Speculation: Roster Building Thread - Off-season Part I

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Yeah but the cap exists so imo we need to get that improvement from the growth of young players we already have and then some smart and cheap guys who mesh well with the big guns we already have. Laf, Kakko and Chytil should get better. Panarin needs someone who doesn’t indulge and encourage the constant perimeter pond hockey. That guy doesn’t need to be a huge name high price player
We need improvement from Laf and still more if we are going to play to win. If we just tread water we aren't going to do much of anything. People get carried away. We could have been gone in the first round. If we don't get a winger and center in our top 6 we will continue to be pinned back in our own end year after year.
 
The crazy thing is he played 49(!) games this year. I could have sworn it was in the 17-20 range.

always invisible besides to drive the net and miss the puck or fall down. Awful player.


how about Gauthier and Mathew Robertson to the WIld for Brandon Duhaime

How about the Rangers signing Nicolas Deslauriers?
 
Ya know the Yankees have been used in this thread as a cautionary tale of organizational mismanagement because of holding on to prospects when deals were available and while I do share that frustration, that's only part of the story. I'll flip the coin to its other side and use the same organization to show your concern.

Justus Sheffield
James Kaprielian

Both top Yankees prospects ie high end trade chips that the Yankees had no problem in moving in deals for needs. The problem here is they ended up trading them away for the wrong players in James Paxton and Sonny Gray. The Yanks hurt themselves just as much here as they wasted their top trade chips when targeting the wrong players, ending up with little to show from it.

By drafting BPA and having high picks, they have a bunch of prospects/players with good trade capital. It should be used at some point to fill needs. It's just on who and it's imperative Drury gets that right.
That's my point. Use the chips, but use them for the right player. So far Drury's pro scouts have nailed every move. Right now nyr is being tied to everything everywhere which is the norm this time of the year, and let's be serious, if the jets wanted to trade pld they would be leaking nyr rumors to the Canadian cronies even if the rangers aren't really pursuing, its probably the best team to use to drive up prices from other teams whether it's true or not.
 
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I would be happy if they could trade Gauthier for a guy a couple years younger who can help in Hartford, and maybe has bottom six upside. Organizational filler would be fine as a return for him, IMO.

Call up Gorton, maybe he still like Gauthier, get Nate Schnarr, probably nothing there, but could eventually be a 4th liner, he’s an RFA with no arb rights.

He was in the Taylor Hall Devils/Yotes trade back in the day.

Even if he’s just a warm body in Hartford, better than nothing for Gauthier.
 
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This lineup and depth chart is one that should be a perennial competitor for the Eastern Conference.

Kreider-Zibanejad-Kaako
Panarin-Copp-Lafreniere
_______-Chytil-Kravtsov
Motte-Goodrow-Blais
Hunt

Miller-Fox
Jones-Trouba
Lindgren-Schneider
______

This line up fits under the cap and the team can either go out and sign a 4C (Larsson) or try to find another winger for that 3rd line spot (Zucker would be my choice). This doesn't need to get overly complicated to improve moving forward and worst case scenario, the team has to bridge Lafreniere or Miller 9either player may actually PREFER this anyways) in order to continue contending for The Cup.
Just out of curiosity, why break up Fox-Lindgren?
 
Not sure if its been asked but I know some people had interest in the past.... any thoughts on sending Georgie and a pick or mid level prospect to Edmonton for Puljujarvi? Would he fit on our 3rd line?
 
Not sure if its been asked but I know some people had interest in the past.... any thoughts on sending Georgie and a pick or mid level prospect to Edmonton for Puljujarvi? Would he fit on our 3rd line?
This won’t get it done for Puljujarvi.

He did what we all hope VK does, come back and totally resurrect his value. Edmonton was once close to trading him here for Lias Anderson.

Edmonton is gonna get a legit return for him.
 
If McDonagh at 33, with 4 years left on his deal, with all of the miles on his body, and a full NTC can get traded (including him…waiving?? his clause)…gonna need to rethink the idea that all of the NYR clause players are immovable.
What is this McDonagh news? I’m lost.
 
Our team had a nice run but we won 1 game more than we lost. We did not dominate. The Isles, Oilers and more recently the Lightening all kept trying to improve personal while winning multiple cups. Sitting still because we made the ECF is a mistake. MTL went from the finals to trash in 1 season. Motte had 0 points vs Pitt and TBL. Our winning the cup is not dependent on him. Nobody is saying if we kept Copp, Braun, or Motte that they would have won the cup.
Montreal shouldn't even be in this conversation of comparison. Their 2 best players paid the Price (pun intended) with their careers while also drawing into the easiest and most unique playoff bracket thanks to the strict Canadian govt travel restrictions.
 
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We all loved that Gauthier move when it happened. Thought it was so smart.

Joey Keane hasn’t done much either. He turns 23 tomorrow
It was a worthwhile move for sure. It was worth it to take a shot on a big and fast forward. Now we know why Carolina traded him, not that Keane has done anything either.
 
I believe Joey Keane moved on to Tampa Bay.
But I see what you were doing there.
You’re thinking of Sean Day

Dunno. Have you seen the Leafs’ GM’s glasses? He’s clearly a genius. Joking aside, Leafs can send back some money. I’m sure it’s doable if they want to.
Tampa isn’t taking money back. It’s why they need to move McD in the first place
 
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Dunno. Have you seen the Leafs’ GM’s glasses? He’s clearly a genius. Joking aside, Leafs can send back some money. I’m sure it’s doable if they want to.
If he's a genius, he'll stay away from McDonagh at this stage of his career.
 
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