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Speculation: Roster Building/Rumor Thread XVIII

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gravey9 said:
A few things on Sammy Blais. I watched almost all of the St. Louis playoff games in their cup year. I remember when Blais, as a rookie, was inserted into the lineup and what a difference maker he felt like at the time. He played really well on a line with Barbashev and (was it Sunquist?). He very much can be the player we wanted Brendan Lemieux to be. Well, minus the fighting. Blais doesn't do that. But he does hit a ton. He plays a heavy game. And has some legit skill. He has to round out his game more. But he can be a real asset to the lineup. I wonder if one day he can be a net front presence on the 2nd PP. That said, I think what the Rangers should look to target in adding to the bottom 6 is one more guy who can play center but also has some legit speed. I wish Berard was a center and was a year older because he's the kind of addition i'm talking about. What I like about Blais, Barron and Goodrow is that when they hit you, you feel it. Barron isnt necessarily overly physical but when he hits someone or rubs them out along the walls, he's very effective. In the AHL he almost always won all those battles. The issue is, do we have someone with enough foot speed to be first one in, who can disrupt the breakout, because once that happens Barron, Blais and Goodrow will do their thing. These guys we're collecting with their size are very reminiscent of the Kings bottom 6 when they beat us. I think Goodrow MAY be that first guy in on the forecheck. But not sure. My guess is, we still need one more Hagelin/Berard type who can also take a draw and PK. I'm hoping that Gallant can turn Gauthier into that. Because he does have the footspeed required. (but he isn't an FO guy)
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Justin Richards.
 
Richard Banger said:
Not just his injury but I personally think he was out of gas a lot of time because of his versatility on the team this past year. I think we should stop trying to make him a two way center and let him be the dynamic offensive #1 C he can be.

let the two way center stuff be for the rest of the 3 centers.
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He can be a 2 way center. He doesn't need to be getting into shooting lanes on the penalty kill.
 
Uninstaaled said:
He was 27 when that bump came though, so yeah I don't think the situations are really super comparable. Brass was a guy who already had multiple 40+ point seasons under his belt. Chytil has none (even if he was pacing for it this year.)

I wouldn't expect that dramatic kick up in production for Chytil as he won't get PP time for it unless he just becomes a monster producer at ES. With the way things are being handled right now, they're either shaping things up for him to take the reigns on that 2nd line or to use him in a trade. I don't see him centering a line with Blais and Goodrow.
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You need to account for the fact that Chytil was pacing for whatever he was while playing 13 minutes a game with no PP time. He is scoring at 1.89 ES P/60 over the last two seasons. He was over 2.5 ES P/60 last season.

Brass, in his two best seasons with us, scored at 1.99 ES P/60.

Chytil is already a monster ES producer. Like top ten in the league. Not kidding.

This is staring us in the face.
 
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Uninstaaled said:
Justin Richards.
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I'm not saying no. But in the games I saw he didn't provide the requisite footspeed or size. He got better as last season wore on. If he continues to progress it's possible. But he wasn't there yet from what I saw.

EDIT: That kid Sanchez they brought in towards the end of the year showed some promise. But may just be a Boo Nieves part 2. I liked Sanchez' first few games.

Honestly, I really liked Ty Ronning's game. He started playing like a buzzsaw but is a winger.
 
Synergy27 said:
You need to account for the fact that Chytil was pacing for whatever he was while playing 13 minutes a game with no PP time. He is scoring at 1.89 ES P/60 over the last two seasons. He was over 2.5 ES P/60 last season.

Brass, in his two best seasons with us, scored at 1.99 ES P/60.

Chytil is already a monster ES producer. Like top ten in the league. Not kidding.

This is staring us in the face.
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This is also true.

I'm fully on board with giving him 2nd line minutes if he's still here next year as he pretty much has to as it seems like this team is hell bent on creating an actual checking line (which is stupid, IMO.) Maybe it'll work because no one is doing it anymore and will WTF other teams into confusion.
 
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Uninstaaled said:
This is also true.

