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

[nevesis]

 

[silverfish]

What's the difference? LV isn't going to take either.

If it makes the decision to select another player 0.0001% harder, it's worth it.

As long as we don't waste an asset getting them to take Holden to spare Fast or Lindberg, then I'm fine. Well, pending the asset, of course.

Now they can keep the one they really want, then work out a deal to protect one of the other two. They couldn't take assets back without likely having to expose someone else, or settle for picks and prospects. They don't need futures. They're trying to win now.

Seems like a weird spot for the Knights to be in. They're going to have a really nice defense for a team that was supposed to only be stockpiling draft picks.

Fair enough.

Think LVGK still stockpiles picks. There are a lot of teams poised to lose something of value after not doing anything today. LVGK can take advantage of that if they so choose.

 

[Filip Chytil]

We can still trade with Vegas FWIW

Let's start the discussion with Stepan for the 6th pick

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

He's just trying to save his ass. So sick of these guys.

Or the Rangers and someone were close to getting something done but couldn't pull it off in time.

Because thats what it reads like to me.

 

[DutchShamrock]

I wonder if we're protecting Smith and will have a deal with him after Thursday

I think that was the fall back option if we didn't pick up a d. Get him signed in the next 24 hours before his agent sees how many rhd got exposed and potentially taken. A lot of teams will be looking for a Smith type July 1.

 

[Krams]

Is he assuming NYR signs Smith before the deadline?

 

[Fugazy]

Lindberg and Fast

 

[JT Kreider]

Was Girardi ever officially bought out? Rangers only announced they were going to but I don't think it was made official yet. He's still listed on the Rangers roster on their site.

Ha, the good old fake out so we can protect Holden and then after Thursday we're all like "SIKE".

 

[Trxjw]

I'm a bit surprised they didn't trade Raanta. He was the one guy I felt really strongly would wind up elsewhere before 3PM.

 

[iamitter]

We don't have to protect Holden if we don't want to.

Could just go 8-1 and do 6 forwards and two defensemen if we want to make sure he's exposed.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Galchenyuk has been the victim of horrendous coaching and yet still put up 30 goals last year. More than Stepan can say for himself.

There's more to hockey than scoring goals

 

[THE BIG WHISTLE]

Or the Rangers and someone were close to getting something done but couldn't pull it off in time.

Because thats what it reads like to me.

This was basically said last year. I'm not buying it.

 

[GregSirico]

I think they take Fast.

 

[silverfish]

We don't have to protect Holden if we don't want to.

Could just go 8-1 and do 6 forwards and two defensemen if we want to make sure he's exposed.

Really wanna expose Hayes or Miller?

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Lindberg and Fast

Fast is gone.. hes clearly a top 9 player. Lindberg hasnt shown that level ability

 

[NYRFAN218]

I'm a bit surprised they didn't trade Raanta. He was the one guy I felt really strongly would wind up elsewhere before 3PM.

Just based on the reports, it seems like the Rangers are keeping Raanta unless something they get blows them away. It's not like the Talbot situation where they were pretty much all in on trading him to capitalize on the value.

 

[JT Kreider]

There's more to hockey than scoring goals

For your 2nd, 3rd and 4th line centers, sure.

 

[ncmike]

If Tavares signs here there will be riots at Barclays

Win win!!

 

[Trxjw]

Why the heck would they waste a protection spot on Smith?

Protect Klein and hope they take Holden. If they do and K2 retires, the've cleared over $4.5M in cap.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

This was basically said last year. I'm not buying it.

They weren't working against a deadline last year.

Last years narrative is that they had something in place with Arizona (at the draft) and the player they wanted wasn't there when Arizona's pick came up.

McKenzie isn't going make **** up.

 

[JT Kreider]

Just based on the reports, it seems like the Rangers are keeping Raanta unless something they get blows them away. It's not like the Talbot situation where they were pretty much all in on trading him to capitalize on the value.

I'd be way fine with losing Raanta to Vegas instead of Fast, Lindberg or Grabner.

Rangers always make it work with backups and our goalie pipeline is probably the strongest part of the entire organization.

 

[Krams]

We don't have to protect Holden if we don't want to.

Could just go 8-1 and do 6 forwards and two defensemen if we want to make sure he's exposed.

Not a viable option...The 7 forwards we're protecting right now are Miller, Zucc, Stepan, Nash, Hayes, Kreider, Zibanejad. Who would we expose? Hayes?

 

[iamitter]

Really wanna expose Hayes or Miller?

Woops forgot

I think they just protect Smith.

 

[Ail]

Unless a deal is cut, it's gotta be Lindberg or Raanta. Fast is a nice player, but a wing, whereas Lindberg is a C. Goalies are a hot commodity right now.

 

[GAGLine]

He didn't say the Rangers would make a trade by the deadline, he said that Stepan's name is coming up in trade talks. He doesn't need to "save his ass".

It amazes me how some people can't understand the distinction.