Hockey Gamer
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ah yes, we now have:
a bad man
a bread man
a kappoccino man
a vital man
the Ant man
a troubled man
a foxy man
we're obviously destined for greatness at this point
Confirmed with Link: Rangers sign Artemi Panarin (7 years, $11.64M AAV)
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ah yes, we now have:
a bad man
a bread man
a kappoccino man
a vital man
the Ant man
a troubled man
a foxy man
we're obviously destined for greatness at this point
ReggieDunlop68
hey hanrahan!
What about a Center man?
Vally was rambling a bit there when pressed about his comment about the team being to Euro heavy. What raised my eyebrows was his very brutal assessment of Trouba only being a 3 or 4 defenseman. That greatly concerns me if that's the case. We potentially have another boat anchor in the making.
ReggieDunlop68
hey hanrahan!
Hire Sather
He Is Our Star
Call me a stick in the mud, but I can do without a guy named McKegg wearing #69.
Maximus
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From what one of the posters here said...I forget who but he saw that Panarin on Instagram had put out a post asking fans to vote for either 27 or 10. So my 96 suggestion is apparently off the board.
NoQuitInNewMexico
it's okay cause it's all just the way it should be
Eventually there will be a Hughes/Kakko level prospect with enough internet irony poisoning to take #69. It'll probably be in like the next 5 years
darko
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ReggieDunlop68
hey hanrahan!
There is no way the Madison Avenue brass let that happen. The lobster rolls would be spit out of the mouths of the people in the boxes at such a site.
TheTimTamSlammerMan
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You know I was not sold on this signing at all, but what's done is done. Now it's all about what happens from here.
I came away from listening to JD and Gort's today thinking these guys are on roll. Well, let em roll then.
Fox
Trouba
Kakko & what most consider a more than satisfactory draft class for '19.
and now Panarin
Plainly on paper at least the Rangers are far better than they were just a few short weeks ago.
Also, they mentioned their meeting with Panarin. From what I understood he walked in sat down and told them in no uncertain terms he " wanted to be in NY specifically as a Ranger", why that would be great, that it was important to him and he wanted to work with them to make it happen.
He just blew them all away and of course, they were pretty damn excited.
How do you say no to that? Pretty difficult to do IMHO.
I get that the Rangers track record with FA's is abysmal. Affirmative. I get that 100%.
I get that a rebuild in the conventional sense is supposed to follow a path this does not resemble.
But in decades of watching this team, I swear I have never seen the stars aligning the way they are now for this franchise.
Never. Ever. Seen this team so heavily stacked from the bottom with so many incredibly talented kids.
I think JD, Gorts and the rest are sensing a moment, an opportunity, a window opening and they are going to embrace it in a bold way.
Can't wait to see what happens next.
I came away from listening to JD and Gort's today thinking these guys are on roll. Well, let em roll then.
Fox
Trouba
Kakko & what most consider a more than satisfactory draft class for '19.
and now Panarin
Plainly on paper at least the Rangers are far better than they were just a few short weeks ago.
Also, they mentioned their meeting with Panarin. From what I understood he walked in sat down and told them in no uncertain terms he " wanted to be in NY specifically as a Ranger", why that would be great, that it was important to him and he wanted to work with them to make it happen.
He just blew them all away and of course, they were pretty damn excited.
How do you say no to that? Pretty difficult to do IMHO.
I get that the Rangers track record with FA's is abysmal. Affirmative. I get that 100%.
I get that a rebuild in the conventional sense is supposed to follow a path this does not resemble.
But in decades of watching this team, I swear I have never seen the stars aligning the way they are now for this franchise.
Never. Ever. Seen this team so heavily stacked from the bottom with so many incredibly talented kids.
I think JD, Gorts and the rest are sensing a moment, an opportunity, a window opening and they are going to embrace it in a bold way.
Can't wait to see what happens next.
darko
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While it's well documented that I didn't want Panarin at that coin, I'm extremely excited on what he could do to help Krava's transition to NHL.
One Winged Angel
You Can't Escape
I guess Peter Forsberg wasn't a gritty enough leader
He's only won two Cups
I’ll see you Peter Forsberg and raise you Nick Lidstrom and Zdeno Chara, the first two European born captains to win the cup.
Barnaby
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I wasn’t crazy about the Panarin route... we have some nice young wing depth and I think the team is a couple years away. As a Ranger fan I’m typically negative on the big free agent deals.
With that said, he’s a Ranger. He’s super talented, comes across as a good guy, and wants to be here. So now, I’m psyched and eager to see him out on the ice.
With that said, he’s a Ranger. He’s super talented, comes across as a good guy, and wants to be here. So now, I’m psyched and eager to see him out on the ice.
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ReggieDunlop68
hey hanrahan!
See this is why people get all perplexed when the last two Pandas on Earth don't like each other.
ReggieDunlop68
hey hanrahan!
We use modifiers such as always, often, frequently , and infrequently to avoid confusions like this.
For example, let's say I said "it's better traditionally better to build teams with North American players" because 98% of the time it works that way, and you counter, "Niklas Lidstrom was an awesome player", the answer is yes...
ReggieDunlop68
hey hanrahan!
Man...
If just for once in Rangers history they could ice an expensive team that flops in the first or second round, I'd be thankful.
Rangerboy030
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Really wasn't sure about us going after Panarin given where our team is currently.
Well, for better or worse, here we go.
Well, for better or worse, here we go.
There are plenty of gritty, tough Euro's...and I think we may have one of the grittiest in Kakko that I've ever seen.
Guy wants to win so badly, but also has the talent to practically will it into reality.
We will have plenty of NA players to compliment him...and I'm hoping Kreider is one of them.
ReggieDunlop68
hey hanrahan!
Although I think North American players do tend to play more of a gritty game, picking Kreider is probably not the best example.
Neither would be Brian Boyle.
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