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Speculation: Roster Building Thread LXXI

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savebyrichter420 said:
Johnson and Smith are younger players now? Are you aware we might also have a larger roster than normal and the AHL doesn’t start until February if at all? If that’s the case it’s not hard to imagine somebody like Miller or anyone else learning from just being around Chara for a while and being able to bounce ideas off of him about their play, training, diet etc

It’s most likely not even going to happen I was just saying what the merits could be, you clearly don’t agree and that’s fine but don’t come at me like a jerk about it!
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Johnson and Smith are already here, and one of those guys is most likely going to be playing as a forward like he did last year and the othee rotating out as a 7th guy. Miller, Hajek, Reunannen are all competing for the LD spots, along with Lindgren who is already here. The Rangers also signed Bidetto so that they can have someone to expose possibly.
Miller has plenty of people to learn from. Chara is an on ice liability. Not only is it a bad idea, it’s absolutely never gonna happen anyway. Get over it and move on.
 
savebyrichter420 said:
Is Kreider a Norris winning Defenseman and Stanley Cup Champion too? Our left side is Lindgren and a bunch of ifs and maybes.
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Who cares? Chara hasn't been a cup winning or norris caliber d man in years. There is plenty of leadership already on this team, and a coaching staff as well. So, once again, it's a horrible idea.
 
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TheBloodyNine said:
Who cares? Chara hasn't been a cup winning or norris caliber d man in years. There is plenty of leadership already on this team, and a coaching staff as well. So, once again, it's a horrible idea.
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But counting on unproven players and journeymen scrubs is a better idea? Last time I checked nobody on this defense has won any hardware in a while either so I guess they all have that in common lol
 
Chara looked pretty cooked last season.

Besides, Chara's options are to re-sign with the Bruins, sign somewhere else for good money, sign somewhere else for a chance at a cup.

Since the Rangers have almost no cap room and aren't contending for a cup next season, what exactly are they offering Chara?
 
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Dr. Ogrodnick said:
Chara looked pretty cooked last season.

Besides, Chara's options are to re-sign with the Bruins, sign somewhere else for good money, sign somewhere else for a chance at a cup.

Since the Rangers have almost no cap room and aren't contending for a cup next season, what exactly are they offering Chara?
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I don’t know about anyone else but I just responded to the rumor posted and explained what the possible merits/advantages there could be to it

I never commented on the likelihood of it happening or why he would sign here. There was a few posters who posted similar thoughts on the subject prior to me but somehow they alluded the wrath of TheBloodyNine lol
 
Eh, bringing Chara in for a year isn't as absurd as some would have you believe. He's a good role model, can play sheltered minutes and would provide insight when competing against the B's, which we'll be doing 8 times this season at a time when every game is super important. For a mil, that alone would be worth considering. Don't see it happening for obvious reasons, but it's not a dumb idea. Honestly, he'd be a pretty good fit for the Isles this year.
 
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Kords said:
Eh, bringing Chara in for a year isn't as absurd as some would have you believe. He's a good role model, can play sheltered minutes and would provide insight when competing against the B's, which we'll be doing 8 times this season at a time when every game is super important. For a mil, that alone would be worth considering. Don't see it happening for obvious reasons, but it's not a dumb idea. Honestly, he'd be a pretty good fit for the Isles this year.
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I'm not totally against it, given the weak left side and the youth of the defense in general. I just don't see any reason that Chara does it.
 
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savebyrichter420 said:
But counting on unproven players and journeymen scrubs is a better idea? Last time I checked nobody on this defense has won any hardware in a while either so I guess they all have that in common lol
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Yes, because we are a rebuilding team and won’t be competing for the cup next season. Chara on defense would be more likely to turn this team into a bottom 5 contender than a cup contender.
 
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Dr. Ogrodnick said:
I'm not totally against it, given the weak left side and the youth of the defense in general. I just don't see any reason that Chara does it.
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Only things I could possibly think of is he doesn’t want to leave the USA and if he doesn’t want to move his family New York isn’t all that far from Boston in the grand scheme of places he could end up, that’s really all I got on the reasons front.
 
TheBloodyNine said:
Yes, because we are a rebuilding team and won’t be competing for the cup next season. Chara on defense would be more likely to turn this team into a bottom 5 contender than a cup contender.
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Cool, so we help develop/mentor our prospects and increase our chances of another high pick on top of whatever we get for trading him at the deadline, doesn’t sound all that bad.

Kinda confused why we’re even discussing this since you told me to move on which by your logic means I won the argument lol
 
savebyrichter420 said:
Cool, so we help develop/mentor our prospects and increase our chances of another high pick on top of whatever we get for trading him at the deadline, doesn’t sound all that bad.

Kinda confused why we’re even discussing this since you told me to move on which by your logic means I won the argument lol
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Team already has plenty of “leaders” and the coaching staff is there to do that. I just like to keep telling you how dumb and stupid your idea was, it makes me laugh.
 
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NYR Viper said:
Yes I'd take Chara and I'd even offer him (gasp) a 2 year contract at something like $1.1m per season
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Geeesh...for two years....if he signed for peanuts....I would give him the C as well . Which player would be offended by it and worse case scenario one of the offended ones , if any ,might step up their game a bit. Two years of Chara....sign me up !!!
 
I love watching this live meltdown. Reading all wise ass back and forth with a chuckle and even occasional lol.

BTW, even as great as Richter was he couldn't save this one... and just in case neither Lundkvist.
 
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