Speculation: Roster Building thread: Part XIX (Thanks, Sam)

They would trip over themselves to get the gig.

The current state of the team is clouding your judgement to think otherwise
It's not. And it's not the current state of the team. It's the organization's structure as a whole for years. The only reason they will want it is a reference on a resume. Do you think they will take the job with the idea that they will really be able to make the decisions they want?
 
Fire Drury and Lav. Hire Messier to have JD’s symbolic role as President. Hire a qualified GM to run the day to day and get a coach who will demand accountability and structure. Do everything to move Mika, Kreider and Kandre. Shop Panarin.
Name any reason aside from 94 that has shown messier to be a good anything in the NHL.
He was offered a pathway if he wanted to work his way up to coaching. He was offered a pathway if he wanted to work his way up to a coach. He wants to be gifted a job based on his credentials from 21 years ago.
 
We need a true 1LD, or at least a top end 2LD if Key plays with Fox.

Key is a little frustrating, and his lapses in judgment are his only barrier to being a top end 2LD or better.

Jones and Vaaks bring different tools, so they make a good combo of 6/7, imo.

Soucy kinda blows, but he's at least a warm NHL body that acts as a placeholder until next deadline. He's another 6/7 that we don't necessarily need except for the fact that we have a huge gap.

We absolutely need one. Three is exaggeration.

I wish we were in on Hanifin. That type of piece (a better Miller in a way) would have tied everything together.

KAM has a #1 LD skills but his play has been horrible in way too many games this season. I really do not even understand how he has made some awful decisions and passes. KAM is very frustrating. Is he a 1? Not this season. Is he a #2? Probably but a bad one this season.

Soucy is just a journeyman that probably was not even worth the 3rd round pick we paid for him.

I had high hopes for Jones but being a borderline 6th/7th Dman is not what I hoped for this season. Vaaks is basically in the same boat. Borderline 6/7 Dman who was a castoff multiple times.

The bottom line is our left side is a mess and its hard to have much faith in any of them right now.
 
The team cannot defend. And offensively their top players are allergic to contact and shooting the puck. Good combo lol
It has been a long season . We need a new manager and coach and a 3 year plan to be a damn hard playoff out for somebody and that should not be setting the bar too high if our All star goalie and Dman find their games again along with the kids we already have .. Dump the garbage in the top 6 and go from there....if it is really bad next year I can accept that if it looks brighter on the horizon.....put some nastiness out there and let the kids go . Let Rempe play and find a guy that can fight and play 35 games a year when needed . Try and look for speed in the back end and decent puck movement under pressure when drafting . We can be back soon enough . I'd move KAM .....if he becomes an AS elsewhere....so be it . He is just too soft and not smart enough for the Metro games .
 
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It's not. And it's not the current state of the team. It's the organization's structure as a whole for years. The only reason they will want it is a reference on a resume. Do you think they will take the job with the idea that they will really be able to make the decisions they want?
Yes, because most GMs don't want to rebuild.

Most GMs and coaches, much like the players in the league, want to compete for championships.
 
I'm not sure I've hated a goalie more than Igor. Don't get me wrong, I know he can be a very good goalie when he shows up, but there's just something about him that I just don't like. We use to have a shitty, likable team. Now we just have a shitty, unlikable team.
 
I'm not sure I've hated a goalie more than Igor. Don't get me wrong, I know he can be a very good goalie when he shows up, but there's just something about him that I just don't like. We use to have a shitty, likable team. Now we just have a shitty, unlikable team.
I can understand the bold/italicized comment -- for some reason, he reminds me of Georgiev with each passing game.
 
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Lafreniere not that brave either .

At least he was in the scrum. I get why Mika didn't get involved because of the rules, but WGAS? Go in there, at least grab someone's jersey, and show you give a shit. Take the penalty. The optics would look a lot better and could spark a team that sees someone like him at least appear to show he cares.
 
I'm not sure I've hated a goalie more than Igor. Don't get me wrong, I know he can be a very good goalie when he shows up, but there's just something about him that I just don't like. We use to have a shitty, likable team. Now we just have a shitty, unlikable team.
It's the hair braid
 
Fox has had garbage d partners 5 on 5 for sure but doesn't excuse the fact he is a zero threat on the pp now.
He can't shoot, his mobility is questionable I think K' Andre had better looks from the point in the 30 sec of pp time he had today than Fox has had in quite a while.
We need to get a shot at the PP point that is feared and will create rebounds. There is little reason to go get Fox at the point because they are okay with him shooting. Who has the hardest slapshot on this team? JT has it. Where is JT playing? 5 feet in front of the net.
 
I don’t understand this take. The Trouba trade was lauded as an absolute win for the Rangers even at the time of the deal. He cleared almost $7m in cap space and removed almost a complete dead weight from this year and next years roster. What was he trying to change as a narrative?
He cleared $7m in cap space to overpay a goalie. Because his agent publicly said they wanted to reset the market. What was the rush to sign him in November? Why not wait for the season to play out? And if you don’t think he was trying to change the narrative after an ugly breakup with the teams captain, I don’t know what to tell you.
 
Name any reason aside from 94 that has shown messier to be a good anything in the NHL.
He was offered a pathway if he wanted to work his way up to coaching. He was offered a pathway if he wanted to work his way up to a coach. He wants to be gifted a job based on his credentials from 21 years ago.

You need someone in the President’s role who Dolan respects, and who cares about the organization. That’s why I want Messier. Let a real GM handle the day to day and a hardass coach.

It’s weird how Rangers fans hate their own history. Messier gets treated like an enemy of the state despite correctly identifying the issues with the team every time he speaks about them. He’s a leader, he’s respected league wide. He’s qualified whether you like it or not. Was Drury qualified? I’d say yes, and he’s been a dud.
 
Soucy - Borgen would be a perfect 3rd pair on a good team. Used in any other role other than in a pinch due to injuries is not a good idea. For next year:

XXXX - Fox
Miller - Schneider
Soucy - Borgen
Cheap 7th D

Pretty sure Jones time here is done whether we like it or not
That only works because Schneider isn't signed for a bigger contract, so you can get away with paying somebody a little more on the 3rd pair. If Schneider was making more money, our bottom 3 (including 7th dman- Vaak, that's almost 9 million.
 
I don't care who is on this team. But they all need to have this kind of emotion and give a shit in their game.

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The allure of coaching or being the GM of a NY team still exists imo. Original Six team. I'm not saying they can hire anyone they want, but I don't think they'll struggle to attract interest from prospective candidates if one or both spots open up.
 
The allure of coaching or being the GM of a NY team still exists imo. Original Six team. I'm not saying they can hire anyone they want, but I don't think they'll struggle to attract interest from prospective candidates if one or both spots open up.

Coach Q would crawl to MSG for the chance to be the head coach of this team
 

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