I SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS DEVELOPING THIS OFFSEASON (BEFORE TRADES AND NEW SIGNINGS) - PERHAPS RONNING GETS ANOTHER CHANCE:..
thanks for taking the time to do this
i have mixed expectations about the Forwards you project as OUT
(especially if NYR continue to have headroom re total contracts)
(1) RE Gettinger, as I had cited re Fontaine last off-season, there is NO precedent for (a) a NYR drafted player who (b) spent his entire ELC in AHL (c) to NOT get QO
(2) Ronning fulfilling his scoring potential this season, maybe earns him a QO, as you noted,. He's maybe as valuable to HWP next season as a AAAA vet or AHL-contracted recruit or vet. And his scoring touch, plus bloodlines, may have some trade value later on
(3) Newell is having increased production from last season, NYR often do reward growth. But he is older. May have trade value especially to MN or CA teams where he has history