Speculation: Roster Building Thread DCLXXVIII: Down to the wire!

[Anthony5967]

Mrazek unprotected by Detroit. Not totally surprising, but with MAF and now Mrazek, I think Raanta is safe, as suspected all along.

Grabner is a goner.

 

[Dr. Ogrodnick]

Mrazek unprotected by Detroit. Not totally surprising, but with MAF and now Mrazek, I think Raanta is safe, as suspected all along.

Unless Vegas prefers the picks they can get from Arizona for Raanta over Fast/Grabner/Lindberg/Holden

 

[Tawnos]

Grabner is a goner.

We should be so lucky.

 

[DutchShamrock]

Is Detroit thinking like us, dangle something like Raanta in hopes you salvage your skaters?

 

[E-Train]

I would easily swap Demers for Staal.

Absolutely. I would not deal Hayes or Miller for Demers. I could be convinced to deal Miller to Vegas if they get their hands on Manson.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Holy **** the Isles aren't protecting de Haan?

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

I can see LV taking 4 goalies and dangling 2 of them for additional assets.

 

[silverfish]

Holy **** the Isles aren't protecting de Haan?

They're protecting 5D and not CDH

 

[I Eat Crow]

Dale Tallon didn't sign Reilly Smith and Jason Demers to those contracts. Different GM. Would you swap Marc Staal for either player? Contract for contract.

Demers is owed $17M over the next 4 years.

Staal is owed $21.2M over the next 4 years.

5 years and $25M for Smith. First season of his 5 year extension.

I'd love Reilly Smith on this team. Big brother Brendan may re-sign here too.

Would easily swap Staal for Demers. From your mouth...

 

[DutchShamrock]

Scandella unprotected?! They will have to give up a 1st at a minimum to convince Vegas to pick something else.

 

[Fugazy]

Holy **** the Isles aren't protecting de Haan?

Holy ****

 

[Raspewtin]

lol I'd swap Staal for Demers in a heart beat

That'd be grand larceny.

 

[Mac n Gs]

They're protecting 5D and not CDH

They're protecting Pelech over CDH. LMFAO. I'm sure some of these lists are contingent about deals with Vegas, but still.

 

[Hire Sather]

We just gunna laugh about the Islanders **** or is our list out somewhere?

 

[RangerBoy]

 

[Tawnos]

So we ended up protecting Holden. Alright.

 

[Hire Sather]

Offer picks for them to select Pumps or Klein. I don't want to lose Grabner, Fast or Lindberg. We will miss Grabner, big time.

 

[RangerBoy]

Snow has a deal in place with McPhee. They are very close buddies. McPhee worked for the Islanders. McPhee used to be an agent. Snow was a client.

 

[Chardo]

They're protecting Pelech over CDH. LMFAO. I'm sure some of these lists are contingent about deals with Vegas, but still.

Bet the house there's already a deal in place.

 

[DutchShamrock]

Man, McPhee really should consider taking mrazek and grubauer or Raanta, pass on maf and take hagelin. Fleury is a win now pick. Maybe fleury nets a better return for assets later than hagelin could return. Vegas better get an additional asset for taking fleury at least.

 

[Mac n Gs]

So many interesting names available to try to make a deal with Vegas.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Bet the house there's already a deal in place.

Yeah but are they giving up the house to protect him?

 

[Boruto]

NYR value asset Nick Holden.

 

[RangerBoy]

NEW YORK RANGERS

Available
Taylor Beck (F)
Chris Brown (F)
Daniel Catenacci (F)
Jesper Fast (F)
Tanner Glass (F)
Michael Grabner (F)
Marek Hrivik (F)
Nicklas Jensen (F)
Carl Klingberg (F)
Oscar Lindberg (F)
Brandon Pirri (F)
Matt Puempel (F)
Adam Clendening (D)
Tommy Hughes (D)
Steven Kampfer (D)
Kevin Klein (D)
Michael Paliotta (D)
Brendan Smith (D)
Chris Summers (D)
Magnus Hellberg (G)
Antti Raanta (G)
Mackenzie Skapski (G)

Protected
Kevin Hayes (F)
Chris Kreider (F)
J.T. Miller (F)
Rick Nash (F)
Derek Stepan (F)
Mika Zibanejad (F)
Mats Zuccarello (F)
Nick Holden (D)
Ryan McDonagh (D)
Marc Staal (D)
Henrik Lundqvist (G)

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl-reveals-protection-lists-ahead-of-expansion-draft-1.782246

 

[Claxton]

Staal-Holden lives on