Get lost
Leedahl: Get lost
Fontaine: who cares
Crawley: Waste
Raddysh: Minimum QO.

UFA
Fast: I'd really like to bring him back, but he's probably out of here unless a miracle happens cap wise
McKegg: Same as DiGiuseppe
Beleskey: Walk.
Fogarty: AHL depth
Lettieri: Don't think he's coming back
O'Regan: Bye
Ebert: Bye
Berube: Might be expansion fodder​
 
If Hanks 8.5 is off the books Fast returns For 3 yrs

Stome 2 yrs...DeAngelo 5

DiGiuseppe and Fogart sign cheap

Gonna say the rest go so McKegg and AHL bodies

So pretty much the same team
 
Count me out on signing ANY UFA LD. No Edmundson, no Dillon. Pass. These guys aren't difference makers and they will cost too much $$.

Smith is fine as a 3rd pairing LD unless Gorton can find a taker that doesn't require the team to pay more to move him.

I'd trade Strome for a couple of 2nd rounders or a 2nd + good prospect. Move on.

Fast to me is the prototypical guy who gets overpaid in UFA. I'd pass on him as well.

Buyout Staal or, with his permission, tell him he will be playing in the AHL or loaned to Europe next year after being buried for cap purposes.

I'd be scouring some teams with some depth who will need cap space and try to find 1-2 solid veteran bottom-6 players.

I'd dangle Buchnevich + for a youngish LD via trade
 
NYR Viper said:
Count me out on signing ANY UFA LD. No Edmundson, no Dillon. Pass. These guys aren't difference makers and they will cost too much $$.

Smith is fine as a 3rd pairing LD unless Gorton can find a taker that doesn't require the team to pay more to move him.

I'd trade Strome for a couple of 2nd rounders or a 2nd + good prospect. Move on.

Fast to me is the prototypical guy who gets overpaid in UFA. I'd pass on him as well.

Buyout Staal or, with his permission, tell him he will be playing in the AHL or loaned to Europe next year after being buried for cap purposes.

I'd be scouring some teams with some depth who will need cap space and try to find 1-2 solid veteran bottom-6 players.

I'd dangle Buchnevich + for a youngish LD via trade
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Agreed on no to LHD. They get a premium and none that I have seen are worth overpaying. Agreed on Smith. Strome, I am torn. Did he click with Panarin or did he just benefit from playing with him? Agree on Fast, I like him, but there are a lot of guys out there who are of a similar skill level. No need to pay a premium for him. On the other hand, his agent has to know that many teams will be in a cap crunch, and it may not be a great market for UFA's this year. May sign 2 years reasonable hoping to get paid when the economics allow it. Think we stuck with Staal one more year, unless he retires. Cap friendly says a buyout would save $2,133,333 this year on the cap, but be a $3,566,666 hit. Heard Brian Burke on NHL radio last week. Said in the past, teams wouldn't bother if the cap savings was small compared to the hit. They would just suck it up and deal with the player for another year. However, he thinks this year we may see more people bought out as teams will be desperate for cap space, that they will do so just to get a mil or 2 while taking a $4-5MM hit (I think those were the numbers he threw out).
 
I read a rumor about Gaudreau coming to NY. Seems like a hell of a long shot though.
 
Anything more than 2 years for Strome will be a problem imo. Give him 2, ideally move him after 1 and get a decent asset back.
 
Rangers394 said:
...Sign Lettieri, the times he played he had a lot of energy, good for the AHL team and injury guy...
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fwiw, Lettieri had 0 NYR games in '19-20
PDG, Getts Fogs, (Chytil) (... Lias) were the F's who dressed for both HWP and NYR
[conversely Howden had 0 games for HWP; maybe that changes next season, while still waiver-exempt...]
 
haveandare said:
Anything more than 2 years for Strome will be a problem imo. Give him 2, ideally move him after 1 and get a decent asset back.
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Think that Strome can objectively be looked at as a stop gap. I do not have that much of a problem going more than 2, but yes ideally you get him for 2. But would not have an issue to as many as 4.
 
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