Speculation: Roster Building Thread DCLXXXV: July 1st Is Coming...

[Mac n Gs]

 

[RGY]

Posturing by the Rangers

 

[GregSirico]

Sign Jumbo and Jagr.

Nash - Jumbo - Jagr

Would be one of the best #fancystat lines in the league.

LMAO! Call me crazy but I actually think that line would be effective.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Posturing by the Rangers

I dont get that feeling. It doesn't really add up. Why trade Stepan just to turn around and Give 28 year old Shattenkirk a long term contract?

 

[GregSirico]

If they score 25 goals between the three of them it would be good.
We can call it the molasses line. Nash will look like pavel bure in his prime on that line.
Oh and bring on the aleve and ice after every game.

That line would make Jorge Posada look like LIGHTNING

If you guys are baseball dudes you'll totally get it

 

[charliemurphy]

This might sound Bernmeister-esque but has anybody ever brought up the idea of something crazy like Gorton placing an offersheet on Draisaitl?

 

[GregSirico]

I dont get that feeling. It doesn't really add up. Why trade Stepan just to turn around and Give 28 year old Shattenkirk a long term contract?

That's a very fair question actually.

 

[GregSirico]

This might sound Bernmeister-esque but has anybody ever brought up the idea of something crazy like Gorton placing an offersheet on Draisaitl?

Yes, and I wish we would but we don't have the stones. Besides, EDM said they would match any offer.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I dont get that feeling. It doesn't really add up. Why trade Stepan just to turn around and Give 28 year old Shattenkirk a long term contract?

Yeah neither do I.

This is the 4th person to come out an say as much (Brooks, Freidman, Allen and now McKenzie.)

Shattenkirk is going to get a ton of money and term from someone.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

I dont get that feeling. It doesn't really add up. Why trade Stepan just to turn around and Give 28 year old Shattenkirk a long term contract?

Then why are we keeping anyone over 26?

Either try to win or rebuild.. "rebuilding on the fly" is just talk for wanting to please fans, nothing more, its the same thing the Yankees did for 4 years and got absolutely nothing out of it.

 

[RGY]

I dont get that feeling. It doesn't really add up. Why trade Stepan just to turn around and Give 28 year old Shattenkirk a long term contract?

As a top pairing RHD who will run the PP he is worth it imo.

I offer him $5.750x7 years or $6.150x6. All we can afford

 

[DanielBrassard]

Yeah neither do I.

This is the 4th person to come out an say as much (Brooks, Freidman, Allen and now McKenzie.)

Shattenkirk is going to get a ton of money and term from someone.

Exactly. It makes no ssense to open up a hole at C, and then sign Shattenkirk, and then we have to replace Stepan If you want to compete the next couple seasons before Hank is done

 

[GregSirico]

Yeah neither do I.

This is the 4th person to come out an say as much (Brooks, Freidman, Allen and now McKenzie.)

Shattenkirk is going to get a ton of money and term from someone.

If that's the case, then why don't we embrace a real rebuild?

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

As a top pairing RHD who will run the PP he is worth it imo.

I offer him $5.750x7 years or $6.150x6. All we can afford

They really could afford to offer him whatever he wants, not saying its a good idea, just saying, they have a ton of cap.

They could literally offer him 7M per and probably still come up around 10 to 11M after they sign zibanejad and Fast.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Then why are we keeping anyone over 26?

Either try to win or rebuild.. "rebuilding on the fly" is just talk for wanting to please fans, nothing more, its the same thing the Yankees did for 4 years and got absolutely nothing out of it.

I totally agree. I don't have great amounts of faith in this FO to recognize that honestly

 

[offdacrossbar]

drive that price down

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

If that's the case, then why don't we embrace a real rebuild?

"because Henrik is here"

same reason the Yankees refused to do it until Jeter and Rivera were gone.

 

[GregSirico]

Are we sellers or buyers or what?

 

[TheTakedown]

I keep seeing Thornton's name and people bringing up the fact that he had 82 points just a season ago. Then in my head I just keep reliving "fitness fanatic" and "won the Art Ross a year ago" and "look at those thighs".

luckily, he won't cost us 2 1st round picks to get

 

[charliemurphy]

Yes, and I wish we would but we don't have the stones. Besides, EDM said they would match any offer.

I had to think about this for a while and in all honesty it the pros out weigh the cons.
What could happen? Rangers land their #1C for the next decade or Edmonton matches and the Rangers walk away with a bunch of draft picks while forcing Edmonton to deal with paying the rest of their team. Stones... that the question.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

luckily, he won't cost us 2 1st round picks to get

to be fair, MSL was a huge part of the first playoff run.. well the 2nd one too (not in a good way)... so 1 year deal wouldn't be the worst, but he's looking for 3 so..

 

[offdacrossbar]

As a top pairing RHD who will run the PP he is worth it imo.

I offer him $5.750x7 years or $6.150x6. All we can afford

they have a guy who can run a pp already for alot less money

trust me, they have deangelo to do just that.

hes here for that reason more than any other.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

I had to think about this for a while and in all honesty it the pros out weigh the cons.
What could happen? Rangers land their #1C for the next decade or Edmonton matches and the Rangers walk away with a bunch of draft picks while forcing Edmonton to deal with paying the rest of their team. Stones... that the question.

Rangers wouldn't get any draft picks.. only Edmonton would if they didn't match.

 

[nyr__1994]

I dont get that feeling. It doesn't really add up. Why trade Stepan just to turn around and Give 28 year old Shattenkirk a long term contract?

Stepan was traded for a 21y/o Shattenkirk that is on an ELC....

I think there will be an off the radar trade for a C from a team that wants to free up some cap space. Don't know who or what, but cap space will become a valuable commodity after free agency opens up.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

I'll say this.. if we sign Bonino for 4M and Smith for 4M per and don't go after Shattenkirk..

I'm ****ing breaking something.