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Roster Building Thread IV (2019/2020)

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nyr2k2 said:
Yeah, like Lemieux being on three organizations, doesn't really tell you much. He was part of a mega-deal while still in junior hockey, and then he was the targeted young player in your standard rental deal. I've never heard any rumors of any issues with the player. He was just subject to standard movement that younger players sometimes face.

ADA, he obviously had some issues. The maturity questions, the coachability questions. We've been over it ad nauseum. His movement felt more "meaningful" than Lemieux's. Much like the original Tony D--Anthony Duclair. There was "stuff" that followed him around.

Lemieux, I don't think that's the case, at all.
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It's almost as if... Wait for it... Context matters :laugh:
 
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I can’t believe they took that from Pierre. That’s his life and Boucher is a soooo boring. I’m a Pierre fan. Whether he says something awkward or not he brings a passion that gives it a big game feel

Fire milbury if anything
 
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haohmaru said:
Wade played another year in the NHL after his Rangers contract was over. His situation was more about his cap hit than it was his ability to actually play at an NHL level. He retired at the right time and really made the best of a bad situation. He did think about retiring rather than playing in the AHL but he manned, swallowed his pride, and put his best foot forward for the 'Pack/Whale. He should get credit for handling it the way that he did.
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I am sure that making millions helped the situation.
Of course it's not going to happen that way a whole lot, but I don't think any of us would rush into retiring early either - for the money, for the love of the game, for your teammates, etc...
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I think that virtually no one would
 
someone as uninteresting as Brian Boucher is sure to make hockey more appealing
 
Lindberg Cheese said:
No one in Hartford had to pay for a meal while Redden was there, so there’s that
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Redden had a positive influence on a lot of people in Hartford. Same goes for Drury in New York. Although they were no longer the players we expected them to be for the price tag they had, they certainly impacted the players around them in a positive way. Look up interviews with McDonagh, Sauer, Dubinsky, Callahan etc and they all say the same about those two
 
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Amazing Kreiderman said:
Redden had a positive influence on a lot of people in Hartford. Same goes for Drury in New York. Although they were no longer the players we expected them to be for the price tag they had, they certainly impacted the players around them in a positive way. Look up interviews with McDonagh, Sauer, Dubinsky, Callahan etc and they all say the same about those two
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Stop being the voice of reason.
 
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Trxjw said:
Been saying for a while I expected them to bring in some sort of scrapper but at least a tryout is non-committal.
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Forgetting about the forward crunch, I would not be surprised if a player like that is signed to join Smith on the 4th line. I am not advocating for or against Haley. Just my belief that Quinn and Gorton would not object such a player on the 4th line. Their purpose in the line up is far different than other players.
 
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chytil is no longer a teen....so time for people to start suggesting we trade him too before he gets too old lol
 
Kovalev27 said:
I’m glad they invited Haley. Message sent. Get your ass in camp Brendan you aren’t as good as your father stop listening to him.
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I think that Haley being invited has absolutely nothing to do with Lemieux and is not intended as a message to him. His role is far different than being a 4th line thumper/protector. Haley, I believe, would serve a different purpose. Again, this is not me advocating for him or against him. It is the same reason there is a certain player (can't recall his name) who was invited to a try out. They serve different purposes. And Quinn is not AV and opposed to dressing such players. I think it would go in the vision of what he and Gorton are building. There is no need for skilled better prospects to play 6 minutes on the 4th line.
 
zephyr said:
Part of his penance for taking money he didn't deserve.
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Eh, Wade was what, 31 when he signed? At 31 you're getting a contract based primarily on what you've done in the past. To that point, Wade had been great (even if he had been slipping and the Rangers didn't notice). Obviously there's an expectation that you'll perform at a high level moving forward wen you sign a deal like that, but I think it's a stretch to say he didn't deserve his deal. He wasn't worth the money in the end, but what he had done to that point earned him those bucks.
 
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nyr2k2 said:
Eh, Wade was what, 31 when he signed? At 31 you're getting a contract based primarily on what you've done in the past. To that point, Wade had been great (even if he had been slipping and the Rangers didn't notice). Obviously there's an expectation that you'll perform at a high level moving forward wen you sign a deal like that, but I think it's a stretch to say he didn't deserve his deal. He wasn't worth the money in the end, but what he had done to that point earned him those bucks.
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Someone was asleep at the wheel...no way he deserved that contract as his play started going downhill before he left Ottawa.
 
True Blue said:
Forgetting about the forward crunch, I would not be surprised if a player like that is signed to join Smith on the 4th line. I am not advocating for or against Haley. Just my belief that Quinn and Gorton would not object such a player on the 4th line. Their purpose in the line up is far different than other players.
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I think a guy like Haley is probably more of a pre-season guy to shoulder some of the thugs that inevitably get iced during these games by all teams. Beyond that I do think the Rangers will bring in some sort of tough guy somewhere. They've shown year after year that they do value having a player like that in the rotation and I don't expect that to change this season. Lemmy is a good agitator but he's not a guy who is going to go against a Tom Wilson or someone of that ilk.
 
Trxjw said:
I think a guy like Haley is probably more of a pre-season guy to shoulder some of the thugs that inevitably get iced during these games by all teams. Beyond that I do think the Rangers will bring in some sort of tough guy somewhere. They've shown year after year that they do value having a player like that in the rotation and I don't expect that to change this season. Lemmy is a good agitator but he's not a guy who is going to go against a Tom Wilson or someone of that ilk.
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I do believe that Quinn and Gorton will value such a player in the line up and would look for someone to skate alongside a Smith. And honestly, would not really have an issue with it.
 
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Trxjw said:
I think a guy like Haley is probably more of a pre-season guy to shoulder some of the thugs that inevitably get iced during these games by all teams. Beyond that I do think the Rangers will bring in some sort of tough guy somewhere. They've shown year after year that they do value having a player like that in the rotation and I don't expect that to change this season. Lemmy is a good agitator but he's not a guy who is going to go against a Tom Wilson or someone of that ilk.
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I wouldn't mind Faksa out of Dallas. Good size untapped offensive center with grit and and physicality.




 
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