Speculation: Roster Building Thread LXI - We are in The End Game now.
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Brooklyn Rangers Fan
Change is good.
I mean, Strome got the eighth most time among forwards on the team. Namestnikov got the second most (128 min), and more than twice as much as he did (59 min).
Granted, I'm only looking at full season numbers, and not from post-trade, but that's still pretty stark.
EDIT: let me be clear, in the longer term I'd also prefer to keep Strome, and obviously, Namestnikov (depending on potential salary retention) can provide more relief. This is all just an exercise in trying to suss out how management may be thinking about it.
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Brooklyn Rangers Fan
Change is good.
I honestly think Namestnikov has more value around the league than Strome to begin with. People ding him because he only produced with great players, but teams with great players are always looking for role guys to skate with them.
He's a great fit with Edmonton. He adds some versatility to a line with McDavid and Draisaitl or he lines up as the 3C. If he doesn't work out they flip him at the deadline or let him walk as a UFA.
He's a great fit with Edmonton. He adds some versatility to a line with McDavid and Draisaitl or he lines up as the 3C. If he doesn't work out they flip him at the deadline or let him walk as a UFA.
Hire Sather
He Is Our Star
I don't understand why Namestnikov hasn't been given away yet.
Probably because nobody wants to help us out.
Probably because nobody wants to help us out.
Tawnos
A guy with a bass
And also not from post-TDL. He was definitely the 3rd center option on the PK behind Hayes and Zibanejad, but once Hayes was gone I seem to remember his PK minutes going up. Could be wrong about that.
Or maybe it's just Gorton doing his job and being a shrewd negotiator.
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So you do understand. Teams probably don't want him at full price in any case.
HockeyBasedNYC
Feeling it
Teams don't give a damn about helping other teams out. If a trade benefits them they'll consider it.
Goddammit I can't keep up with all these scenarios! I thought it was noon...
BringBackLibertys
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Surprised Columbus hasn’t traded for namestnikov. They have struck out everywhere and desperately need some help on the wing. Plenty of cap space so that shouldn’t be an issue.
Irishguy42
Mr. Preachy
5pm is the deadline for putting in paperwork for the buyouts.
In Smith's case, even though it's the offseason, I believe being put on unconditional waivers at noon is also part of the process instead of just filing the paperwork. @mouser is this right?
Staal/Shattenkirk can have their buyout paperwork filed at 4:59pm.
Brooklyn Rangers Fan
Change is good.
If you want to buyout someone who requires waivers, you have to put them on waivers first. The waiver deadline is noon. Therefore, although the buyout window doesn't close until 5pm, we will know (about anyone requiring waivers) today at noon.
Theoretically, you could buy out a waivers-exempt youngster, or more likely, a vet who has an NMC and therefore can't be sent down (though you do have to offer them the option of going on waivers, and therefore the news might still leak earlier), and we wouldn't know until the later, 5pm, deadline.
HockeyBasedNYC
Feeling it
Irishguy42
Mr. Preachy
Between the MLB trade deadline being in 5 hours, and the Rangers buyout window closing in 6, it's gonna be a day on Twitter.
HockeyBasedNYC
Feeling it
So when it comes to Shatty, Smith & Staal - is Smith the only one who eligible to be waived because the other two have NMC's in their contracts?
Irishguy42
Mr. Preachy
Correct.
Technically, I think they all need to be waived, but since Shatty/Staal have NMC's, they can say they want to bypass the waiving period.
Tawnos
A guy with a bass
I'm not entirely convinced this is the case. All the CBA really says is that waiver requests will be processed at noon, but that's not the time they need to put in the request. The way it reads to me, the Rangers could put in the request at 4:59pm today, fulfilling the conditions for the buyout, and it will be processed at noon tomorrow.
Brooklyn Rangers Fan
Change is good.
I thought the waiver notice had to be made simultaneous to the buyout notification?
Shit, I've been wrong before. One thing's for certain – we will definitely, definitely know by 5pm today.
The transactions establish the team which plays the sport. It's f***ing July and we're on a hockey message board, what would you suggest for a topic of discussion?
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