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

[BBKers]

Hearing anything?

No. But I personally think we may use 21 to trade up if we like what we can get

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

Who do we draft at 7? Glass, Pettersson, Makar? Praying we don't take Rasmussen there...PLEASE NO.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Pettersson.

 

[Cassano]

i don't think gorton goes into the season with hayes as our 2nd line center.

 

[BKGooner]

I don't want to be the mush on my first day, but I just had a flashback to how excited I was in 1999 for the draft. Please let whoever we pick first at whatever spot it might be not think all the hot dogs you can eat are proper nutrition for an elite athlete.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Nate is the only big name center I might really target unless somebody crazy became available.

 

[Glennsoe]

Recent moves sure gave us some cap space.

Maybe we can add shatty and gal and resign smith..

 

[DanielBrassard]

Jeez that's not great to hear.

 

[EpicDing]

Could just be posturing. If they know we need a top 6 C, price goes up.

 

[Ail]

Hayes at 2C is the worst part of the Stepan deal.

 

[mas0764]

He's the closest thing we'll come to a generational talent, and from a rival no less. To me, he's a Sakic light, he'll play well into this 30s. If you got a shot at a guy like that and have space, you gotta go for it (especially since he's a center).

Saving cap space for Tavares is about the only reason I'd hold off on signing Shattenkirk. But with Nash coming off the books next year I'm not that concerned.

Move Staal too and its not even an issue.

 

[mas0764]

He's not.

Both the top end talent and the depth of talent is better next year than it is this year.

Dahlin is the stud of all studs. If the Rangers are going to suck next year, they picked the right year to suck.

They won't be anywhere near a top 10 pick though.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Hayes at 2C is the worst part of the Stepan deal.

sink or swim for Hayes. same situation brassard had after buying out richards

 

[Boruto]

Could just be posturing. If they know we need a top 6 C, price goes up.

It is posturing. No way any sane person thinks that.

 

[Placid]

I have some very serious doubts about Hayes ability to play 2C... hopefully just posturing as mentioned

 

[NYR Viper]

Could just be posturing. If they know we need a top 6 C, price goes up.

That's exactly what it is.

And honestly if those are top-2C's next year, is it the worst thing in the world if the team is looking to re-tool a bit? I wouldn't overpay for Duchene or someone like that. The team needs to get younger

 

[Cassano]

Saving cap space for Tavares is about the only reason I'd hold off on signing Shattenkirk. But with Nash coming off the books next year I'm not that concerned.

Move Staal too and its not even an issue.

Lmao Tavares coming to the Rangers would be the biggest snake move since KD.

 

[Miller Time NYR]

Zib has the talent. Him and Hayes need to step it up.

This team has holes, this isn't a reshuffle. Gorton can't move pieces around and come out as strong in every category across the board.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Eh, time for Hayes to step up. If he plateaus, he doesn't get a huge payday, and becomes a placeholder for the center the Rangers take at 7.

 

[NYR Viper]

C'mon Gorton, trade Nash with money retained already!!

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

McD + Miller for MacKinnon. Do it, Gorts.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Depending on who is available, anyone think we move back from 7-9 and then 9-11 to grab a few second rounders?

 

[Doctyl]

sink or swim for Hayes. same situation brassard had after buying out richards

Except Brass already had eclipsed Richards. Hayes has only proven he doesn't belong in the top 6.

 

[rangers1314]

What is he supposed to say? "Oh Christ we better get another C, right? I mean look at the guys we have!"? Everyone and their mother knows the Rangers will be in the market for, at the very least, a legit top 9 C now.

Relax. Take it with a grain of salt.

 

[mas0764]

Depending on who is available, anyone think we move back from 7-9 and then 9-11 to grab a few second rounders?

I wouldn't like that at all.