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

[LeetchisGod]

Gabe has the potential to be a game breaker.

He's going to have to get much stronger and faster. He looked pretty overwhelmed to me.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Mika is staying, I'm ok with that but he's gotta play center and be better at it. Either him or Trochek have to play 3c, we aren't center deep without them.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

He's going to have to get much stronger and faster. He looked pretty overwhelmed to me.

This team is gonna crush him, I know everyone is high on him but he isnt as good as a prospect as Lafreniere or Kakko were when they were drafted...this team cant develop players. Everything has to change with development of young players

 

[mike14]

We need to improve the defence. We need to begin the establishment of a pipeline of centers who can skate. We need to increase foot speed across the organisation.

We have too many wingers and some will need to go to start making the above changes. Cuylle, Othmann, Edtsrom, Rempe, Brodz, Berard is too many non-top flight wingers. Especially when you have Gabe, plus a few Hartford options for the bottom 6.
We may need to give up a d-man or two that we'd rather keep as well.

Kreider probably has to go.
If Mika is staying around and his best position is wing then at least one of Panarin and Laf has to go. You could make an argument for moving both. Panarin may be a TDL option rather than an off-season one, which slows everything down a bit.
If Miller or Schneider can start arresting the young, middle-6 center issue then look at moving one.
I'd much prefer Trocheck stay but if someone makes you a big offer it has to considered very carefully

Team is in a huge stat of flux. Probably as much as we have been since the lockout. This is not the offseason that makes or breaks things for the next few years, but if they refuse to see this period for what it really is, then it will take a lot longer to get back to the competitive end of things.

 

[n8]

Currently, boot Kreider, let Perrault take time in HFD. His game is not ready. The only way you keep him up is if the coach is committed to giving him 16+ min a night which he'll need to develop. Not a championship team but let the kids play and get better.

Cuylle-Miller-Othmann
Panarin-Trocheck-Zibanejad
Berard-Parsinen-Lafreniere
Edstrom-Carrick-Rempe

Defense... Jeebus we have a long way to go there. Also, that lineup will not survive the offseason. Something is going to get exploded. I don't think we land Bennett. Gavrikov will get overpaid.

 

[Alluckks]

Gabe has the potential to be a game breaker.

I was neither discouraged nor overly encouraged by the small amounts we got to see him play. I am still very excited and hopeful for him.

 

[maddskkilz]

Panarin: Given the news he might be on the way out. If you trade him after paying his sign on bonus it’s only like $1 mil in cash for a 11 and change cap hit. Could be tempting to some teams and we should be able to recoup a 1st and a solid prospect at least.

Sign Marner to $13x7 as a replacement.

Kreider is gone. Possible destinations may be Boston to give them some vet cover and then they could move him the following season at TDL for a pick / prospect. Kreider feels like fits Bostons MO. Could we get Mittlestadt? Or maybe Columbus? It’ll be interesting to see what we acquire in exchange.

Zib: Staying so let’s got rid of the pipe dream of moving on.

Cuylle, Tro, JT, Edstrom, Rempe, Perrault: New core of team upfront and unlikely to move on.

I wonder if Rangers try to acquire Logan Couture’s cap hit as he will likely be on LTIR. Would give us an extra $8m in cap space.

Defensively we are building around Fox but no guarantees that Borgen, KAM, and Schneider are in the teams long term plans.

Soucy must be moved out. Not worth the cap hit.

 

[RangerBoy]

The Rangers should ask Zibanejad to waive his NMC this summer. Once you ask the player to waive the clause, you know the team doesn't want you anymore.

I can't wait for new thread. All of these people serarching for the top pair D who is big, strong, physical, has good skating ability and good defensively to prop up Adam Fox. That player is not available.

 

[Homelander]

Please fire Drury and Laviolette today

 

[Mike in Houston]

Please fire Drury and Laviolette today

That would be great. Especially Drury.

 

[Daves a mess]

Thank god this season what put to a merciful death last eve. Brutal, brutal season. Unwatchable.

My gift to you is thst now, only my wife, my dogs, and a few of my buds have to listen to my words of disdain thar i have for Alexis Lafreniere.

I've NEVER wore a players name on the back of my Rangers jersey, specifically because I was brought up and taught that whole "name on front over name on back" schpeel, and admit to, personally identifying with the grit over skill type of roster makeup to a fault. But this squad, for the first time, made me zero in on aspecific player. I caught my self following this guys shifts like a creeper, and seething at them, time and time again.

But this Lafreniere guy, irrationally I guess, just twists me in a way that I've never felt before.

Pavel Brendl didn't. Jaime Lundmark didn't. Lias didn't.
Hugh Jessimen was so expected it shocked nobody.

Kravstov annoyed me a lot too, because I thought he'd be something after he filled out. But only his neck grew.

Anyway. This is my first and only multi paragraph rant before I bury this waste of my time roster for eternity.

Now i can move on.

Minus my Laf thing that I gotta work through with my Bassethound.