Speculation: Roster Building Thread: Part XIV (To trade or not to trade is the question)

[17futurecap]

Everything Larry reported about Trouba over the summer now obviously seems was all correct, the king still got it.

 

[Bacon Artemi Bravo]

Worst case scenario for Trouba is a waiver wire in which he doesn't not get picked up(which is plausible given his large contract). If he got demoted to Hartford, that would be worse than almost any NHL destination possible.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Holik is Adonis compared to Brady.

Sure about that?

 

[Peltz]

Trading for Tkachuk means one of Panarin or Kreider is out the door somewhat soon. Having like 25+ million locked into the LW ain’t gonna work

It won't be Panarin.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

except Dreger is verifiably wrong considering Ottawa is reported to be a suitor for Trouba by several others with more cred than him.

Who’s mentioned Ottawa for Trouba? I honestly don’t know.

 

[SixGoalieSystem]

Let us not forget the real victim here, if Anaheim is Trouba's next destination. Poor @Leonardo87 will need a 24 hour tmnt marathon to cheer up again.

 

[eco's bones]

I love Brady Tkachuk. That guy IMO is made for the bright lights.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Everything Larry reported about Trouba over the summer now obviously seems was all correct, the king still got it.

I'll say it for the people in the back.

His opinions suck but he still has sources. If he says the Rangers are aggressively pursuing Tkachuk, Drury and Staios are absolutely talking.

 

[will1066]

The closer we get to 2pm without trade news the more a board crash seems plausible

Fixed it

 

[mas0764]

We could have had an asset for Trouba if he had worked with us.

Now we'll get nothing and he will have no say in who claims him. Good job, Jake.

I'd do Shesterkin for Tkachuk straight up. Ride with Quick the rest of the season and then go find your next goalie.

 

[Raspewtin]

Who’s mentioned Ottawa for Trouba? I honestly don’t know.

Freidman and Kaplan, at least.

edit: and now Pagnotta

 

[I Eat Crow]

Worst case scenario for Trouba is a waiver wire in which he doesn't not get picked up(which is plausible given his large contract). If he got demoted to Hartford, that would be worse than almost any NHL destination possible.

He would refuse to report. He would have his contract terminated and he could sign anywhere for league minimum if his destination matters.

 

[JimmyG89]

 

[Gardner McKay]

Garrioch also saying there is nothing going on with Tkachuk

Garrioch has as much credibility as DaGoon.

 

[will1066]

Sure about that?

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It was reported the fowl dropped dead instantly when they looked at him.

 

[Svenhart2008]

I love Brady Tkachuk. That guy IMO is made for the bright lights.

He’s made for radio

 

[Bacon Artemi Bravo]

I would pay a lot of money to see one of those behind the scenes shows with the Rangers right now

 

[McRanger92]

Larry namedropping Tkachuk is like Drury sending the bat signal to the family saying "We want to win in NY and we want you to be our king" They will pressure Ottawa and their rookie GM from inside the walls.

 

[nyr2k2]

Half-jokingly this could very well be a requirement of the FO. We never look like the Islanders or the Canes aesthetically.

I remember a time during the Lundqvist years where we were always the best-looking team in the league. Like 3/4 of the dudes could be in GQ, and the other 1/4 looked like me--sort of okay, not causing kids to shit their pants because they are so ugly, etc. That never got us anywhere, so maybe we ought to go the other direction.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Yo... owners are billionaires who want to charge you higher prices and squeeze you for every penny.

They ruin franchises all the time like the Knicks. Never, ever, assume their interests align with the fans'.

They will sell our team and move it across the country if they thought it would make them richer and not hesitate more than two seconds to do it.

They want to win, but they will not hesitate to ruin a team and a fanbase to line their own pocket before winning every single time.

And yet in contract negotiations and trades their interests align more with ours. Also, while this is not true of all owners but I fully believe that more owners want a winning product than the players, especially long term. The Giants' reaction over the Jones benching and the Rangers' reaction over the Goodrow waiving and Trouba's as well basically tells me everything I need to know about the Rangers. Owners and GMs see them as assets and liabilities to winning (and sometimes stupid shit like marketability). Players see them as that dude that invited me to his son's birthday party and whose wife cooks a great mac and cheese. The owners' interests SOMETIMES align with ours, the players' interests NEVER align with ours.

 

[hardnosed]

I feel the same way, should just let Ruhwedel eat the minutes. But maybe Drury is willing to take a bath on this season and sees it as a transition season at this point. I doubt it but I agree, wouldn’t have called up Mancini.

Mancini isn't replacing Trouba. Schneider will be getting the important minutes, defending on the PK, tough assignments, 6 on 5, etc. Mancini is the 6th D. Subtle difference, but important.

 

[duhmetreE]

Problem with Perreault is he's literally the only top 6 RW in the system. at lesat if you trade an Othmann or Laf, you're trading natural LWers for a natural LW. and Panarin/Cuylle will probably still be here.

Laffy and Cuylle can play the right. I don’t put much stock in winger positions.

I’d also prefer Tkachuk, Laffy and Cuylle in the playoff’s over a player like Gabe

 

[Overcast]

If Ottawa wants Chytil, as much as I love this kid I'd drive him to JFK, LGA or EWR myself.

You hit one speed bump or pot hole and Chytil's right back on IR.

 

[Peltz]

Drury looks like a bum right now. I get the whole situation with Trouba is complicated and he's playing like shit, but it sends the wrong message when you're willing to put your captain on waivers just because he has a M-NTC and he refuses to be traded. It looks bad to the players, fans, and the rest of the league.

Wrong. It makes the players accountable for their performance.

That's exactly the message that needs to be sent to players right now. Who cares what it means for the rest of the league? Players will still want to sign in NY if they put together a winning team.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Garrioch has as much credibility as DaGoon.