Speculation: Roster Building Thread: Part LXVII

[The Crypto Guy]

I'm not opposed to the principle of playing ADA on the left side, but I just see a potential ADA-Trouba partnership as a disastwer waiting to happen

Rather that than Smith-Trouba..

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Tony will get eaten alive on the top pairing, I think they'd move up Lindgren before putting Tony up there.

The Rangers know what Tony can do at this point, putting him in a position to not be successful would be dumb considering they're trying their hardest to move him.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Not only does his skillset seem tailored for playing on the left side but he’s one of the smartest players on the team. If you listen to his podcast you can tell he’s one of those guys who’s a hockey nerd in his off time and obsesses over all the little intricacies of the game

 

[Profet]

Rather that than Smith-Trouba..

How can you tell if your neighbors read hfboards?

Listen for the groans:


Smith - JJ pairing is going to be an option for this coaching staff.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

How can you tell if your neighbors read hfboards?

Listen for the groans:


Smith - JJ pairing is going to be an option for this coaching staff.

Oh jeeze I totally forgot Johnson was on this team now

 

[EdJovanovski]

Tony will get eaten alive on the top pairing, I think they'd move up Lindgren before putting Tony up there.

The Rangers know what Tony can do at this point, putting him in a position to not be successful would be dumb considering they're trying their hardest to move him.

Lmao yea ok
But I would go with DeAngelo-Fox is they do it I think. They were really good together

 

[BobMarleyNYR]

Anyone on the board have a background in which they can provide an estimate on our vaccine production capacity rates?

They THINK it COULD be ready by spring for high-risk people. Late summer should be general public, and it's not as effective as masks... because 35%of the country is not very mentally evolved, it's probably not going away ever and just mutate down to a cold... according to one suffolk county public health official... my mommy...

 

[NYSPORTS]

Not only does his skillset seem tailored for playing on the left side but he’s one of the smartest players on the team. If you listen to his podcast you can tell he’s one of those guys who’s a hockey nerd in his off time and obsesses over all the little intricacies of the game

now let’s hope Kreider can move to RW.

 

[DutchShamrock]

We are allowed to exceed the cap by 6.1125 mil due to potential performance bonuses. Bonuses that aren't earned aren't actually charged against the cap, but they have to be accounted for until they are no longer attainable.

We can't have cap + potential bonuses in excess of 87.6125 mil at any time, but we only accrue daily cap hits based on actual cap spent, and bonuses aren't spent until they are deemed to be earned at the end of the season.

Thank you. I appreciate you explaining it in layman's terms.

So if have so strong confidence we'll have a few million in cap space at the end of the year, we could add later on. The crunch is still on next year, but we have a lot of relief coming. We could jump the market and land value during the year. There is no rush to fix it all today.

 

[Fitzy]

Honestly if ADA did end up making the transition to the left, and did so seamlessly, that would change my mind completely on the need to trade him.

I'd strongly consider keeping him around if he shows he's positionally ambidextrous, that's extremely useful.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Greg McKegg signed with Boston

 

[RangersFan1994]

Greg McKegg signed with Boston

was about to post this

 

[NY Lito]

We’ll just find a way. Love this type of fan. You could justify any credit card purchase until the bill comes. You’re wrong and Tampa is showing you exactly what will happen.

Not losing a Zibby or others b/c i part ways with cheap talent in order to obtain more expensive talent.

Yes we have the exact same situation as Tampa. 100%. The Tampa of 4 years ago maybe. Asinine comparison of the two teams today. Hedman made $4m off his ELC, Vasi 3.5, Kucherov 4.7, Stamkos 7.5. Point, off his ELC, and a top 15 C in the game, took 6.5. If our young guns take those contracts or anything close Sergachev would fit comfortably moving forward while keeping Zib. Again, Tampa's problem was paying their role players big $.

But that's not the case, as you know all the kids are going to be getting paid huge $ off their ELC like the Tampa stars are now on their 3rd contracts, right?

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Lmao yea ok
But I would go with DeAngelo-Fox is they do it I think. They were really good together

They’re looking to move him to fill other holes dude. It’s about as obvious as it gets

hopefully you don’t have too much of a breakdown when he’s actually traded

 

[EdJovanovski]

They’re looking to move him to fill other holes dude. It’s about as obvious as it gets

hopefully you don’t have too much of a breakdown when he’s actually traded

Hopefully you don't have too much of a breakdown when he's not you're acting like they're desperately trying to move him out for peanuts

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

was about to post this

f***ing traitor. How dare he.

