Confirmed with Link: Rangers buy out Shattenkirk
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That trade was his market value. We were also a goal away from another 1st rounder.
Oh, Staal is horrible. It's just that many, many people over the past few days have suggested that Shattenkirk could "rebound" and turn into a moveable piece. I don't think that was likely.
No one thinks Staal is going to suddenly become a moveable piece.
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Have to think the offers for Kreider/Namestnikov were well below what the Rangers thought they were worth, possibly because teams were using the cap situation as leverage. At least that card can't be played anymore.
You may be right, but it won’t be because shattenkirk is “out of shape.”
That’s the issue with the statement I had.
GeorgeKaplan
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Shattenkirk with a year left is easier to trade than shattenkirk with two years left, regardless of level of play
NYR Viper
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I just don’t understand why they keep 2 players who are significantly worse than him when they would only add like $900k in dead space in years 3+4. That and the depth in shear volume is better at LD than RD
TheGortonConspiracy
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Shattenkirk is just plain overweight for the NHL/for the type of game he plays. Staal has a brain damage. One of those is in the player's control, the other is not. Staal still gives good effort and overcomes his issues to play NHL hockey. Shattenkirk is on cruise control.
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What is the benefit to doing Shatty instead of Smith or Staal?
Truly amazing we couldn't get anyone to take one year of Names.
You get in cap trouble and nobody will help
Truly amazing we couldn't get anyone to take one year of Names.
You get in cap trouble and nobody will help
SA16
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Unless you're Toronto. Or Tampa. Then they'll line up to help you out.
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If he had a front loaded contract or a July 1 bonus, he'd be a Senator by now.
Staal was never getting bought out, it was never possible or even considered as an option just forget about it instead of making yourself angry lol
Yeah this solves it, and Lemieux and ADA will both come in near their qualifying offers since they have no arbitration rights/leverage. So, a couple mil?
People don't like it because they wanted this to be solved through trading guys like Namestnikov and Kreider and not using a buyout. And, if it was a buyout, most people seemed to want it to be on Staal.
It also leaves $6M in dead money next year. However, his cap hit would have been $6.5M. So you can look at it as Shattenkirk disappears and we pay some young player $7M (dead money+the ELC of said player). Then the next two years, the money is only $1.4M.
This also means we can keep Kreider and Namestnikov until the deadline and hopefully get a better return than whatever was being offered this summer.
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Can't. There's $6 million dead on the cap next year lol.
Irishguy42
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This offseason they went two steps forward, one step back.
Zero reason for it to have any impact on that decision. Shattenkirk would have been gone after next year so doesn’t even factor into whether or not to give ck 7 years
Easier--if possible. I mean if he was horrible all year, to move him out next year we'd still probably have to attach an asset to get him off the books. You're definitely right; one year would always be easier than two. I'm just not sure he'll ever get back to a level where he's a desirable player. I'm sure someone will give him a small contract now, but that's different than trading assets for him.
Synergy27
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It’ll be hilarious if we find out that tons of other GMs are blind too and there’s a market for Staal at the TDL. Wishful thinking but would be interesting.
Also, again, people forgetting the human aspect of the decision. Much harder to buyout a career Ranger than a guy who came here recently and dogged it despite it being his childhood dream.
Also, again, people forgetting the human aspect of the decision. Much harder to buyout a career Ranger than a guy who came here recently and dogged it despite it being his childhood dream.
