Confirmed with Link: Rangers Acquire Rights to RW Barclay Goodrow; Signs Contract (6 Years, $3.642M AAV)

[Harbour Dog]

If the reports are true and he gets this deal I hope Seattle steaks him.

A nice steak dinner would be all it would take to win me over as well!

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Seattle alone, can negotiate with him for the 5 or 6 days, then the rumor is that he is going to sign this contract with us. So the Kraken could theoretically steal him away in that time frame.

Why would they leave him unprotected but protect Rooney? I'm confused.

 

[bl02]

Would have preferred 3-3.25 million range over 4 years especially in this cap world but he's gonna play with good linemates and if he can take faceoffs and win them at crucial spots he can lineup with anyone (strome/Chytil/Zibby). I think they also like his pk ability and versatility if needed.

 

[Zats Muccarello]

I really don't understand why we would commit 6 years and nearly 4M in cap to a player who has never scored more than 24 points in a season.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Would have preferred 3-3.25 million range over 4 years especially in this cap world but he's gonna play with good linemates and if he can take faceoffs and win them at crucial spots he can lineup with anyone (strome/Chytil/Zibby). I think they also like his pk ability and versatility if needed.

Do you need to pay 6x3.6 for that?

 

[SnowblindNYR]

This is so, so bad lmao. not just the deal itself, but what it signals for the future for your team.

I watched the Canucks clean out their successful, progressive management team and replace them with brain-damaged ex-players. That was 7 years ago. The result is that I don't really watch hockey anymore, after 30 years of obsessing over it. Anyway enjoy!

So you're just trolling? Seriously, GTFO. Go to your own board.

 

[Mugless]

 

[Harbour Dog]

Why would they leave him unprotected but protect Rooney? I'm confused.

Because Goodrow is a UFA, so he has to actually agree to a contract with Seattle for them to take him. If they wanted Rooney, they could just say, "He's ours now."

 

[Circus86]

Why would they leave him unprotected but protect Rooney? I'm confused.

They might already have a deal in place but didn't make it official yet to save an extra protection slot? I don't know if you can do it like this.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Would have preferred 3-3.25 million range over 4 years especially in this cap world but he's gonna play with good linemates and if he can take faceoffs and win them at crucial spots he can lineup with anyone (strome/Chytil/Zibby). I think they also like his pk ability and versatility if needed.

So we’re going to lose the best PK’er in the league who was on pace for 72pts this season and is 2 years younger, so we can give a massive contract to a guy who is not even close to as good of a PK’er and who’s career high is 24 pts

 

[cwede]

Isn't the deadline for Seattle on Wednesday? Or did I miss something.

Seattle has 2 options (technically) with exclusivity
1 - sign Goodrow before Wednesday, he is theirs, and counts as their NYR selection
2 - claim Goodrow on Wednesday, counts as their NYR selection, giving Seattle exclusive rights to negotiate but only until UFA season launches July 28

 

[bl02]

Do you need to pay 6x3.6 for that?

Like I said I would have preferred 3-3.25 mil over 4 years. I still have faith that Drury knows what he's doing unless Sather has his ear.

 

[Nico Hughes]

Every penny below $4MM makes it a better deal. Rock'n'roll. Let's go.

His career high is 8 goals and 26 points. Matt Martin signed for half the AAV and two years less as a 10 goal and 19pt career high

 

[LamoTheKid]

His career high is 8 goals and 26 points. Matt Martin signed for half the AAV and two years less as a 10 goal and 19pt career high

The contract is so bad we can no longer make fun of the Martin contract. Let that sink in lmao

 

[bl02]

So we’re going to lose the best PK’er in the league who was on pace for 72pts this season and is 2 years younger, so we can give a massive contract to a guy who is not even close to as good of a PK’er and who’s career high is 24 pts

You're not wrong but what if Buch is asking for 7 million plus behind the scenes? Of course he's more talented than Goodrow but Goodrow brings some things Buch does not.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

I really don't understand why we would commit 6 years and nearly 4M in cap to a player who has never scored more than 24 points in a season.

I think we all need some tape:

 

[bl02]

The contract is so bad we can no longer make fun of the Martin contract. Let that sink in lmao

some of us never made fun of the Martin contract. He fits the Islanders perfectly. Let's hope Barclay fits this team perfectly. Especially on Panarins line.

 

[EdJovanovski]

I think we all need some tape:

Could find similar footage of Tanner Glass lol. We could get this for a lot cheaper than this insane contract

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

some of us never made fun of the Martin contract. He fits the Islanders perfectly. Let's hope Barclay fits this team perfectly. Especially on Panarins line.

Why would he be on Panarin’s line? Why would you “Uncle Leo” Panarin like that?

 

[17futurecap]

So you're just trolling? Seriously, GTFO. Go to your own board.

I don’t think he’s really trolling, feel like just sharing his first hand experience with awful contracts. Those same 4 year 12 million contracts for Beagle and Roussel are hideous.

 

[bobbop]

Goodrow was fourth on Tampa TOI among forwards during the playoffs. That’s not a fourth line profile.

This is the first step in building an “indentity” line. More to come

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Unsurprisingly the Rangers blogosphere is whining about this even more than the folks here

 

[TheBloodyNine]

I think we all need some tape:

None of this makes me want to sign him for more than 3 years at 2 mill per but here we are.

 

[Harbour Dog]

You're not wrong but what if Buch is asking for 7 million plus behind the scenes? Of course he's more talented than Goodrow but Goodrow brings some things Buch does not.

I don't think there is anything that Goodrow brings, aside from being another body in the lineup, that can be argued as a contributing cause to trading Buch.

If Buch's price tag is too high, then that would be unfortunate and it could make sense to move him. But Goodrow doesn't do anything that helps replace him; again, aside from being another body, two or three lines farther down the lineup.

 

[Gardner McKay]

In the space of two months, he also traded Howden and signed Lindgren to what everyone agreed was an excellent deal. Not sure you can make this judgment.

Also, as I've said, I read it as identifying his guy and going out and getting him – that's very much from the Gorton school of GMing.

As much as I would like to be irrational and tell you that you are wrong because I don't like this deal, you aren't. You are spot on.