Speculation: Roster Building/Rumor Thread XVIII

[EdJovanovski]

2 years less than stud Barclay Goodrow & about 2M more AAV
Absolutely pathetic asset management.

 

[NYR]

What would Buch's # look like with the hometown discount I'm sure he would've been happy to take?

 

[bl02]

He probably would’ve taken less than even that to stay where he liked

Frustrating part is we will never know. If that’s the case then I can’t defend drury at all on that trade. I was thinking Buch was asking for 6 plus aav

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

FML I WOULD’VE DONE THIS

Money is high for the term but 4 years is really reasonable.

 

[FIRE DRURY]

Again, this opinion will change by game 6 where you'll want to trade both of them

He’s been spamming that quote repeatedly for weeks now

 

[cheech70]

Only 4 yrs Buch banking on himself.....he can come back

 

[bl02]

2 years less than stud Barclay Goodrow & about 2M less AAV
Absolutely pathetic asset management.

U mean 2.2 million more aav right?

 

[EdJovanovski]

U mean 2.2 million more aav right?

Yea I edited that meant more lol
The gap between Buch & Goodrow is way more than 2.2M, especially given that ridiculous term.

 

[Ola]

McPhee is so classy!

 

[TheBPA]

The Buch contract is reasonable but there was no place for the Rangers to play him, unless you think tying up $12m in 3rd line wingers is a good idea.

 

[Fitzy]

So Ovechkin has 5 seasons to get 165 goals.

I'd bet on him.

 

[redwhiteandblue]

How do we not get a hometown discount at like lets even say $5.5 over the next 4? Are we saying that is such valuable Cap or keeping a legit 1st line player who bleeds blue is going to cost us someone huge? Not buying it. Something stinks here.

Would have gladly kept Buch at 4 years $5.5 and found other areas of the lineup to overpay for grit and toughness. I'm not digging the Drury era but I'm not going to go full EdJovanovski yet.

 

[CaptTennille]

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

At the end of the day, the NYR didn't want to commit that $ to Buch. They also wanted to open space on the RW and PP for Kakko and Kravtsov to play with their best players.

It's painful in light of other contracts they've made and how reasonable Buch's deal is overall. It's painful in terms of what they got back.

But it's done. NYR are banking on the kids to step up. It's time.

 

[bl02]

Yea I edited that meant more lol
The gap between Buch & Goodrow is way more than 2.2M, especially given that ridiculous term.

Different players but can’t argue with u!
Sucks but now just gotta hope Kravtsov and Kakko take that next step

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

Dhaliwal is their beat reporter for I think The Athletic

 

[haveandare]

Everyone keeps talking about Vegas trading for Eichel now or that we can move Strome there. I would not be shocked if they just sign Danault to play that 2C role with Karlsson and Stephenson in more offensive type roles. You want to talk about a fit. He can just play with Stone and have one of the best shutdown lines in the league all while being above average offensively.

If they’re looking to win in the playoffs theyd be wise to have a more skilled center group than that imo

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

The Buch contract is reasonable but there was no place for the Rangers to play him, unless you think tying up $12m in 3rd line wingers is a good idea.

Pretty much

it sucks but you can’t pay a guy that much to play on the third line, especially considering they’re already doing that with Kreider

 

[bl02]

McPhee is so classy!

Never understood that make the phone call and tell it the to the player before the media does

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Rangers wanted more grit and he was a casualty from what it appears so far

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

This be us.

 

[brakeyawself]

Danault is a defensive center, 3rd liner. Not worth the $ he is asking because of his limited offensive contributions and it would just add to a extremely tight cap in years 3 and 4. If we were a defensive team who lacks offensive ability than yeah, but adding a player that doesn't fit the makeup at such a high price makes no sense.
Zib/Strome/Chytil- I se no problem in maintaining.

Danault is the exact type of center we need right now. I don't disagree about the money aspect. But someone like Danault would be ideal. That's why people are mentioning Dvorak a bit. Not that they are exactly the same. But they have some similarities.

I'm not sure I understand. "If we were a defensive team who lacks offensive ability than yeah." So if we were all ready a defensive team, lacking in scoring, THAN it would make sense to sign a defensively minded center? But since we have a fair amount of high end offensive skill, but lack defense and some physicality, we should NOT get a defensively strong, 200 ft center? That seems completely backwards to me.

What we really DO NOT need and frankly, what we really should not want, is a guy like Eichel. That's the very last kind of player we need, especially at the price they cost. We have Ziban, Strome and Chytil. Assuming if we signed a Danault type, Chytil would get bumped up to 2C and Strome playing RW on one of the top 3 lines. To me that's a much better team than what we currently stand to put on the ice. And I think regardless, if we don't sign a definitive top 6 center, Chytil still moves to 2C probably with Strome on his right side for faceoffs. If we end up signing a top 6 center, then Chytil likely stays at 3C and maybe Strome still plays on his wing at 3RW, moving Kravtsov to 2RW.

But yea, we need something much closer to Toews, than to Eichel. I understand there is a difference between Toews and Danault. But they do share some similarities in complete game, defensive play ,faceoff ability etc...

If we brought in another high priced, finesse type forward, even if they do score 90 points a season, it would probably, in the long run, be a disaster for various reasons including the higher cap hit. And we probably wouldn't win a Cup or even make it that far into the playoffs most years. Because that would just be adding more of what we theoretically all ready have.

 

[Tob]

Dwahiliwal has a talk show. This is nothing more than fear mongering of biblical proportions to generate buzz for his show.

 

[EdJovanovski]

The Buch contract is reasonable but there was no place for the Rangers to play him, unless you think tying up $12m in 3rd line wingers is a good idea.

We would be much better off forcing Kreider out & giving up picks/prospects, whatever, to move that contract

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Pretty much

it sucks but you can’t pay a guy that much to play on the third line, especially considering they’re already doing that with Kreider

Kravtsov would’ve been playing 3rd line and he might do it anyway if they move Laf to the right like Brooks and even Gallant alluded to.