Roster Building Thread - Part XII (Season starts 10/9 @ 7:30 pm)

[CasusBelli]

Trade him for Demko and Boeser and a pick

Vancouver would have to be high to execute that.

 

[CasusBelli]

One of two things will happen:
1. Igor will have an awful year, for one reason or another, and he'll regret not taking the $88M
2. Some idiot will give him league max with an NMC in the UFA market -- after which point Igor will have an awful year, for one reason or another.

 

[mas0764]

There is not a single goalie I would pay $11m for. $9m is my max for that position. Take it or leave it.

If he wants $11m+ that's fine, go play somewhere else.

It’s crazy we even offered $11m.

 

[TominNC]

We don’t sign Igor, win the cup with him, he leaves and we don’t win another cup in any of your lifetimes. I’m 65 so one more and I’m good.

 

[Machinehead]

And St Louis & Pitt before them. Hell, Corey Crawford wasn't exactly an all time goalie either.

Nah, Crawford was super underrated.

But that's canceled out by the fact that Matt Murray was never an NHL goaltender and won it back to back years.

Like, that was the end of this discussion. A dude that's playing in the AHL at 30 -who has gotten absolutely lit up there in cups of coffee the last two years BTW- won back to back Cups. It's over. RIP goaltending. Time of death: 11:17 PM, June 11th, 2017.

 

[Machinehead]

Igor turned down a contract that (with proper financial planning) would have allowed his GRANDCHILDREN to float a bouncy castle across an ocean instead of ever having to work.

He rejected it. f*** him sideways.

That wouldn't even require proper financial planning.

You can put three quarters of 88 million dollars up your nose and your grandkids still wouldn't work.

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

The only thing that might save us is if Igor bombs to start the season. I'm praying they find a way to back down from this.

 

[EdJovanovski]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843698039220748770

 

[bernmeister]

Here's an option....

Igor wants top top top $$$$$$$$$

13 x 3
or 12.25 x 4

but again, no fuggin clauses

that is short term extra cap pressure until we unload him, but it is also not long term risk if we do not

 

[Machinehead]

Corey Crawford, fun fact, had a very, very similar career to Carey Price except with multiple Cups.

Like, when you think about it like that...

Carey Price is the biggest meme in NHL history. Like, Habs fans literally imagined his perception and whined about it until everyone believed it. It's impressive.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Corey Crawford, fun fact, had a very, very similar career to Carey Price except with multiple Cups.

Like, when you think about it like that...

Carey Price is the biggest meme in NHL history. Like, Habs fans literally imagined his perception and whined about it until everyone believed it. It's impressive.

I guess my point earlier was that Crawford's stats didn't blow anyone away, nor was he a perennial all star. I agree he was a very clutch playoff performer.

Crawford is actually the blueprint of what we wish we had. A guy who was more of team guy than a goalie that needed to carry his team. Somewhere around a top 10 goalie who doesn't need to be the highest paid guy, but rises to the occasion for big games.

 

[Bob Richards]

Corey Crawford, fun fact, had a very, very similar career to Carey Price except with multiple Cups.

Like, when you think about it like that...

Carey Price is the biggest meme in NHL history. Like, Habs fans literally imagined his perception and whined about it until everyone believed it. It's impressive.

They were forced to give him the MVP because the NHL had the worst scoring race in league history that year lmfao

 

[EdJovanovski]

I think you guys are being too pessimistic about this team. We finished 1st place in the NHL last season and lost in the ECF in 6, to the cup winners. We did so barely adding anyone at the deadline and are going in with basically the same team.

 

[MrAlmost]

One of two things will happen:
1. Igor will have an awful year, for one reason or another, and he'll regret not taking the $88M
2. Some idiot will give him league max with an NMC in the UFA market -- after which point Igor will have an awful year, for one reason or another.

So the Rangers are gonna have 2 awful years in a row? Haha

 

[CasusBelli]

So the Rangers are gonna have 2 awful years in a row? Haha

A new type of dynasty, a la 2000-2010 Florida, awaits!

 

[Crease]

Rempe, Edstrom, and Mancini. Pleasantly surprised they went on merit.

 

[Ail]

and are going in with basically the same team.

Yes, surely this time it will work!

 

[Daves a mess]

We don’t sign Igor, win the cup with him, he leaves and we don’t win another cup in any of your lifetimes. I’m 65 so one more and I’m good.

I just turned 60.

F Igor and his gun to our heads demands.

Sign him for 12.5 and imagine Johnny Brods in your top 9 next year.

Florida looks amazing btw. We ain't beating them.

 

[TominNC]

I just turned 60.

F Igor and his gun to our heads demands.

Sign him for 12.5 and imagine Johnny Brods in your top 9 next year.

Florida looks amazing btw. We ain't beating them.

Have at it. Revel in your misery.

 

[CasusBelli]

Reinhart is basically Mika if he gave a shit.

 

[will1066]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843698039220748770

You sure that's Fox and not Rempe wearing Fox's jersey? He's huge dwarfing the Cup

 

[Boris Zubov]

This is a clinic. f*** Boston.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Mancini should make his debut tomorrow

 

[CasusBelli]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843698039220748770

Just saw the brackets. Does this assume Forsling, Bennet, Reinhart, Bob, Ekblad, Matty and Barkov get season ending injuries? If so, I believe it. Otherwise, I can’t remember the last time I saw Boston beat Florida.