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I think if you read between the lines, there is a very good chance Hank developed the heart condition as a result of an undisclosed COVID diagnosis. He spent the break back in Sweden did he not? Very sad.
 
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fm said:
I think if you read between the lines, there is a very good chance Hank developed the heart condition as a result of an undisclosed COVID diagnosis. He spent the break back in Sweden did he not? Very sad.
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I have to admit, that came to mind. Many people who were diagnosed with COVID have after-effects like cardio and pulmonary issues.
 
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I don’t doubt at all that we’re talking with Calgary. I doubt that we’re interested in either Monahan or Hanifin. I seriously doubt that we would move DeAngelo or Buchnevich for either.

Did Calgary make that offer? I don’t doubt they would. I don’t think Gorton would take it seriously though. That isn’t to say there aren’t other Calgary players he’s interested in, whether or not Buch or ADA are part of a return.
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Rangers approached about Lindholm. Monahan and Hanifin came up in later iterations.

Buch has been in and out of conversations for about a year and a half now with a few teams. He nearly went to Edmonton back in 2019.

As for Monahan, it was also picked up by a TSN reporter and a reporter out of Calgary a few weeks after this board knew the Rangers were talking to Calgary.

But yes, those names have been exchanged and none of them have been rejected by either side.
 
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Edge said:
Look, at the end of the day, all I can do is point to being on here for 23 some odd years, writing for the site (back when it was a site), and getting info on here before it was reported elsewhere.

Maybe it’s all lie, but over 23 years you’d think someone would uncover the lie. And to make the lie work, my ability to put names and places together would be extraordinary. To the point that I should be an investigator for the feds.

So I have very little control over whether people want to believe what I am saying, view it as a series of amazingly intuitive coincidences and lucky guesses, or think I’m full of shit. That’s really their perogative, and at this point there’s probably little or nothing I can do to change their mind.
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I don’t think you need to defend yourself. The info you share is gold. And if some people don’t trust it, then... like you said, that’s their perogative.
 
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Edge said:
Rangers approached about Lindholm. Monahan and Hanifin came up in later iterations.

Buch has been in and out of conversations for about a year and a half now with a few teams. He nearly went to Edmonton back in 2019.

As for Monahan, it was also picked up by a TSN reporter and a reporter out of Calgary a few weeks after this board knew the Rangers were talking to Calgary.

But yes, those names have been exchanged and none of them have been rejected by either side.
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Are these talks still continuing? I have dreams of Lindholm/Monahan centering our second line. And who knows, maybe Hanifin can recapture his previous success?
 
NYRangers16 said:
Are these talks still continuing? I have dreams of Lindholm/Monahan centering our second line. And who knows, maybe Hanifin can recapture his previous success?
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Edge said:
I get it, and don’t blame anyone.

On the flip side, I do like to point out that I have considerably more to lose than I have to gain by sharing info.

The reality is that most conversations don’t amount to anything. Frankly, the number of deals that die in the red zone is astonishing. So I do try to pick my spots with what I put out there, knowing that the odds are always against it coming to fruition.

With regards to Calgary, I will note that those talks are described to be on hold, rather than dead and buried. I think both teams want to see how things shake out before potentially resuming any discussions.

In a similar manner to Carolina and Boston, you could also see a scenario where a larger discussion is broken into several smaller trades and discussions.

Gorton has no problem re-connecting with teams if they can’t close the deal at a particular point in time.

So I’d still keep an eye on that one.
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Was just reading his comments as well, quite interesting. The bolded should answer your question
 
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@Ranger Spice @fm Refer to my post in the Hank thread on his condition.

The Rangers have known and been monitoring this his entire career. He's had it since he was a kid.

I'm not BSing for attention or "cred". It was factual information I received in 2006.
 
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Avery16 said:
Would have been surprised if Reunanen wasn’t in camp.
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Given his age, experience, game shape, and how solid/steady poised he looked in Camp last year, he's my pick to be paired with Trouba.

I see it as:

Reunanen-Trouba
Lindgren-Fox
K. Miller/Johnson-DeAngelo

I think Hajek is getting packaged in a deal for middle six help.
 
Given Brendan Smiths offseason work regimen, the odds of Tarmo outplaying him in camp are actually significant
 
Fitzy said:
Given Brendan Smiths offseason work regimen, the odds of Tarmo outplaying him in camp are actually significant
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I still think Smith is starting on the wing because we simply don't have enough NHL caliber wingers to fill out our line up.

A bottom-6 of Lafreniere-Chytil-Smith and Lemieux-Howden-Gauthier with Reunanen playing on the left side of our defense with Lindgren and Johnson
 
Amazing Kreiderman said:
I still think Smith is starting on the wing because we simply don't have enough NHL caliber wingers to fill out our line up.

A bottom-6 of Lafreniere-Chytil-Smith and Lemieux-Howden-Gauthier with Reunanen playing on the left side of our defense with Lindgren and Johnson
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I really hope not. He's a truly terrible winger.

Panarin-Strome-Kakko
Kreider-Zibanejad-Buchnevich
Lafreniere-Chytil-Gauthier
PDG-Howden-Blackwell
Rooney

No particular order, but that's enough forwards. If Reaunanen makes the starting lineup we will likely have 8 defensemen on the official roster with JMFJ and Smith as healthy scratches.
 
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Amazing Kreiderman said:
I still think Smith is starting on the wing because we simply don't have enough NHL caliber wingers to fill out our line up.

A bottom-6 of Lafreniere-Chytil-Smith and Lemieux-Howden-Gauthier with Reunanen playing on the left side of our defense with Lindgren and Johnson
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Assuming everyone's healthy, I think you see Gauthier at 3rd line RW and Rooney at 4th line RW. All things are subject to change depending on injuries, performance of kids in camp, etc., of course, but given the interviews with management this offseason, I get the sense they signed Rooney to be a PKer with the big club.
 
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Fitzy said:
I really hope not. He's a truly terrible winger.

Panarin-Strome-Kakko
Kreider-Zibanejad-Buchnevich
Lafreniere-Chytil-Gauthier
PDG-Howden-Blackwell
Rooney

No particular order, but that's enough forwards. If Reaunanen makes the starting lineup we will likely have 8 defensemen on the official roster with JMFJ and Smith as healthy scratches.
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Blackwell and Rooney should be nowhere near the NHL roster
 
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