Roster Building thread - Part X - (TDL edition)

[BBKers]

I would like to see something like this:

TWINS - ? (Chris - surprise us at 14:59 on Friday just before weekend begins)
Bread - Vinny - LAF
Cuylle - Roslovic - K2
Goodrow - Brodz - Vesey

Miller - Fox
Middleton - Schneider
Lindgren - Trouba
?

Gus dealt to the West to recoup assets
Plenty of Black Aces

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Rangers are going to bid against themselves (and manage to outbid themselves) for a player (Wennberg) that does not improve this team in the way it needs to be improved.

He's also not good at faceoffs. What exactly are we losing our collective shit over this guy for?

Nobody is losing their shit but you. He's not Crosby but he's a decent and needed 3C addition. He's a better player than AHLer Brodzinski.

 

[NYR Viper]

The team needs a center no mater what. An injury to anyone and it’s someone like Kreider playing center.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

The team needs a center no mater what. An injury to anyone and it’s someone like Kreider playing center.

I guess some people are ok with Brodzinski and Goodrow as their bottom 6 centers going into the playoffs. Barf.

 

[Profet]

I guess some people are ok with Brodzinski and Goodrow as their bottom 6 centers going into the playoffs. Barf.

Wait until you see the top line center.

 

[GAGLine]

Rangers need a center with term not a RW with term. They are good at RW with Perrault, Laf, Kakko at RW, and Othmann, Panarin, Kreider and Cuylle at LW.

Even when Panarin and Kreider are gone they can move Laf back to LW.

They need centers.

Don’t move Kakko unless it’s for a young stud center.

Without knowing for sure whether or not Chytil will be back, I think that's premature.

If we want to upgrade on Brodzinski for the playoffs, fine, but it should be a cheap rental, not an expensive, long-term player. Re-evaluate in the summer.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

Wait until you see the top line center.

There is nothing that can be done about that right now. There is at 3C.

 

[RGY]

Brodzinski can do what this guy does. There's literally no upgrade there. Except for the obligatory "he played with one of our current players a bunch of years ago".

No, no Brodzinski can’t.

Please stop with the warped overreaction that includes stating people are making him out to be a “stud”. No one is doing that.

 

[Unpredictable1]

Wait until you see the top line center.

Full disclosure, this caught me just right and I burst out laughing

LOL

 

[huerter]

What's the o/u on total liberos done by this entire board?

 

[Gardner McKay]

No, no Brodzinski can’t.

Please stop with the warped overreaction that includes stating people are making him out to be a “stud”. No one is doing that.

couldn't agree more. And for the record, I like Brodzinski on the 4th line and as a depth guy. More the most, but saying he can do what Wennberg does is... hyperbole.

 

[mas0764]

Laughing at the idea of Kakko being anywhere near a “young stud center”. He’s a 3rd line grinder.

(If he’s still here Saturday I’ll be his biggest fan)

I think he could be part of a package for a guy like Zegras, that qualifies. Two guys with higher upside who might need a change of scenery.

I would like to again point out that it was not a year ago that everyone was saying Kakko had turned the corner and Laf was lost. This org does not have its kids follow normal trajectories. Cautionary tale.

 

[mike14]

Without knowing for sure whether or not Chytil will be back, I think that's premature.

If we want to upgrade on Brodzinski for the playoffs, fine, but it should be a cheap rental, not an expensive, long-term player. Re-evaluate in the summer.

I don't know whether such a player exists, but ideally we'd be able to find a guy who can play both C and RW with 2-3 years left at around $3.5-4m (a useful Goodrow if you will).
Provides cover short-term and if Chytil can't return, otherwise he just slides across. And with our lack of centre depth across the organisation he'd also provide some depth and options until we sort that out

 

[Riche16]

Full disclosure, this caught me just right and I burst out laughing

LOL

Same

and then it made me sad

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

I dont think anyone is GUSHING over Wennberg.

He doesnt shoot enough, he may be one of the worst centers in the league over the dot but he checks a lot of other boxes.

With that said, no one is giving away centers. The Rangers need depth there, desperately.

He's got 590 more games of NHL experience than Brodzinski and he's a year younger.

He's also got 42 playoff games under his belt and averaged almost .50 ppg in the last 30 of them. He was played 19 min a game in Seattles little run pushing the Stars to 7 games last postseason. He got that time because hes reliable with the puck.

He is no where near a perfect player but he's 1000% an upgrade over Brodz and Goodrow and should fit into a nice role on the 3rd line.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

 

[RGY]

 

[Chalfdiggity3]

Goodrow for barbanov?

 

[LannyMcdonald]

The team needs a center no mater what. An injury to anyone and it’s someone like Kreider playing center.

Exactly this. By andding one, you elevate your 3rd, 4th and 5th line centres. Same point on D. Because you need the depth. Adding around the 3rd line level has proven most effective over the past several years if you look at the cup winners.

 

[Alluckks]

Patches at 50%
Wennberg at 50%

Leaves room to absorb another decent sized contract

Oilers want to clear space to get Henrique or someone better, but they have no cap. Opportuntiy move to get Foegele for cheap.

Panarin Trochek Laf
Kreider Wennberg Patches
Cuylle Zib Foegele
Vesey Brodz Kakko

 

[B17 Apricots]

Barabanov on Panarin's line could be interesting, bump up Laffy to try getting the twins going. There looks to be a handful of buy low candidates to bolster our wings.

 

[RGY]

Patches at 50%
Wennberg at 50%

Leaves room to absorb another decent sized contract

Oilers want to clear space to get Henrique or someone better, but they have no cap. Opportuntiy move to get Foegele for cheap.

Panarin Trochek Laf
Kreider Wennberg Patches
Cuylle Zib Foegele
Vesey Brodz Kakko

Another name after a Wennberg/Pacioretty acquisition would be Okposo. I think he could be a good piece for the 4th line.

Depending the maneuverability of salary + retention, they could likely afford all of Wennberg, Eberle, and Pacioretty.

Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere
Cuylle-Zibanejad-Eberle
Kreider-Wennberg-Kakko
Vesey-Goodrow-Pacioretty

Pacioretty gives you scoring insurance and fortifies the PP2.

 

[egelband]

I’ve been vetted a few times in the past. Hope those same people remember me. I’m hearing that pacioretty is looking to move to the rangers. He is basically just waiting for a move to hopefully materialize.

$2m cap hit. Very manageable.

 

[bobbop]

I’ll say it again, I wonder if the lawsuit is influencing his play

What lawsuit?

Everyone wants to join a Cup contender

 

[mike14]

What lawsuit?


Everyone wants to join a Cup contender

Believe it has to do with this Mika Zibanejad and His Brother at Risk of Losing Their Homes Due to Legal Issues