Ranking Gorton’s moves

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

I was just thinking of the MANY transactions (it feels like any time a big move happens, the Rangers are involved) Gorton has made in his Rangers tenure, and I though it’d be fun to see how HF ranks them from best to worst.

I’m gonna start out from the top, and have people suggest what transaction should be added to the next poll.

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[GoAwayPanarin]

Zibanejad.

Add Zucc and Webster to Dallas.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Where is Keane for Gauthier?

Kidding. It's Brassard for Zibanejad and a 2nd in a walk. (Though I do love that Gauthier acquisition.)

I still remember beating off the critics in the trade thread like I was playing f***ing whack-a-mole. A whole heapin' lot of you didn't like that deal on the day it was made...

 

[Doctyl]

Easily Zib. One of the greatest heists.

Even though he wanted to come here, Fox is fantastic.

Skjei for anything is great.

Stepan for ADA alone ended up being very good. If Lias didn’t bust, it would’ve been a home run.

Trouba, Hayes, Strome trades are all roughly equivalent.

McDonagh trade was horrific. Absolute abomination and the worst move of Gorton’s tenure.

 

[mike14]

Zib trade is best.
The Nash trade, especialy when you factor in the Spooner for Strome swap is incredibly good.
Smith contract is worst

 

[Inferno]

Zib...them DeAngelo and fox trades.

Lias is a bust, but Ada is the best player in that deal by a mile IMHO.

 

[Joey Bones]

Zib is the best deal by far. Picking him up from a declining Brassard and then flipping the pick for Smith was pretty good. The Smith extension is definitely something not aging well, but you have to respect him for what he’s done in Quinn’s time here.

The next best, IMO, is Panarin signing. It seems like he was always gonna come here, but he’s been the best acquisition since Jagr. Might be the first 100 point season in Rangers land in years.

The worst of the ones listed I’d have to say is the Trouba deal. Pionk, IMO is okay, but defensively was a bit off and Ville Heinola is looking incredibly solid for the Jets. Trouba is having an up and down year. Lately has picked it up some, but loses the puck too much for my liking. Hoping Gorton could get rid of that contract later on. Feel Trouba will not be the same player in 3 or 4 years.

 

[Nickmo82]

Some real good ones on there, but can't not pick Mika. Would be better to be able to choose 3.

 

[bl02]

Great idea for a thread!
I know most are gonna say Zibby but I love the chess like strategy Gorton made by getting Boston to “throw in” Lindgren because he knew he was gonna find a way down the road to pair up the gold medalist with his teammate Fox.
Maybe we could rate these choices? Instead of picking just one?

 

[bl02]

It’s funny but I don’t think anyone is gonna pick the trouba trade. Right now that could be one of the worst lol.
I mean McDonagh could net us a real good RHD in Nils. Trouba right now is costing us 8 million plus and McMichael. Wake up Jacob we need you down the stretch

 

[FIRE DRURY]

Fox and Panarin would have both been Rangers with most NYR GM’s... They both wanted NY.

Most GM’s would not have pulled off Brassard for Zbad +. That’s easily been Gortons best move imo.

 

[bl02]

Easily Zib. One of the greatest heists.

Even though he wanted to come here, Fox is fantastic.

Skjei for anything is great.

Stepan for ADA alone ended up being very good. If Lias didn’t bust, it would’ve been a home run.

Trouba, Hayes, Strome trades are all roughly equivalent.

McDonagh trade was horrific. Absolute abomination and the worst move of Gorton’s tenure.

that could change if Nils becomes a bonafide nhl dman and Trouba continues to be meh.
The trouba trade would then become much worse.

 

[Doctyl]

Nils Lundkvist hasn’t played an NHL game yet. He looks promising but slow down. Howden and Hajek have looked horrific in their NHL games. Likes really atrocious, should be career AHLers. Namestnikov is a useless throw away player that we gave too much money. Even if Lundkvist becomes a solid NHLer, I highly doubt he has the combined value of Miller and McDonagh.

