Roster Building Thread IV (2022-23): Luck of the Irish

[Alluckks]

I wonder if the Rangers can recoup a 2023 pick or 2 by moving Zac Jones...maybe like 2023 2nd or a 2023 3rd + 5th. Doesn't seem to have any future plans here. I like him, but I don't think the team does and he's RFA - Robertson makes <$800,000.

Drury may aim for 2024 picks though if he wants to restock for 2024 deadline lol

as it stands now we have all of those picks except our 2024 3rd which will go to StL. If we make the ECF, we regain our 2023 2nd and lose our 2024 1st so Drury may opt for 2024 picks. Will be interesting.

They are certainly going to move some of their prospects or extras for picks in this offseason and going forward. It appeara Drury will be happy spending mid round picks for rentals every time we will make the playoffs, and then recoup those mid assets later. I’m a fan

 

[Daves a mess]

Max Domi to the Stars

 

[Profet]

Max Domi to the Stars

Wow... don't they play tonight?

 

[bobbop]

If he's only expected to miss 1 or 2 more games, we are better off just waiting. I'd rather play 2 games short than have Hajek or whoever for the next 9 games.

How do you figure?

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We're literally saving less than $200 a day.

$6,918 cap space, one day of Libor Hajek costs approx. $4,300

 

[Go Rangers]

So when the rest of the league cheats, it is fine. When the Rangers try to cheat, it's off limits. Got it.

That means they'll be down a man when they play Boston too. National TV game, and the announcers will have to say why the Rangers can't dress a full lineup, but will be able to explain why the Bruins added 2 more pieces after today by putting Hall and Foligno on LTIR.

And look out for the referees.

 

[NYR94]

Max Domi to the Stars

The Hawks current leading scorer is now Toews with 28 points.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

If the Rangers go out in one of the first 2 rounds then they pick low 20s in the 1st this year and have all their 1sts in following years still (2024, 2025, etc). If the Rangers do get to the Conference finals then things are going well and we are 2 series away from a cup.

Could the trades be picked apart and been slightly better with some smaller parts like lesser prospects and clauses? Sure, as can almost any NHL trade. But also if you do that as a GM with every trade then teams will call you less. But overall, when the terms are put like that, I think this was a very good deadline. We put together a studded team with lots of playoff experience and success, and didn’t mortgage the future at all.

Drury gets an A for this deadline, better than last year and last year was good also.

Kane, Tarasenko, Motte, Mikkola for a 2023 1st and a 2nd(which could be a 2024 1st), 3rd to Arizona for retention, and then 3 guys who weren't in the plans and they weren't going to sign next year in Miss the net Gauthier, Zero goal Blais, and Do nothing Kravtsov. Those 3 combined had 20 points. They also kept every one of their top 20 prospects. That's a great job in my book.

 

[Lion Hound]

Wow... don't they play tonight?

Yep. Should be interesting.

 

[GAGLine]

$6,918 cap space, one day of Libor Hajek costs approx. $4,300

The $6,918 number is the maximum cap hit (yearly, not daily) that the team can add.

Based on what we have spent already and what we are currently spending, we are projected to have a total of $1,608 cap space left at the end of the year.

Adding Hajek for even 1 day would put us over the cap.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Wow... don't they play tonight?

Deal isn't official yet and even if they complete it Domi won't play.

 

[Vitto79]

What random AHL Dman do we get tommor ? Wooo hooo

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

That $1,608 figure is incredible.

Talk about maximizing your roster to the limit, literally lol

 

[Avery16]

We could trade for anyone on an NHL contract currently in the AHL, right? Then just leave them in the AHL until the season ends?

 

[hockeyplayer999]

Why did we not send Schneider down throughout the season as a paper transaction. Would of saved us a bunch of money. Why was Hajek up here for most of the season sitting in the stands should of sent him down early. Terrible thought process on our GM.

 

[irishlaxburger2]

Why did we not send Schneider down throughout the season as a paper transaction. Would have saved us a bunch of money. Why was Hajek up here for most of the season sitting in the stands should have sent him down early. Terrible thought process on our GM.

The amount of days we held onto 22 or 23 active roster players - most of which with players who very obviously had no future here (and are now gone) - was nuts.

 

[GAGLine]

Why did we not send Schneider down throughout the season as a paper transaction. Would of saved us a bunch of money. Why was Hajek up here for most of the season sitting in the stands should of sent him down early. Terrible thought process on our GM.

Getting both Tarasenko and Kane wasn't part of the plan until the last couple weeks. And Drury isn't going to cheat Schneider out of over 500k for nothing. Sending him down for 2 days is one thing. Sending him down for 100+ days is something else entirely.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Getting both Tarasenko and Kane wasn't part of the plan until the last couple weeks. And Drury isn't going to cheat Schneider out of over 500k for nothing. Sending him down for 2 days is one thing. Sending him down for 100+ days is something else entirely.

Kane should buy Schneider a really nice watch

 

[mas0764]

Trade Kreider and Trouba for firsts

Resign Kane and Tarasenko

Lafreniere Zibanejad Tarasenko
Panarin Trocheck Kane
Othmann Chytil Kakko
Cuylle Goodrow Vesey

Lindgren Fox
Miller Schneider
Jones/Robertson/FA

Import a veteran D at the deadline for not a first

 

[Avery16]

lol now what

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

Its Mark Ciaccio, but don't know who that is so it probably kind of proves your point.
I don't think there's too many ex-NHLers lining up to be skills coach though

He's terrible. I'm not for replacing people just to be replaced but his track record speaks for itself. Drury should do what he usually does and over the summer it's announced there's a new skills coach.

 

[Go Rangers]

Ottawa was impressive tonight. Bigger, stronger and quicker than most of the Rangers. Hope none of the Rangers opponents in the playoffs can play this kind of game for a series because rangers might not survive.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Seriously, how can we open even a little bit of cap space? The Senators took advantage of our short-handed, exhausted defensive corps. The Bruins may net 8 on this defense.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Seriously, how can we open even a little bit of cap space? The Senators took advantage of our short-handed, exhausted defensive corps. The Bruins may net 8 on this defense.

Bruins just sodomized Buffalo. May be even worse on saturday.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Bruins just sodomized Buffalo. May be even worse on saturday.

I've never wanted Libor Hajek so much in my life

 

[Ruggs225]

Dumb transactions such as bringing up cuylee and having a 23 man roster are catching up to us. As we find out every dollar counts.