Speculation: Roster Building Thread LXXI
- Thread starter BBKers
- Start date
-
Xenforo Cloud will be upgrading us to version 2.3.5 on March 3rd at 12 AM GMT. This version has increased stability and fixes several bugs. We expect downtime for the duration of the update. The admin team will continue to work on existing issues, templates and upgrade all necessary available addons to minimize impact of this new version. Click Here for Updates
- Status
Top 25 under 25: Ranking the NHL's best young players
Interesting. Hughes gets an honorable mention, but not Kakko while both Makar and Hughes are ranked pretty high but Fox is nowhere to be seen.
Interesting. Hughes gets an honorable mention, but not Kakko while both Makar and Hughes are ranked pretty high but Fox is nowhere to be seen.
Shesterkin was in fla during the pause. He went back to Russia after the season ended for good
Amazing Kreiderman
Registered User
- Apr 11, 2011
- 45,074
- 40,934
Fitzy
Very Stable Genius
- Jan 29, 2009
- 36,398
- 24,246
There was a thread on the main board about the Rangers going after Chara. Don't know much about the credibility, but I would be very open to that. Chara's defensive efficacy numbers were very good at 5v5 minutes. The leadership he brings would be good, this is still a very young team. Remember he played for Jacques in OTT, they both won cups without each other after years of contention. You can dress 7 to hit the Seattle requirements with Bitetto. Chara would be a value add to the Rangers, without question imo. If he wants to play here, I would say let's find a way to get it done.
Do you guys really care if Chara is displacing Smith, Johnson, or Bitetto?
Do you guys really care if Chara is displacing Smith, Johnson, or Bitetto?
Fitzy
Very Stable Genius
- Jan 29, 2009
- 36,398
- 24,246
Not terribly, but I don't see any reason why Chara would want to come here. He's not going to make much money any more, so anywhere he'd play would likely be with the intention of winning a cup/being the captain to lift the cup. Neither are likely here this season.
Unless he has some amazing love of NYC and wants to clown around here for a year, it would be surprising. I don't think he exactly lives a party-every-day lifestyle.
Re: Chara's Corsi numbers. He was used predominantly in defensive situations. Meaning if you look at the eye test, he was still eating hard minutes, but then went off the ice for a shift change, because he's old. The offensive guy came on. So Chara wasn't on the ice for offensive zone shots. That's why the corsi counts are skewed the way that they are.
If you get past that and look for what I am going to label as defensive efficacy, he's still very good. In other words, the other team doesn't score as often, and Chara is still a plus. He's still big Z on the defensive end. Would be great for the guys on the backend to learn from. Would also be great for guys like Gauthier, and Kakko to learn how to get around big defenders. One would think it would be BOS or bust but free agency is exactly what it is.
If you get past that and look for what I am going to label as defensive efficacy, he's still very good. In other words, the other team doesn't score as often, and Chara is still a plus. He's still big Z on the defensive end. Would be great for the guys on the backend to learn from. Would also be great for guys like Gauthier, and Kakko to learn how to get around big defenders. One would think it would be BOS or bust but free agency is exactly what it is.
Last edited:
No but it could be a situation like Henrik's, where he is more valued to a different organization. Tom Brady is in a different jersey. Chara's already played for 3 NHL teams. It's really more of the challenge of leading a young team in a bigger market than BOS, with another original six team.
I personally think that the elements that he would bring are a good fit for the Rangers. NY offers a lot more than partying. Chara comes across as someone who is dedicated to their craft, so I wouldn't worry about his urbane choices. There's a lot of great places to eat and hang out, he's been in NYC before dude knows what's up. It's more about the impact he can have on another organization in the largest metropolis in the hockey world.
NYR Viper
Registered User
Yes I'd take Chara and I'd even offer him (gasp) a 2 year contract at something like $1.1m per season
It's not about Corsi with Chara.
He literally cannot move around at an acceptable level anymore. He is Marc Staal with goonish tendencies.
He literally cannot move around at an acceptable level anymore. He is Marc Staal with goonish tendencies.
TominNC
Registered User
Not really, but he is not going to come for free and there is just not that much room under the cap. I guess he would be coming for leadership on D, but why would he leave Boston? On ice, would he really make that much difference?
NYR Viper
Registered User
I'm okay with that, as I would have been okay with Staal at ~$1m
- Aug 5, 2010
- 13,871
- 9,509
I saw Buch's latest IG from FL. Maybe he went for a little sun treatments after spending a lot of time in Russian taiga.
- Aug 5, 2010
- 13,871
- 9,509
The part you omitted is how you were trying to get his attention that resulted in a non-puck flip. Pretty sure it's on you, not Stepan ; )
SA16
Sixstring
Chara is nothing like Marc Staal. He's still good defensively and on the PK. Staal is neither.
Yeah, significantly. He's basically one of the league's better PKer and 3rd Pair defensive defenseman. If you cut out the noise and really look at the type of minutes he played, he's basically the league's best in that situation. Way better than Smith. He's a much better safety valve than Staal for a guy like DeAngelo.
And I'll say this about Staal, you have a team that will capitalize on him twice in DET. Marc Staal was bad in 2018. He was bad. Staal, while sheltered last season, was good. You don't have teams taking on a fill cap hit for a player that can't play anymore, Staal was actually good in his time last year.
To me Smitty should be the AHL tweener. It gets you another ~$1M on the cap. No one is going to claim him. You can sign Chara for $1M and playoff bonuses for next year. They can squeeze him in.
That's a steal for a playoff team. Some team will be happy they traded for him at the deadline. He's that last line of defense before the goalie. Good on the PK, and can get the puck out.
I dont see the room for Chara with Jack Johnson signed.
I certainly would have preferred Chara over Johnson. I dont see him leaving the Bruins or the Bruins not re-signing him.
With the $1-$2 million in space we have left I would much rather look into Haula/Boyle/Brassard/etc.
I certainly would have preferred Chara over Johnson. I dont see him leaving the Bruins or the Bruins not re-signing him.
With the $1-$2 million in space we have left I would much rather look into Haula/Boyle/Brassard/etc.
NYR Viper
Registered User
The part that doesn't make sense with Johnson is that he isn't exactly a 'leader' per se. I could understand investing in someone who could provide some experience and leadership on the back-end.
I would not mind Chara but no more than 1 mil. he would improve the defense in my opinion even at his age.
- Status
Latest posts
-
-
Post-Game Talk: Leafs win 6-5 in OT, Wolls Lateral movement questioned!
- Latest: Jacquestrapless
-
Speculation: What is this year's big, surprise trade?
- Latest: RangersFan1994