I'm fully on board with giving him 2nd line minutes if he's still here next year as he pretty much has to as it seems like this team is hell bent on creating an actual checking line (which is stupid, IMO.) Maybe it'll work because no one is doing it anymore and will WTF other teams into confusion.
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He and Panarin with a mucker will create a ridiculous line. Chytil is the perfect partner for Panarin for me. He’d open up so much space in the center of the ice for him and have no issue burying the myriad chances Bread creates. It’s a match made in heaven and we can lock it in for cheap right now.
 
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Avery16 said:
Inside the Pavel Buchnevich trade, no Jack Eichel trade and a busy day for the NY Rangers

Is it possible that Drury was so locked in on Eichel happening that once we determined Buffalo wouldn’t take Buch and 15OA he was unprepared to get best value for Buch and not as prepared to pick in the first round?
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Not in my opinion no. The league knew for weeks that Buch was on the block. This was just what Buch was worth on the market. Less than many thought, but it is what it is. Seeing Buffalo get about the same value for Reinhart, who is a more proven commodity and at a premier position, kind of confirmed it was pretty much the going rate.
 
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Really curious to see what the Rangers do this week. Should have at least ~$10M available to spend this year if Chytil gets a ~$2M bridge and Shesty comes in around ~$5.5M.

Could easily see a very quiet week where the only move is signing a vet LD.

Could see them swinging a huge trade for Eichel or someone else and then a subsequent trade of Strome.

Could see them giving out a big UFA deal to a guy like Danault.
 
My instinct is that Vince is right and the Rangers will sign both a center and left defenseman in free agency.

Interested to see who those two end up being
 
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HatTrick Swayze said:
Really curious to see what the Rangers do this week. Should have at least ~$10M available to spend this year if Chytil gets a ~$2M bridge and Shesty comes in around ~$5.5M.

Could easily see a very quiet week where the only move is signing a vet LD.

Could see them swinging a huge trade for Eichel or someone else and then a subsequent trade of Strome.

Could see them giving out a big UFA deal to a guy like Danault.
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I get the sense that we see a couple of 4th line vets signed right away when UFA starts up. Probably guys looking at 1-2 year deals. Derek Ryan. Corey Perry. Riley Nash. Nick Bonino. Cedric Paquette. Michal Raffl.

More than likely one of whom will also play center in the past (Ryan, Nash, Bonino).

I also think Gauthier is traded which is unfortunate. I think he’s the piece that’s used to bring in a d-man, not Strome.
 
Uninstaaled said:
That came with him getting top 6 minutes. I wouldn't say that he "earned" the spot either as he only bumped up after they bought out Richards.

He was 27 when that bump came though, so yeah I don't think the situations are really super comparable. Brass was a guy who already had multiple 40+ point seasons under his belt. Chytil has none (even if he was pacing for it this year.)

I wouldn't expect that dramatic kick up in production for Chytil as he won't get PP time for it unless he just becomes a monster producer at ES. With the way things are being handled right now, they're either shaping things up for him to take the reigns on that 2nd line or to use him in a trade. I don't see him centering a line with Blais and Goodrow.
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I just continue to find it hard to believe that a team that didn't make the playoffs last year w him in the 3rd line is going into a new season with a playoff mandate elevating him to the 2c role. I just don't see that happening based on plan. I think it's more likely he needs to force his way to that role in season.
 
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Panarin-Chytil-Blais
Kreider-Goodrow-Krav
Barron-Rooney-Goat

This is a great lineup. I would add Paquette to it and call it a day. Also, the Goat on the PK idea is great too. Has breakaway speed for sure. He could score 10 goals a year on the PK. Haha.
 
Besides Shesty and Chytil, QOs due to:

Hajek
Rykov
Crawley
Gettinger
Ronning
Fontaine
Newell
Huska

Maybe half will get them? Didn’t think Raddysh was a pending UFA.
 
The more I think about it, if the Rangers are looking to move Strome for a vet LD and want to give Chytil a shot at the 2C, Bonino wouls be the best options as a stop gap. Good at faceoffs, PK and defensively. Can pop in 30+pts and fill in on the 2nd line in a pinch.
 
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