Speculation: Roster Building Thread LXIV: Less than 24 hours till draft time

[Fireonk]

Ugh Simmonds? Maybe if we needed a net front presence on the PP. Otherwise he isn't bringing anything to this team. Dude is toast.

 

[Thirty One]

"Hey listen, we REALLY need to get rid of these guys, I mean like ASAP...give us a 1st rounder."

I guess it never hurts to ask?

That's the situation with Miller last year.

 

[TheBPA]

That says they could send players to the minors to remove bonuses, I know the Rangers will not do it, yet some other team would probably just start a couple players who have large possible bonuses in the minors.

The bonus cushion issue sort of means nothing. They were going to account for these bonuses on this year's cap anyway. Being up against the cushion just forces them to do what they are already doing.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Maybe the Rangers can trade their 22nd and next years 1st + more to get Stutzle/Byfield and Laf

 

[NYR]

Just a thought but if the NYR can't trade for a #2C how about they just dump Smith in the minors where he belongs and give his money to Strome on a 2 year deal?

I'm not the biggest Strome fan but he certainly brings more value to this current lineup than Smith.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Maybe the Rangers can trade their 22nd and next years 1st + more to get Stutzle/Byfield and Laf

I hope you're not serious, why would anyone accept the other end of that trade?

 

[Kovalev27]

I’m more than comfortable with the wings we have to pencil Chytil in at 2C

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I like Stutzle but LA has nothing that would really entice me to move that pick.

I feel for Byfield. Nice kid, but hes never going to live up to the hype.

 

[bleedblue94]

So an ECL player will become a 70 point player next to Panarin?

It's more about diversifying your lineup. Edge specifically said there will be roster changes that see players leave that put up more points than the guys who are their replacements with an eye to changing the mix and making the group harder to play against. Strome fits that narrative completely.

 

[Trxjw]

Just a thought but if the NYR can't trade for a #2C how about they just dump Smith in the minors where he belongs and give his money to Strome on a 2 year deal?

I'm not the biggest Strome fan but he certainly brings more value to this current lineup than Smith.

You can't stash the full-rate of contracts in the minors anymore.

 

[NYRKING30]

I like Stutzle but LA has nothing that would really entice me to move that pick.

I feel for Byfield. Nice kid, but hes never going to live up to the hype.

Byfield may have serious boom potential but there’s also hella bust potential as well.

 

[Thirty One]

I like Stutzle but LA has nothing that would really entice me to move that pick.

I feel for Byfield. Nice kid, but hes never going to live up to the hype.

How do you know he's nice?

 

[bleedblue94]

I just think that in general, Gauthier needs to figure out the type of player he wants to be.

But as of right now, I agree with you that he has not shown Quinn what is needed to garner more playing time.

He feels like a 16 year old Kreider who has all these tools but hasn't figured out how to use them all. It isn't a knock on him, it's just more of a statement that he needs time and direction to grow into his tools.

 

[NYR]

You can't stash the full-rate of contracts in the minors anymore.

Isn't he on a 2-way deal?

 

[MysticLeviathan]

Byfield may become the best player in this draft. If you had 1 and 3 in this draft, you're praying 2 takes Stutzle. Laf is the safe pick, but Byfield has a serious chance of being better than Laf.

 

[Zynbanejad]

Any rumors today?

 

[Avery16]

Just a thought but if the NYR can't trade for a #2C how about they just dump Smith in the minors where he belongs and give his money to Strome on a 2 year deal?

I'm not the biggest Strome fan but he certainly brings more value to this current lineup than Smith.

Removing both has even more value.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

I hope you're not serious, why would anyone accept the other end of that trade?

Of course im not serious lol

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

So according to radio in Montreal, the Canadians have a deal in place to trade for a RW (Laine) from a western conference team (Jets), and the only way the deal falls apart is if a player Montreal really likes falls to them at 16

Wonder who Montreal is targeting at 16

But with that information and what is already known it looks like Laine for Domi + 16th ov +

 

[NYR]

Removing both has even more value.

Agreed but we need bodies that can play C until kids are ready

 

[NYRangers0723]

Byfield may become the best player in this draft. If you had 1 and 3 in this draft, you're praying 2 takes Stutzle. Laf is the safe pick, but Byfield has a serious chance of being better than Laf

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I like byfield a lot and Agree he has a big ceiling but Laf is a phenomenal player who I still feel has even higher heights he can reach as far as potential

 

[Avery16]

Hmm… would LA go so far as 2OA, one of Turcotte/Vilardi/Kupari and Bjornfot in exchange for the 1OA?

 

[Avery16]

Agreed but we need bodies that can play C until kids are ready

Chytil is close enough that we dont need to throw good millions after bad in a cap crunch season.

 

[Trxjw]

Isn't he on a 2-way deal?

Two-way contract only means he'd get paid different salaries between the NHL and AHL. He's on a one-way but regardless of that, if the Rangers send him to Hartford they only save like $950k on the cap.

The new term is "Buried" contract.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

So according to radio in Montreal, the Canadians have a deal in place to trade for a RW (Laine) from a western conference team (Jets), and the only way the deal falls apart is if a player Montreal really likes falls to them at 14

Wonder who Montreal is targeting at 14

But with that information and what is already known it looks like Laine for Domi + 14th ov +

This is what I was talking about before. I think a lot of teams already have deals in place but given the depth of this draft they want to see if they get lucky with a kid falling to them before pulling the trigger