Speculation: Roster Building Thread: Part LXV

[SA16]

Clifford who has 2 cups and is more skilled and would be the better option in my opinion

And since Clifford has 2 cups, is more skilled, and is better he will obviously cost more likely both in AAV and years

 

[Ola]

Nils Lundkvist better turn out pretty goddamn good the way he is regarded on here.

If we had a 23-year-old center who just scored 44 points while playing Selke-caliber defense you’d all be losing your f***ing minds.

Expectations for Nils should be Neal Pionk give or take a bit, anything else is ridiculous.

 

[E-Train]

And since Clifford has 2 cups, is more skilled, and is better he will obviously cost more likely both in AAV and years

Exactly. I’m not paying 3 yrs/$6M for Clifford vs. 1/$1M for Martin.

Like it or not, JD is adding a player or 2 like this.

 

[Levitate]

Expectations for Nils should be Neal Pionk give or take a bit, anything else is ridiculous.

I think that entirely depends on your opinion of Pionk

 

[RangersFan1994]

And since Clifford has 2 cups, is more skilled, and is better he will obviously cost more likely both in AAV and years

and more worth it in my opinion

 

[rangers1314]

Exactly. I’m not paying 3 yrs/$6M for Clifford vs. 1/$1M for Martin.

Like it or not, JD is adding a player or 2 like this.

Clifford will probably go back to LA.

Depending on how important it is to MM to stay in the area, I doubt he settles on a 1 year deal.

I really, really hope we're not here this time tomorrow blowing our brains out over the 2yr/2.1AAV deal we just gave Matt Martin.

 

[LaffyTaffy]

Am I actually reading Shea Theodore slander on here. Ya'll have lost your minds.

 

[and 99 others]

Nils Lundkvist better turn out pretty goddamn good the way he is regarded on here.

If we had a 23-year-old center who just scored 44 points while playing Selke-caliber defense you’d all be losing your f***ing minds.

if we had a 24 year-old center who just scored 44 points, received one Selke vote from Linda Cohn, playing behind Zibanejad and a 22 year-old center who looks like he could be the future 1C of the team, and had other positions we needed to strengthen, and the player wanted a $7M+ deal... i already forgot where i was going with this

 

[Synergy27]

Expectations for Nils should be Neal Pionk give or take a bit, anything else is ridiculous.

Man. If true, people really need to recalibrate their expectations for this kid. I think a lot of people think he’s Karlsson lite or something.

 

[E-Train]

Clifford will probably go back to LA.

Depending on how important it is to MM to stay in the area, I doubt he settles on a 1 year deal.

I really, really hope we're not here this time tomorrow blowing our brains out over the 2yr/2.1AAV deal we just gave Matt Martin.

I don’t see it. AAV might be higher but they’ll get Martin for 1 year.

I can see JD pushing for a 4th line of:

Martin-Howden-Reaves = board implosion

 

[duhmetreE]

Lundkvist for Eichel+.

 

[RickChartraw]

I'd be disappointed if Nils is a Neal Pionk, but I know nothing.

 

[Daves a mess]

I'm looking at our stacked prospect pool, and instead of dwelling on that positive, I am still grinning over the fact that I don't have to see Marc Staal falling over our prone goalie as the puck sits in the back of the net.

Loving the middle finger to NJ with the 19th pick.
Schneider looks like a player.

Henrik in a home Cap jersey tomm?
Martin in Ranger blue?

I'm OK with Strome for 1 year. Some team will def overpay for his services at the deadline.

Wow. First post in 6 years. I used to be "Happy Hour" back in 2005 here.

Good to be back.

 

[aufheben]

if we had a 24 year-old center who just scored 44 points, received one Selke vote from Linda Cohn, playing behind Zibanejad and a 22 year-old center who looks like he could be the future 1C of the team, and had other positions we needed to strengthen, and the player wanted a $7M+ deal... i already forgot where i was going with this

Well don’t ask me.

 

[aufheben]

I’m officially against acquiring any member of the 2013-14 LA Kings.

 

[rangers1314]

Jeremy Rutherford spoke to Petro.

Sounds like they are talking again with a new offer upcoming tomorrow.

 

[Greg02]

Remember when David Rundblad was the best prospect in hockey?

 

[TheBloodyNine]

What's with all the Nils hate?

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Jeremy Rutherford spoke to Petro.

Sounds like they are talking again with a new offer upcoming tomorrow.

Never for a second believed he was leaving St. Louis. They will make a deal. Deals in the NHL happen at the last second or not at all.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Man. If true, people really need to recalibrate their expectations for this kid. I think a lot of people think he’s Karlsson lite or something.

I think people think that he has a similar ceiling to Fox.

 

[aufheben]

What's with all the Nils hate?

Who hates him?

I’m genuinely curious how good he’s supposed to be because I haven’t followed him a lot.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I'd be disappointed if Nils is a Neal Pionk, but I know nothing.

Ola seems to always be on the pessimistic end of anything other than Swedish Covid response.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Nils is better than Pionk will ever be.

he shouldn’t be untouchable though.

 

[Kovalev27]

Can someone please tell me the Matt Martin stuff isn’t real.

When has signing a past prime, especially physical player from a rival ever worked for the Rangers? Another LW too. This is a bad over correction.

i said it a few weeks ago don’t be surprised if he’s signed. Lot of chatter about it

 

[DutchShamrock]

Clifford will probably go back to LA.

Depending on how important it is to MM to stay in the area, I doubt he settles on a 1 year deal.

I really, really hope we're not here this time tomorrow blowing our brains out over the 2yr/2.1AAV deal we just gave Matt Martin.

Considering his wife is from the area, he is a new father, and he clearly has some roots here now it may matter to him whether fans like it or not.