I mean laine is a pure shooter, exactly what we had in Vatrano, only laine is better.
I think we could absolutely use what he brings when he’s healthy and engaged.
yeah, NO
even not getting into who has baggage, would rather have Vats
Laine is entirely 1 dimensional, and more importantly a lazy bum to be avoided
Vatrano is known as a "pure shooter", but he also brings tons of energy and good vibes to the lineup. Laine sucks the air out of the room. Key difference there.
correctimundo my friend
I could see the Islanders working.
Trouba would waive because he and his wife could stay where they are. The Islanders are a caveman ass organization that will give up value for Trouba.
Rival teams do trades with each other. It's not unprecedented.
Give me a wk +, I'm busy
big deal needed huge +s and -s both sides
first impression, something around
zib + Trouba +
for
Dobson, jpg +++
Trade for Chychrun. He only makes 4.6 and will be on the block. I always do my homework.
Go back to school
he's not worth acquiring b'c cost to maintain = not worth it
also, ok to a pt in certain facets
but not dominant and let's not overrate
Losing in the ECF when we wouldve beaten the West winner is painful. Igor and Laf are on the last year of being cheap. Im not hoarding assets right now. Rangers need to get better.
No, you are giving them away so each year we are further and further behind the 8 ball and it is harder and harder to win w/reduced assets/
When will you learn
listen to bern
extend the max window
rental win now forego
Im willing to trade future assets for win now help. That's what you do when you are this close to a Cup. Use Kakko and Lindgren (or assets for them) to get Chychrun (or a comprable player that I am not thinking of). Im not the GM so Drury can figure out the nitty gritty of it all. You say we cant get a better and cheaper player than Lindgren but we got Gustafsson off the scrap heap for the minimum last year. If youre worried about the downstream consequences for the team in 3-4 years, you might want to reframe how youve been viewing this team. Its a 2 year window, then everything will change.
Hes better than Miller offensively by a mile. Chychrun has had 3 double digit goal seasons before age 26. He also shook the injury bug this year playing all 82. There's no perfect player, but he fits our needs, timeline and we know he is available. I dont think you can hold 1 point in 9 Covid bubble layoff games against him either. OTT is trading him because no one wants to sign there, remember DeBrincat's cameo up there?
Confession is good for the soul
But for umpteenth time, it is an exercise in futility, if not stupidity
Becomes even easier to trade Panarin, Trouba or Kreider next year with a year less on all their deals. Im really not concerned about the salary cap. Deal with it next year. Its also going up organically. If they can turn Miller/Lindgren/Kakko into Necas and Chychrun (in the current hypothetical im being quizzed on), thats 3 guys who dont need to get paid next year so by design theyd be creating future flexibility. Could absolutely look for a way out of Chytil's deal as well. Whoever isnt moved out of the Rempe/Edstrom/Berard/Othmann/Sykora/Perrault group will also be backfilling forward spots over the next 2-3 seasons.
And yes Id rather pay Gus what Lindgren is asking for than Lindgren. Ideally neither are back.
trading Kreider is not smart