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Speculation: Roster Building/Rumor Thread XVIII

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UAGoalieGuy said:
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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He’s a PERFECT option. I also think kicking the can on a decision at center for one more year is smart. Next offseason players will be available again from teams in cap pinches. If they aren’t in love with the options this offseason just wait. Overpay Bonino for a year or two
 
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So what are we thinking for Strome

Vegas McNabb and Reeves?
Seattle Dunn or Soucy and a pick?
Ottawa?
 
NYR Viper said:
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.
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Interesting, could see any of this. Wonder if Nosek will be of interest as well.
 
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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this is the way I see it as well. If you not going to pump him with a lot of minutes, he’s part of the package for Eichel/ Big time 2C upgrade. I think Drury this Barron is the Guy for 3C duty. Goodrow is the perfect signing to ride shot gun with him on the wing. If Barron falters at all, Goodrow could flat out play 3C, or if Barron struggles at the dot, Goodrow steps in. I’ve thought for a while now that Gallant/Drury see Barron as the ultimate 3C for this team.
Think they were pleased with his play in Hartford and his cup of coffee in the NHL last year. Though he may start out on 4th line, it wouldn’t surprise me one bit if he’s not the starting 3 C out of the gate from camp. I think he’s got more talent then just being a 4th liner.
 
Mcnabb and Reaves for Strome I can get behind.
Dunn for Strome I’m down too.

otherwise, I’m fine keeping him. He scores 60 points a year playing with Panarin. He’s instant offense. I’d like a 1st round pick for him if we can get one
 
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jay from jersey said:
Can’t move Schneider at all atm. Not only is he big, mobile, and brings the nasty. He moves the puck well and his offense isn’t near a finished product. We don’t know how much his output can be at this time. Very unique prospect.
Still scratching my head at why the leafs went with Amirnov over the Schneider to begin with, but their screw up is our gain.
Unless Nils moves to LD, I don’t think his future is long for this team. He’s an excellent prospect with a lot of potential, that’s why teams would be willing to trade a lot of value to us for him.
Fox is going to block him on the PP, and I don’t seen Trouba playing 3rd pair anytime in the next 3 years.
The way I see it either Nils moves over after this season making possibly Miller/Robertson more expendable, or more likely he’s the prized piece in a Eichel/big name center trade.
He’s going to need heavy top 4 all situations minutes and PP time to truly show off his skills and develop, barring a major injury, (knock on wood) I just don’t see it on the rangers Top 4 D on the right side
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You can justify it however you want. I don’t buy that Nils is redundant cause Fox is here any more than I buy that Schneider is redundant because Trouba is here. Where did this silly narrative come from that you can’t have two defensemen with good offensive skill sets? Also where did the narrative come from that Nils needs power play time or he’s useless?

I think Nils is flat out better than Schneider. Move one of them to the left, trade Schneider, trade Trouba, do what you gotta do. I’m not interested in moving Nils.

And I’ve said I wouldn’t even include him for Eichel (in a package).
 
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Trxjw said:
Vegas and Seattle both have LHD they could swap for Strome in McNabb and Soucy, respectively. No idea what Ottawa has to offer there.
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Plenty of prospects avalible, Dads, Tierney and White available. L brown+ picks. Etc
 
user26 said:
Well, Ive pretty much shut the door on a possible Eichel trade considering whats just been mentioned. On to plan B. Whatever that is.
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Agreed, I said Buch/Strome/Jones/15OA, or something like that tweaked.

If no deal, then no deal. But let’s see someone else beat it.
 
PuckLuck3043 said:
Moving one of them to the left would be ideal if that could work. I think they are both going to be great.
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That’s frankly the only way I see him being here long term. If he’s the piece that gets us Eichel, I move him in a Nanosecond though. Getting a 24-25 year old PPG stud center with the ability to still get better that’s signed for 5 years to a fair deal is next to impossible. Usually for talent like him you need a top 3 draft pick, even then it’s no sure thing.
Finding another Lundkvist would be much easier then finding another Eichel. If we didn’t already have Fox, Trouba, and Schneider id be a little more apprehensive, but I’d 100% make that deal
 
Trxjw said:
I really, really don't think they picked up Blais to put him on the 4th line. Goodrow is the 3C if Strome goes and Chytil stays, IMO.
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FWIW, that Vince article on the previous page contained this line:

“That led him to St. Louis and Blais, a 6-foot-2, 205-pounder winger who had success during the Blues' run to a championship in 2018-19 and the Rangers feel will fit well on their fourth line.”

I’d tend to agree with you but found that bit interesting, reads like something he directly heard.
 
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Trying to read between the lines with the Drury Media Availability presser that USA Butch was traded to leave top six minutes on the wing for what is here.
I guessing unless there is a Center or a short term LD we could be going with what we got.
He wants everyone to have a role and wants minutes available for players in the system.
STL gets a great 200 foot player at a huge discount. I imagine we could have worse problems. Just look at Buffalo and Columbus and their are a few teams I don’t care to mention that are old, cap strapped and their pipelines are dry if they don’t get passed Tampa in the next two years they are looking at a not so pleasant future with fare weather fan bases.
 
Limp Bizkit said:
If the Eichel thing is in "different Venn diagrams," it doesn't sound like they cleared out the cap space and got okey-doked by Kevyn with a Y a couple hours later on draft day. They just...wanted to trade Buchnevich for that return.
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Yeah… they wanted Blais instead of Buch, at least at Busch’s salary. Blais was the target return they wanted when seeking a Buch trade.

Hate it.
 
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NYR Viper said:
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.
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Hard to see how a F that couldn’t break into a struggling NHL roster could return a D that could shore up an NHL defensive pair.
 
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SA16 said:
Buffalo is handling the Eichel situation correctly. If someone doesn’t overwhelm them with a deal they have no reason to trade him. Is he going to hold out for five years and ruin his career if they refuse to trade him?
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He can get $50 million for doing nothing, so… I don’t see the downside.

Buffalo will cave eventually.
 
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