Speculation: Roster Building Thread: Part LVI
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Let's start this thread off right with some Jake Virtanen discussion.
Krams
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Think it's clear he won't be with Vancouver next year, only question is if they qualify him or not. If not I'm curious what he would cost as a UFA.
haohmaru
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If we want to start it off right we need to start by hounding @KreiderBomb about his Lundqvist retiring post. That might affect things around here.
DutchShamrock
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You do what you do anytime you clear a huge chunk of cap. Sign Shattenkirk. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
haohmaru
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First team in history to re-sign a player they're still paying on a buyout. It's the kind of innovative ground-breaking GM'ing we need around here.
I’ve only been saying I’m 95% sure hanks retiring for at least A month now lol
but yes to confirm @KreiderBomb post. I just listened to Kyper’s podcast. He’s hearing it from players that hank is retiring. It’s pretty obvious as to why and I’ve pointed out the reasons at length in the Lundqvist thread
but yes to confirm @KreiderBomb post. I just listened to Kyper’s podcast. He’s hearing it from players that hank is retiring. It’s pretty obvious as to why and I’ve pointed out the reasons at length in the Lundqvist thread
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Calgary did it with Michael Stone.
Flames (re-)sign Michael Stone, who they bought out last month
This is interesting. Could we buy out Hank then re-sign him for 1 mil? We'd save 2 mil in cap space. He probably doesn't want to be the backup, but if he was amenable to it, it could be the best of both worlds.
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According to that link, it's only for compliance buyouts. I thought it was for all buyouts, but Calgary clearly did it.
Thanks. If this is true, we'll know about it after the finals are done so 1.5 to 2-ish weeks.
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I think Fleury will be looking for a chance to be the starter, which he won't get here, barring injury.
We should regardless of what happens with Hank.
Veteran backups are always available for cheap (less than Geo will get on his next deal) and its not like Geo stonewalled the league last year.
Unless you think he can start here, theres no reason to hold onto him.
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so he says that he is hearing that hank won't play for another team and that it is rangers or bust. but it doesn't say anything about how he excites the rangers. he could still force the rangers to buy him out to get his $$ and then retire. nothing said is different than we already knew and I don't think we can jump to the conclusion that he is gonna pull a naslund to help us out.
haohmaru
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Meh, that podcast was a lot of speculation and "New York or bust" - implying that if Georgiev were moved that he'd finish out his contract.
I firmly believe that if his mind were made up he would've announced it already. He still might, but I think it's contingent on what the Rangers do and further conversations with JD & JG.
I firmly believe that if his mind were made up he would've announced it already. He still might, but I think it's contingent on what the Rangers do and further conversations with JD & JG.
Georgiev isn’t getting any kind of big money on this next deal guys I don’t know where that came from. He’s hardly put up starter numbers. I think he’ll be in around 2 mil give or take. If that. Wouldn’t worry about him he’s still got plenty to prove. He’s not getting traded.
I didn’t say it was any different since I’ve already been saying exactly this haha
but he isn’t going to play for another team and he isn’t playing for us so he’s retiring just don’t know how yet
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the Hajek to Oulomec article mentions Hank's goodbyes when qualifying round ended FWIW
Šok v Kometě! Příchod Hájka? Ne, obránce bere Olomouc: Mám to blíž
But you were part of the Rangers during the playoffs. How did the farewell of the legend Henrik Lundqvist go?
"It was very sad. After the last match with Carolina, he said goodbye, saying it was his last match. He said he didn't know what would happen to him if the Rangers bought him out or went somewhere else. It was hard for him. He is a great fighter, the best hockey player in terms of approach, training and humanity that I have ever met. I even bought the same jeans he had to look like him. ”(Laughter)
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