Speculation: Roster Building Thread LIV: Free Agency Hasn't Even Started

[cheech70]

I seriously doubt we are trading Skjei for Nylander.

Yeah the stumbling block for me is that I saw Brady and Jacob are friends? Can you sign Trouba and then trade his friend Brady? Otherwise with our depth on LD it will not be a long term problem.

 

[darko]

Yeah the stumbling block for me is that I saw Brady and Jacob are friends? Can you sign Trouba and then trade his friend Brady? Otherwise with our depth on LD it will not be a long term problem.

I'm willing to keep Skjei because he's a good defensman and we lack quality d-men.

 

[NYR Viper]

Does the Spooner buy out mean the Rangers now have 3 more opportunities to retain salary? Or still the 2?

 

[Leetch3]

not to go off topic...but on Aho, does anyone remember where he was ranked in 2015? between trading away all our top picks and the repressed memory of the days of ryan gropp being a top prospect I've got no memory of it. canes picked him in the 2nd round, 35th overall. 49 points as a 19 year old rookie so he's basically been good since day 1

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Does the Spooner buy out mean the Rangers now have 3 more opportunities to retain salary? Or still the 2?

Yes, they do. CapFriendly already reflects the change.

 

[will1066]

I can see Spooner being in a European league soon.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Speaking of Nichushkin, how did he compare as a prospect to Kravtsov at the time of the draft? I feel like he was very highly touted, I'm shocked at what a busy he's become.

 

[GAGLine]

https://apnews.com/404bc7d88fb048ed8be4ebefdca583d3

“The one thing I think about is it’s time to start winning. That’s why we’re here,” Pegula said during an interview with The Associated Press while sitting next to his wife and team president, Kim, a few hours before the start of the NHL draft in Vancouver.
“We have Ralph on board and some young players, leaders, Jack,” he said, referring to newly hired coach Ralph Krueger and team captain Jack Eichel. “So it’s time to put it all together.”

That's a team that needs some help at wing and has the cap space to add some players. They also aren't the most attractive destination for free agents. There was talk during the draft of a deal involving Buchnevich. Would they want Kreider? Would he be willing to re-sign there? They also still have interest in Vesey. Ideally I'd like to keep Buch and trade Kreider and Vesey. They could use both of them. A top line of Kreider-Eichel-Skinner would look pretty good.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Injuries derailed Nichushkin's career. Hip and knee problems. Bad combination for a power forward.

 

[duhmetreE]

I'm willing to keep Skjei because he's a good defensman and we lack quality d-men.

I really would love to see Skjei without Ruff. He looked amazing with Beukeboom.

Speaking of which.... Why is he still here?

 

[NYRKING30]

Bring back Spooner on a cheap 1 year deal and then trade him to Edmonton at the deadline.

No Chia pet this time around though.

 

[Vitto79]

The 3 retain is nice cause can do Smith , Shatty and save 1 if Hank waives

 

[Thirty One]

Dreger says it emphatically.

 

[duhmetreE]

https://apnews.com/404bc7d88fb048ed8be4ebefdca583d3



That's a team that needs some help at wing and has the cap space to add some players. They also aren't the most attractive destination for free agents. There was talk during the draft of a deal involving Buchnevich. Would they want Kreider? Would he be willing to re-sign there? They also still have interest in Vesey. Ideally I'd like to keep Buch and trade Kreider and Vesey. They could use both of them. A top line of Kreider-Eichel-Skinner would look pretty good.

I'd take a 2020 1st and a conditional 2021.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Injuries derailed Nichushkin's career. Hip and knee problems. Bad combination for a power forward.

He is toast. Not worth a league minimum contract.

 

[Mac n Gs]

I'm willing to keep Skjei because he's a good defensman and we lack quality d-men.

Exactly. They’re not adding Trouba this summer just to take away his best option for a LD partner. Besides, moving Skjei now leaves Staal/Smith as your top LD options followed by rookies in Hajek and Lindgren with a grand combined total of 10 games of NHL experience.

 

[I Eat Crow]

He is toast. Not worth a league minimum contract.

It's a shame, because his combination of power and speed was so tantalizing in his draft year. I remember him falling probably because of bad combine interviews (looking back, might be because of some red flags found in his medical) and thinking Dallas got a steal at #10 overall.

 

[Ola]

Speaking of Nichushkin, how did he compare as a prospect to Kravtsov at the time of the draft? I feel like he was very highly touted, I'm shocked at what a busy he's become.

He was a classic “good skater for a big player” type. He just isn’t a very good hockey player. I saw him play early in Europe. Couldn’t really keep up. The talent is just not there.

There have been some buzz about how teams are looking for more size after STL’s win. But I don’t really buy it. There will always be room for all types in hockey, including guys that are good along the board and crease clearers. But you won’t get any handicap just because you are big. Look at Nolan Patrick...

 

[SA16]

The one thing teams should be looking for after the STL win is to build a team with players who have never won before. They are hungrier for it while some of the previous cup winners are complacent. STL had no former cup winners other than Sundqvist who didn't even play in the playoffs for Pittsburgh.

 

[Ken Lund]

The three retained salary slots could be big. The extra three hundred thousand next year won't be. Thank you Vancouver.

 

[Kovalev27]

Ok I think I just found what he’s talking about:

https://nypost.com/2019/06/28/where-rangers-will-draw-the-line-on-artemi-panarin/

They always use brooks for this mentioned it a couple times but it’s an MO of this front office. Gorton doesn’t like to be the guy that is just going to hand over blank checks

 

[Kovalev27]

Most observers have said the Rangers are not going to be the highest bidder. Rosen said, the hosts on NHLNetwork Radio have reported it. The Rangers are not ‘all-in’ on Panarin.

How can you say they’re not all in when they’re going to offer 10 plus mil a year to a guy? That’s all in. Will they go nuts and pay way more than they should? No. But that to me is all in. There no other guy out there they’d pay like that. That’s all in!

 

[Avery16]

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

 

[broadwayblue]

How can you say they’re not all in when they’re going to offer 10 plus mil a year to a guy? That’s all in. Will they go nuts and pay way more than they should? No. But that to me is all in. There no other guy out there they’d pay like that. That’s all in!

Different ways to look at it I guess. You could say that all in means you won't be outbid....thus you are all in. If the player takes less to go elsewhere than so be it. But you didn't hold anything back. Thus, I don't believe the Rangers are all in...which is fine with me because as good as panarin is, I don't see him as being a 12M or more kind of player.