 

[Bob Richards]

Zibanejad trade. One of the greatest in franchise history.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Definitely the Zibby trade.

Also, the jury is still out on the McD trade.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Great idea for a thread!
I know most are gonna say Zibby but I love the chess like strategy Gorton made by getting Boston to “throw in” Lindgren because he knew he was gonna find a way down the road to pair up the gold medalist with his teammate Fox.
Maybe we could rate these choices? Instead of picking just one?

I'm gonna do a series of threads ranking them all (well, any relatively noteworthy moves, at least) from best to worst

 

[CasusBelli]

Only the McDonagh trade disappointed. The rest have been brilliant — though the Z trade has obviously been the most brilliant of all.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Only the McDonagh trade disappointed. The rest have been brilliant — though the Z trade has obviously been the most brilliant of all.

And even the McD trade, the book isn't closed on that yet. Depends how Hajek and Lundkvist turn out (even Howden)

 

[JT Kreider]

Easily Zib. One of the greatest heists.

Even though he wanted to come here, Fox is fantastic.

Skjei for anything is great.

Stepan for ADA alone ended up being very good. If Lias didn’t bust, it would’ve been a home run.

Trouba, Hayes, Strome trades are all roughly equivalent.

McDonagh trade was horrific. Absolute abomination and the worst move of Gorton’s tenure.

McDonagh trade is not the worst move of Gorton's tenure. In chronological order:

1. The Eric Staal trade when it was obvious the team just didn't have it that year and we were lined up for a first round matchup with the Penguins for months when the entire world knew they were going to romp their way to a Cup

2. Not trading Yandle that deadline

(Though these two haven't really overly affected us due to how many futures have been acquired since)

3. Smith extension

4. Not firing AV the second we lost Game 6 against Ottawa. By far his biggest mistake.

5. Signing Shattenkirk

6. Unnecessarily including Miller in the McDonagh trade and not just trading him separately for picks instead of Namestnikov. We could be the proud owner of that shiny VAN 1st round pick.

 

[Black Tank]

Nils Lundkvist hasn’t played an NHL game yet. He looks promising but slow down. Howden and Hajek have looked horrific in their NHL games. Likes really atrocious, should be career AHLers. Namestnikov is a useless throw away player that we gave too much money. Even if Lundkvist becomes a solid NHLer, I highly doubt he has the combined value of Miller and McDonagh.

We're always f***ing moaning about signing declining players so what exactly would we have done with Miller and McD? Sure a different trade, but the risk is that they walk for nothing or even worse get re-signed. I'll take McD for the upside in Lundkvist with a mega contract on one side and a 3 year ELC on the other.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

We're always f***ing moaning about signing declining players so what exactly would we have done with Miller and McD? Sure a different trade, but the risk is that they walk for nothing or even worse get re-signed. I'll take McD for the upside in Lundkvist with a mega contract on one side and a 3 year ELC on the other.

At this point in time I wouldn’t take back McDonagh for free with the contract he has.

That trade hasn’t been Gorton’s best move, but look at the results for Tampa - they got a declining, overpaid D and an enigma at forward who figured it out AFTER they traded him to his third team.

I don’t think that trade has been particularly wonderful for either side. If Lundkvist fulfills his potential it probably go downs in the W column for the Rangers, though.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Very tough but:

Rick Nash = Lindgren, Strome and Lundkvist ... yeah, as good as the Brass trade was, this might actually take the cake.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Zibanejad.

Add Zucc and Webster to Dallas.

People seem to overlook that added bonus.

 

[Ghost of jas]

It’s funny but I don’t think anyone is gonna pick the trouba trade. Right now that could be one of the worst lol.
I mean McDonagh could net us a real good RHD in Nils. Trouba right now is costing us 8 million plus and McMichael. Wake up Jacob we need you down the stretch

You're making the assumption the Rangers would have taken McMichael at that spot.

 

[Fugazy]

The Zibanejad trade might go down as one of the best in franchise history.