Speculation: Roster Building Thread II (2022-23): The Puck is Prepared to be Mounted

[effen]

So then tell me again why we would want frost if he sucks?

Because if you're trading Kravtsov right now the best your getting is someone else's disappointing former high pick. Krav is closer to out of the league than he is to a 50 point season at any part of his North American career.

 

[bleedblue94]

Because if you're trading Kravtsov right now the best your getting is someone else's disappointing former high pick. Krav is closer to out of the league than he is to a 50 point season at any part of his North American career.

Hence I brought up McMichael whom the coach clearly doesn't like for whatever reason but someone who could very well have a career in the league.

 

[effen]

Hence I brought up McMichael whom the coach clearly doesn't like for whatever reason but someone who could very well have a career in the league.

I think the waiver eligibility is key here. That combined with McMichael only being 21, he's a full year younger than Krav. That'd be really early to give up.

Frost has almost 100 games that's a guy a lot more likely to go in these kinds of swaps IMO.

 

[RangersFan1994]

I think the waiver eligibility is key here. That combined with McMichael only being 21, he's a full year younger than Krav. That'd be really early to give up.

Frost has almost 100 games that's a guy a lot more likely to go in these kinds of swaps IMO.

How about Kravtsov to Flyers for Tyson Foerster? Rather go for a natural center with size, if they deal Kravtsov.

 

[jerseyjinx94]

The Rangers could be paying 2 or 3 good players with the $11,642,857.

People on this board complain about the Rangers lacking depth. The Rangers have no money. They get fixated on players making $750,000 or $800,000 but there is a reason why those players are making the NHL minimum salary or $50,000 more than the NHL minimum salary.

The Rangers are top heavy and some of their big money players have been no shows this season. Gallant can't change that. He can take away their ice time. They all have NMC's and huge tickets. He can't do anything to them.

They talk about Kane as the savior. That guy is having an awful season. I watch the Hawks games just to see him because I have a few friends on the Kane bandwagon. I like to give it to them about how Kane is not the same player from the Hawks glory days. He looks disinterested. He looks slow. His defensive play is awful. Stick checking. His shooting % is 4.5%. Are his hands gone? Toews looks better than Kane. Toews might be able to help a team at the trading deadline. Kane is going through the motions. Luke Richardson has that team competing. He was a very competitive player. Kane doesn’t want to engage or even be bothered.

This isn’t entirely wrong it’s just hyperbole. Panarin is one of the best players in the league and one of the most creative. He needs to be properly deployed he’s not there to hold leads or bang bodies. He’s there to generate offense and he does it consistently even when playing poorly. It’s on the coach to deploy his players properly. That said yeah with the flat cap that salary has been tough to maneuver

 

[Flan the incredible]

With minimal cap space Drury should try to acquire players on cheap contracts or with retention now. Obviously this isn't going to be star players or players that put up significant point totals every year but what about Greenway with 50% retention? Personally I dont think he is worth 3 mill but 1.5 is a solid contract. Should give us 30+ points and if he can mesh with either of our top 2 lines he could get more. Another big body could help too.

Jeannot would be another guy I target at 800k. He lost the magic he had at the beginning of last year and has settled into a 3rd for 4th line player who will drop the gloves. He has 4 points in 17 games this year and 1 point in his last 15 from last year. Thats either a heck of a cold streak or thats who he will be in Nashville. Maybe a change of scenery trade will do him well. Either way I view him as a replacement for Reaves who has a little more skill at half the salary. He also fought Reaves recently and held his own.

Ditch Reaves and Carpenter and its a 200k savings and a right side of Kappo, Jeannott, Greenway and Gauthier/Blais. Not Superstars but pretty solid in terms of size and balance.

Kreid Zibs Kappo
Pan Tro Greenway
Laf Chyil Jeannot
Blais Goodrow Gauthier

That's a lot of size, grit and more balance.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Off-topic, but I'm watching AEW's PPV and there's a sign in the audience that reads "I Paid Dale Purinton's Bail"


Bwahahahaahah



1:05

 

[duhmetreE]

Look at some of the worst teams in the league in sh percentage this season. Us, Toronto, the Avalanche, Minnesota. All of these teams were elite scoring teams last year except the Rangers, and even our shooting percentage is worse than last season. Sometimes it is just random variance and not anything in the players or teams control.

I get that but we those teams have proved themselves, like you said.

We’ve proved nothing but failure at 5v5. If that changes? Great, that means we’re winning. but this is poetic... we had embarrassing metrics last season but were winning... now we have good metrics but we're losing.

It's 'this is unsustainable 2.0'. For my sanity, I hope I'm wrong.

 

[BBKers]

You guys are running Reaves off the roster and trying to replace him with….a similar player?

Yupp.

 

[EdJovanovski]

No way the caveman does it but next game I’d go

Kreider - Zibanejad - Kakko
Panarin - Trocheck - Kravtsov
Vesey - Chytil - Gauthier
Blais - Carpenter - Goodrow

Scratch Laf

 

[haohmaru]

No way the caveman does it but next game I’d go

Kreider - Zibanejad - Kakko
Panarin - Trocheck - Kravtsov
Vesey - Chytil - Gauthier
Blais - Carpenter - Goodrow

Scratch Laf

L-O-EFFING-L

 

[Boris Zubov]

No way the caveman does it but next game I’d go

Kreider - Zibanejad - Kakko
Panarin - Trocheck - Kravtsov
Vesey - Chytil - Gauthier
Blais - Carpenter - Goodrow

Scratch Laf

I don't mind this. When Laf get's his shit together, I'd like to see a Kreider-Chytil-Gauthier 3rd line with Laf on line 1.