Good luck to him

 

[apoptygma]

We can not give players like Buch 5x6 or Gauthier 7x4,5 with a NMC like TBL did with all of their 2. tier players. Better to ship them out before they get any contract like that. Take a small step back with trading them while under control and get futures back. Its the only way to have a long ongoing window. Guess it helps getting some really good late rounds picks like Point. Also, keep the goalie contract down, never feels like a top goalie is worth their big contracts unlike for other postiions.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Yes we have the exact same situation as Tampa. 100%. The Tampa of 4 years ago maybe. Asinine comparison of the two teams today. Hedman made $4m off his ELC, Vasi 3.5, Kucherov 4.7, Stamkos 7.5. Point, off his ELC, and a top 15 C in the game, took 6.5. If our young guns take those contracts or anything close Sergachev would fit comfortably moving forward while keeping Zib. Again, Tampa's problem was paying their role players big $.

But that's not the case, as you know all the kids are going to be getting paid huge $ off their ELC like the Tampa stars are now on their 3rd contracts, right?

Love how you find it different and free willy spend tomorrows dollars today without taking into account the repercussions. As if nobody will get a raise, we’ll adjust and live happily every after lol. Especially with three years of a flat cap.

Happy the Rangers are being fiscally responsible.

 

[NY Lito]

Love how you find it different and free willy spend tomorrows dollars today without taking into account the repercussions. As if nobody will get a raise, we’ll adjust and live happily every after lol. Especially with three years of a flat cap.

Happy the Rangers are being fiscally responsible.

Where the heck did I say no one's getting a raise? And "spending tomorrow's dollars today"? That's not really it, more cap planning and management. Yeesh this pointless. I feel like I am listening to Francesa.

 

[NY Lito]

We can not give players like Buch 5x6 or Gauthier 7x4,5 with a NMC like TBL did with all of their 2. tier players. Better to ship them out before they get any contract like that. Take a small step back with trading them while under control and get futures back. Its the only way to have a long ongoing window. Guess it helps getting some really good late rounds picks like Point. Also, keep the goalie contract down, never feels like a top goalie is worth their big contracts unlike for other postiions.

Bingo.

 

[Calad]

I think I would rather have Lundkvist on an ELC for 3 years than have to pay Sergachev when he has been in a sheltered bubble. Don't get me wrong, I'd still probably take a chance on Sergachev, but not for Lundkvist.

I would also hope the Rangers have internally acknowledged that Trouba's NMC goes away just as Lundkvist's ELC would be expiring. That is very good timing if Trouba isn't what you hoped he would be, such that you could pay Lundkvist and have him and Fox slot up on the right side. You could trade out of Trouba's contract at that point.

Right around that time is when Schenider would be expected to break into the league as well, and I'm sure they envision him taking those sort of minutes when hes in the NHL.

 

[Fitzy]

Gotta go get the nameplate changed on my f***ing Greg McKegg jersey now smdh

 

[Minmonster]

Making a trade for a lhd seems short sighted. It seems that we have plenty of lhd prospect options that need a year maybe even less. Are we going to have the opposite conversation next year after having traded away nils or DeAngelo that we need to trade a lhd for a rhd because we lack depth. Seems like chasing your tail. I’d like to concentrate on a young center. I believe that is where we should be investing

 

[NYSPORTS]

Where the heck did I say no one's getting a raise? And "spending tomorrow's dollars today"? That's not really it, more cap planning and management. Yeesh this pointless. I feel like I am listening to Francesa.

Exactly!!!! Thank you!!! You never did post nobody is getting a raise or spending tomorrow dollars today. Your type can’t recognize you’re spending tomorrows dollars. When is Serg set to be an UFA? Sooner than Nils. We know, bridge deal and then we’ll figure it out along with 3/4ths the roster and keep them all right? Sure, of course.

 

[charliemurphy]

Lol. Way to bring up Kakko and Laf. Laf is 3 years away. Unless Kakko goes the f off the next two years he's not getting that Marner/Matthews/Eichel second contract. Even if he does you would make it work. And yeah the kids, playing on kids deals. Laf and Miller aren't up until 2023. Fox and Kakko 2022. The cap situation is pretty wide open going forward. Next summer is key getting a guy like Chytil locked down reasonably. That's if he's even worth a long investment. Not saying next season is make or break but it will be very telling. Buchnevich? He's not a core piece, if he wants too much you trade him.

Trouba, Panarin, Kreider. Those are the big contracts on the books. Maybe Zib, but not until 2022. I don't know why you think our situation is like Tampa's at all. They have better players, older players, on bigger contracts. You're acting like Kuch starting making 9m off his ELC.

And in 2024 both of their NMCs turn to MNTCs. If both are productive and healthy, they will probably come up in trade discussions considering the prospects coming up.