Speculation: Roster Building Thread - Part XIII (Nanaki edition)

[eco's bones]

Rempe's still only 22 and he's made a lot of progress since we drafted him. This year you could see he's smoothed out a lot of skating issues. He's not a player I'd be in a hurry to give away. If we do deal him I would expect something very good back for him. He will have to pass through waivers to go back to Hartford next year. We have a few roster players who will be UFA's who may or may not be back--Smith, Vesey, Brodzinski---so there is a potential 4th line opening for Rempe depending on what the Rangers decide they want to do. That said these openings might also be there for other players too.

.....and going further we have a lot of very good prospect forwards and there's still some sorting out to be done deciding who to keep and who to move----there's not enough room for all of them. But anyway that group still includes Edstrom in my eyes as well as the other two giants Rempe and Roobroeck...and current Hartford players Berard, Othmann, Sykora, Chmelar and BMB as well as college standouts Perreault and Laba and maybe even Lamb. IMO at least several of these guys should turn into for real NHL players whether it's with the Rangers or some other team.

 

[RGY]

Rempe's still only 22 and he's made a lot of progress since we drafted him. This year you could see he's smoothed out a lot of skating issues. He's not a player I'd be in a hurry to give away. If we do deal him I would expect something very good back for him. He will have to pass through waivers to go back to Hartford next year. We have a few roster players who will be UFA's who may or may not be back--Smith, Vesey, Brodzinski---so there is a potential 4th line opening for Rempe depending on what the Rangers decide they want to do. That said these openings might also be there for other players too.

.....and going further we have a lot of very good prospect forwards and there's still some sorting out to be done deciding who to keep and who to move----there's not enough room for all of them. But anyway that group still includes Edstrom in my eyes as well as the other two giants Rempe and Roobroeck...and current Hartford players Berard, Othmann, Sykora, Chmelar and BMB as well as college standouts Perreault and Laba and maybe even Lamb. IMO at least several of these guys should turn into for real NHL players whether it's with the Rangers or some other team.

I see a lot of trade chips in there to solidify this year’s roster. There are a lot of real potential NHLers as you said. Most may be 2nd/3rd line ceilings but those are still NHLers that fill a role for an acquiring team that is likely rebuilding and need to construct a roster throughout. I have a feeling Berard will be highly sought out in negotiations. I prefer to hold onto him as I see him, not Rempe, as Vesey’s replacement next year.

Beyond that spot the math does not work out for much of the rest. Yes Smith may be gone and yes maybe another veteran is moved such as Kreider, although unlikely, but that’s just 1 more spot in the top 9. More so the Top 6. You aren’t giving that spot to just anyone. Thats likely to have Perrault’s name all over it ahead of the pack. And there is still the possibility that the organization brings in a veteran.

I am willing to move Othmann in the right deal for the right player. It would have to be a legitimate name. I won’t start dropping names, but it has to be that level for me. The window is right now. Regardless of what Trouba said, its not this year and done. Maybe for him it is, but not for the organization. Especially if they are locking up Igor. They will always be competitive with him. Then you still have a new “core” coming into focus headed by Lafreniere, then Cuylle, Kakko (fingers crossed), and I would even say Edstrom. Edstrom is going to be a longtime player in this league. But they have to add a center because we cannot rely on Chytil.

 

[eco's bones]

I see a lot of trade chips in there to solidify this year’s roster. There are a lot of real potential NHLers as you said. Most may be 2nd/3rd line ceilings but those are still NHLers that fill a role for an acquiring team that is likely rebuilding and need to construct a roster throughout. I have a feeling Berard will be highly sought out in negotiations. I prefer to hold onto him as I see him, not Rempe, as Vesey’s replacement next year.

Beyond that spot the math does not work out for much of the rest. Yes Smith may be gone and yes maybe another veteran is moved such as Kreider, although unlikely, but that’s just 1 more spot in the top 9. More so the Top 6. You aren’t giving that spot to just anyone. Thats likely to have Perrault’s name all over it ahead of the pack. And there is still the possibility that the organization brings in a veteran.

I am willing to move Othmann in the right deal for the right player. It would have to be a legitimate name. I won’t start dropping names, but it has to be that level for me. The window is right now. Regardless of what Trouba said, its not this year and done. Maybe for him it is, but not for the organization. Especially if they are locking up Igor. They will always be competitive with him. Then you still have a new “core” coming into focus headed by Lafreniere, then Cuylle, Kakko (fingers crossed), and I would even say Edstrom. Edstrom is going to be a longtime player in this league. But they have to add a center because we cannot rely on Chytil.

I kind of expect the Rangers to pick up another defenseman at the deadline if for no other reason insurance. As the team is now it could gel and if that happens go pretty much as is. If Mika's line gets back to where we hope---the 3rd line is just doing great and I like the elements of the 4th line and we have some forward and defensive depth already. Our bottom pair looks very good---Ruhwedel as 7D and Mancini as another layer--you can't have enough defensemen for playoffs so that's another reason I think we might do something like that.

People here when they talk about moving Rempe---he's a nice pickup for a lot of teams but if the Rangers have a target and just to bring up a couple supposedly available if you're the Penguins and moving Marcus Pettersson or the Bruins moving Trent Frederic your organization is already thin on young talent---Rempe is not who you're going to be looking for from the Rangers---as you've brought up with Othmann he'd be more like it or the 1st rounder. From a Rangers development standpoint yes Rempe will have to go through waivers next year but the following year it will be all of Othmann, Berard and Sykora so I expect at least one of them will be dealt before that happens and maybe two. We just don't have the room for all these guys.

On what Trouba said---I don't believe the Rangers are going to purge all the vets on the team just on what happens this year. I think he and Lindgren are going to be gone by training camp next year though. If that's what he really meant....then okay his time is running out.