 

[DanielBrassard]

I don't mind this. When Laf get's his shit together, I'd like to see a Kreider-Chytil-Gauthier 3rd line with Laf on line 1.

We've passed the point of moving Kreider down he's back to himself for the most part.

 

[Boris Zubov]

We've passed the point of moving Kreider down he's back to himself for the most part.

I agree he's playing well, he was very good in Seattle & followed it up again last night. I'd just love to see a line with that much speed that can attack & get in on the forecheck. They're our 3 fastest skaters by a wide margin.

 

[duhmetreE]

No way the caveman does it but next game I’d go

Kreider - Zibanejad - Kakko
Panarin - Trocheck - Kravtsov
Vesey - Chytil - Gauthier
Blais - Carpenter - Goodrow

Scratch Laf

that would be a major slap in the face to Laffy. He's been struggling offensively but his effort is there. IT would send a terrible message IMO.

I'd give Blais a day off.

 

[IDvsEGO]

that would be a major slap in the face to Laffy. He's been struggling offensively but his effort is there. IT would send a terrible message IMO.

I'd give Blais a day off.

So we scratch Laf who’s effort has been there, and yet Kreider even admitted when he was struggling his effort was lacking was never benched.
Sending a message needs to be the right message or you lose the room.

 

[WojtekWolski86]

I would love to see these lines to both reward hard work and get guys going.

Laf Ziba Goat
Kreider Tro Kaako
Bread Chytil Blais
Vesey Goodrow Krav

Idk who I'm forgetting with that so they probably aren't important.

 

[Boris Zubov]

So we scratch Laf who’s effort has been there, and yet Kreider even admitted when he was struggling his effort was lacking was never benched.
Sending a message needs to be the right message or you lose the room.

Laf has reverted to his old bad habits of gliding & waiting for others to retrieve the puck while he stands there watching. He could really use a night in the press box.

 

[Mandar]

Imagine wanting to sit Laffy and play Krav. That’s some bizzaro shit there….

 

[Mac n Gs]

Just go back to the original lines and keep Gauthier and Krav in the lineup. It’s not that complicated, and I don’t care about the kid line.

Kreider-Zib-Kakko
Panarin-Trocheck-Laf
Vesey-Chytil-Kravtsov
Blais-Goodrow-Gauthier

Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Trouba
Jones-Schneider

Stop playing Hajek. I’d also be down for a Krav-Chytil-Gauthier 3rd line. Those are the 18 best skaters. Just stick to them.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Well, at least someone is having fun. Fluff piece:

 

[JohnC]

Just go back to the original lines and keep Gauthier and Krav in the lineup. It’s not that complicated, and I don’t care about the kid line.

Kreider-Zib-Kakko
Panarin-Trocheck-Laf
Vesey-Chytil-Kravtsov
Blais-Goodrow-Gauthier

Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Trouba
Jones-Schneider

Stop playing Hajek. I’d also be down for a Krav-Chytil-Gauthier 3rd line. Those are the 18 best skaters. Just stick to them.

It shouldn’t be this hard.

 

[kovazub94]

Just go back to the original lines and keep Gauthier and Krav in the lineup. It’s not that complicated, and I don’t care about the kid line.

Kreider-Zib-Kakko
Panarin-Trocheck-Laf
Vesey-Chytil-Kravtsov
Blais-Goodrow-Gauthier

Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Trouba
Jones-Schneider

Stop playing Hajek. I’d also be down for a Krav-Chytil-Gauthier 3rd line. Those are the 18 best skaters. Just stick to them.

Fine. We can agree or disagree about keeping the Kids line or not but my biggest take away with which I wholeheartedly agree is both Carpenter and Reaves out of the lineup. Hajek is the 7D and for that role he’s actually been up to par relative to expectations for someone in that role.

On a separate note to me who also stick out in top-9 as underperforming are Lafreniere and Kravtsov. To various degrees obviously and for different reasons I expect more from both. My expectations from Kravtsov at this point are approaching zero but in Lafreniere’s case also see some complacency that’s seen after he shows proper hustle and decision making when he is initially moved in the lineup. From stretches last season and some games this season I (we?) can see how uber talented he is. I wouldn’t be against for a short while give him 4th liner treatment, even if only at the start of the game and reward him with promotion when he shows hustle.

 

[EdJovanovski]

So Krav probably going to be a healthy scratch again. Last game he played he got a nice assist & was on our 2nd line, now because he went to the dentist he's a healthy scratch 3 games in a row. He's going to request a trade any day now, this organization is absolutely pathetic.

 

[DanielBrassard]

So Krav probably going to be a healthy scratch again. Last game he played he got a nice assist & was on our 2nd line, now because he went to the dentist he's a healthy scratch 3 games in a row. He's going to request a trade any day now, this organization is absolutely pathetic.

Best performance since opening night? What is he watching? The Philly game was way better for one.
Kravtsov should get back in but he won't until they lose again.