Roster Building Thread IV (2019/2020)

[LiveLongandProspal]

They even have hair like goats...especially Kaapo

 

[Kupo]

They even have hair like goats...especially Kaapo

Kids these days... With their flavored pop sodas and Gameboys and MySpace accounts.

What a time to be alive.

 

[RangerBoy]

Can't risk getting him get hurt in Rangers camp and he stays on their cap until he is healthy.

 

[Fitzy]

First season in a really long time where I'm actually looking forward to seeing the preseason games.

Going to be a lot of kids fighting for roster spots.

 

[Avery16]

Can't risk getting him get hurt in Rangers camp and he stays on their cap until he is healthy.

This seems extreme, but I guess that's where we are with cap room.

 

[Vitto79]

This seems extreme, but I guess that's where we are with cap room.

A trade is likely best but then they have to find another bad contract to take back

 

[Crease]

If Beleskey is traded does his entire $3.8M contract follow him? Is that the hang up here?

 

[NYR Viper]

If Beleskey is traded does his entire $3.8M contract follow him? I figured the Rangers could find a taker for their 50% share for like a 7th round pick. If you're Beleskey and want to play in the NHL this season, do you just mutually terminate the contract and sign somewhere for the league minimum?

No it would be whatever the Rangers are paying, or $1.9m. So if they retained half, it would be $950k to someone and $950k to the Rangers. I assumed someone would have taken a shot at him for that as well but I guess not.

 

[Crease]

No it would be whatever the Rangers are paying, or $1.9m. So if they retained half, it would be $950k to someone and $950k to the Rangers. I assumed someone would have taken a shot at him for that as well but I guess not.

Cheaper to bury him than trade him for 50% of $1.9. Surprised they couldn't find a taker at $1.9 for future considerations or something. Sucks for Beleskey who likely won't see NHL time this year. He's set to be a UFA next year but he's not getting any younger. Weird situation.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

First season in a really long time where I'm actually looking forward to seeing the preseason games.

Going to be a lot of kids fighting for roster spots.

It's going to be fun knowing that we'll likely have a reason to watch every game even with the split squads.

 

[LaffyTaffy]

I'm very bummed about not letting Fox wear 88, that is some hardcore BS.

 

[RangerBoy]

The Rangers, we’re told, are standing on their respective one-year qualifying offer of $874,125 to each player. Neither 23-year-old has indicated the slightest interest in signing for that number, which, by the way, represents less than the entry-level cap of $925,000 at which the team signed neophytes Kaapo Kakko, Vitali Kravtsov, Adam Fox, Igor Shesterkin and Yegor Rykov this summer.

 

[RangerBoy]

The Rangers should not budge at all. Take it or leave it. One year. $874,125.

 

[Leetch3]

A trade is likely best but then they have to find another bad contract to take back

best would be someone claimed him off waivers

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

I'm very bummed about not letting Fox wear 88, that is some hardcore BS.

Wait, this isn't real is it?

 

[Kovalev27]

Maybe 88 was just his assigned number and he then chose 23

 

[NYR Viper]

The Rangers should not budge at all. Take it or leave it. One year. $874,125.

Why? They’re both good pieces. Give them $950k and be done with it

 

[Leetch3]

From Friedman:



Anyone got Gorton’s email? He missed this completely. Jeff “the king of bridge deals” Gorton...

if only negotations were one sided (like you seem to think ) and didn't involved players/agents/other teams who also know the same info.

for the same reasons that a long term deal benefits the team is the reason why players don't want to sign long term cause they have seen the results too. that is one of the big reasons why so many top guys are still unsigned. toronto broke the system when they agreed to sign matthews for only 5 years. prior to that guys signed their big contracts for 7-8 years and thought nothing of it. after the matthews deal guys are like 'wait I can get my $$ now and also become a UFA sooner and get even more money later?'

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

The Rangers should not budge at all. Take it or leave it. One year. $874,125.

All the Rangers do is budge

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

if only negotations were one sided (like you seem to think ) and didn't involved players/agents/other teams who also know the same info.

for the same reasons that a long term deal benefits the team is the reason why players don't want to sign long term cause they have seen the results too. that is one of the big reasons why so many top guys are still unsigned. toronto broke the system when they agreed to sign matthews for only 5 years. prior to that guys signed their big contracts for 7-8 years and thought nothing of it. after the matthews deal guys are like 'wait I can get my $$ now and also become a UFA sooner and get even more money later?'

It is a trend but if 1-2 of those guys get career ending/limiting injuries it may swing back.

 

[Chytilmania]

Good to know Lemieux spent the past month at Prentiss. He needed to slim down for the sake of mobility. Hope he kept most of that strength.

Slimming down has nothing to do with mobility. In fact he could put on size with Prentiss while getting more mobile.

 

[Leetch3]

It is a trend but if 1-2 of those guys get career ending/limiting injuries it may swing back.

yep 100%. thats how it changes if someone suffers a career ending injury and guys see how much $$ they left on the table...but right now they are just seeing lesser players make more $$.

the other option to swing it back would be if teams had the self control to not overpay for aging UFAs so the incentive to become a ufa would be less...and no I did not type 'teams' and 'self control' with a straight face

 

[GAGLine]

Why? They’re both good pieces. Give them $950k and be done with it

Because every dollar matters. We are going to need to call up players for injuries, and we will very likely have performance bonuses to pay out.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

I'm very bummed about not letting Fox wear 88, that is some hardcore BS.

Is this like confirmed?

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Can we just attach an asset or two and trade Namestnikov and Staal or Smith? Thanks.