Speculation: Roster Building Thread DCLXXXII: Draft Day in Chicago - My Kinda Town?

[Oscar Lindberg]

The next moves should be:

Trade Nash @50% retained
Trade Zucc
Trade Grabner

Depending on how those trades work out, consider trading McDonagh.

Yes to the bolded, no to the other two

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Move up to 3

 

[Ghost of jas]

Gorton needs to find a taker on Staal (save us Dale Tallon) and retain on Nash.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Would Hayes, the #21, 2018 #1 be enough for MacKinnon. Answer is probably no but just spitballing.

 

[RGY]

Keep Nash at this point. Start the season with him and trade him at the deadline.

The next move should be trade Staal.

 

[mas0764]

I think they're retooling, not rebuilding.

Agreed

 

[hi]

Yes to the bolded, no to the other two

Zucc and McD are too good. They will try their hardest to make sure the Rangers don't end up with Dahlin/Svech

 

[Trxjw]

Can someone do a quick.rundown on those 4? They all centers?
Only read up on d that early

Yeah they're all centers.

Suzuki and Andersson are smaller, but really quick and play complete games. Petersson is ultra skilled, but a little skinny and needs some work on his defensive game. Glass is a great all around center with excellent playmaking ability.

Too high for Andersson for me, as well as Suzuki, but Glass and Petersson would be fantastic picks there.

 

[JT Kreider]

Go get us a franchise center at 7 and we'll be MINT

 

[RGY]

Would Hayes, the #21, 2018 #1 be enough for MacKinnon. Answer is probably no but just spitballing.

I proposed Hayes+21OA, 2nd '18, Gropp/Graves.

I think the Rangers can compete next year if they make the right moves.

Dont trade Zucc, Mac, or even Grabner. Maybe trade Nash but I would rather keep him and move him at the deadline.

You can bring in the right pieces through free agency while starting your rebuild

 

[Ghost of jas]

Move up to 3

Why? The center they need will be available at 7.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Just saw someone (jokingly) say on twitter

Maybe Gorton is trying to offersheet Draisaitl haha

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Can we plz stop the McInnon ****? Ain't happenin'

 

[duhmetreE]

Zuccarello is the heart of this team IMO... trading him would be a massive mistake.

Trading McD for a franchise center (MacKinnon) has to be considered. With the emergence of Skjei... Staal not going anywhere and Graves in the wings... re-sign Smith... look at Shattenkirk if the price is right...

 

[Trxjw]

Just saw someone (jokingly) say on twitter

Maybe Gorton is trying to offersheet Draisaitl haha

Damn. Wouldn't that be something.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Prepare for the 2017 version of that pick: Michael Rasmussen

Don't joke about that. Don't even say it.

 

[Anthony5967]

Did you watch the playoffs? Holden was scary bad.

He was but he is much better than 18. 18 does not have an OZ of offensive ability left, flails his stick at everything then we gotta hear Sam and Joe talk about the "long reach" and he cannot skate. Skates like a kid trying to break in a new pair of roller hockey skates.

 

[Boruto]

I mean, if the 7 turns into a better center than Stepan in 3 year, then great but ooof, we better make good of it.

 

[Blueblood9]

Yeah they're all centers.

Suzuki and Andersson are smaller, but really quick and play complete games. Petersson is ultra skilled, but a little skinny and needs some work on his defensive game. Glass is a great all around center with excellent playmaking ability.

Too high for Andersson for me, as well as Suzuki, but Glass and Petersson would be fantastic picks there.

Comparables?

 

[RGY]

Id trade both Holden and Staal

 

[bl02]

Call me crazy but from what I've seen from kinkaid I would very much like that signing . More than capable backing up Hank with one of the best goalie coaches in the business .
Radulov was dynamic last but stay far away considering term he is asking.
If big Joe wants to come for a year fine if not no thanks.

 

[mas0764]

I'm not sure where this guy got it from but this is where I saw it

Damn... would prefer Mittelstadt or Vilardi.

 

[Boruto]

He was but he is much better than 18. 18 does not have an OZ of offensive ability left, flails his stick at everything then we gotta hear Sam and Joe talk about the "long reach" and he cannot skate. Skates like a kid trying to break in a new pair of roller hockey skates.

Nothing to do with Staal. Holden sucks. Staal sucking has nothing to do with Holden simply sucking as well. It's not because Staal is anchoring Holden. Holden genuinely sucks.

 

[RGY]

Sign Jumbo Joe to a 35+ contract and let him play with Nash with Zucc on the other wing.

 

[Mac n Gs]

I'm still upset because Stepan is one of my favorite Rangers, but if I try to be objective about this, we're adding much needed talent and still have good depth. I still think there's a bigger move out there, but for now we should be looking good 2 years down the road.