Speculation: Roster Building Thread : Part XV (Light em up!)

[zlev]

if Vancouver wants Schneider we should try to get Willander in the deal

 

[duhmetreE]

Signing Igor to that contract is going to be such a handicap

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

that money doesn't work and will just handcuff in other areas.

3 players making 11.5+... none of which are going to carry or lead a team to a cup imo

Well we’re completely f***ed forever because Drury is an idiot and had to rush the Igor contract

 

[DanielBrassard]

if Vancouver wants Schneider we should try to get Willander in the deal

If they want him so bad we should be adding him to whoever to get Pettersson.

 

[zlev]

If they want him so bad we should be adding him to whoever to get Pettersson.

yeah fully agreed there

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

If they want him so bad we should be adding him to whoever to get Pettersson.

It would cost Laf

 

[DanielBrassard]

It would cost Laf

That wouldn’t bother me in the slightest.

 

[NYR Viper]

I keep seeing that Drury is an idiot but all he has done is trade Trouba and find a way to get rid of Goodrow without giving up any assets to do so and created ~$12m in cap space. I understand he's not batting 1.000 but c'mon people. Relax with that stuff and provide a nuanced take a bit

 

[NYRFANMANI]

I keep seeing that Drury is an idiot but all he has done is trade Trouba and find a way to get rid of Goodrow without giving up any assets to do so and created ~$12m in cap space. I understand he's not batting 1.000 but c'mon people. Relax with that stuff and provide a nuanced take a bit

My man, it's the big picture that counts. And I gonna go on something here, that is by no means a stretch:

Anybody and they grandmama could have waived Goodrow, and traded Trouba for an underwhelming return.

 

[duhmetreE]

I keep seeing that Drury is an idiot but all he has done is trade Trouba and find a way to get rid of Goodrow without giving up any assets to do so and created ~$12m in cap space. I understand he's not batting 1.000 but c'mon people. Relax with that stuff and provide a nuanced take a bit

That Igor contract is tough when we need so much

 

[bernmeister]

We can’t trade Mika, best we can do is bump him down to 3C

best we can actually do is not play him going forward, justified by his piss poor performance
at some pt hopefully he breaks/waives

 

[Bob Richards]

My man, it's the big picture that counts. And I gonna go on something here, that is by no means a stretch:

Anybody and they grandmama could have waived Goodrow, and traded Trouba for an underwhelming return.

Underwhelming return?! Dawg Drury got rid of Trouba with no penalties lol. He didn’t need to eat any money on retention or sweeten the pot with draft picks for the ducks to take on the full contract.

He actually got the Ducks to give us something for him.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

Underwhelming return?! Dawg Drury got rid of Trouba with no penalties lol. He didn’t need to eat any money on retention or sweeten the pot with draft picks for the ducks to take on the full contract.

He actually got the Ducks to give us something for him.

That's including the boards narrative of a player with no value, while he has actual value in the NHL economy.

 

[NYR Viper]

Underwhelming return?! Dawg Drury got rid of Trouba with no penalties lol. He didn’t need to eat any money on retention or sweeten the pot with draft picks for the ducks to take on the full contract.

He actually got the Ducks to give us something for him.

It's like people just like being upset.

Before Trouba was traded, everyone was accepting of the fact that the Rangers were either going to have to pay something to move him or take back a contract or two. Neither occurred.

Before Goodrow was waived, everyone said they would have to buy him out (yuck), retain salary and accept nothing in return, or pay assets to move him. None of those things occurred.

I get it, he isn't perfect, but calling the guy an idiot when I would say that both of those moves seem to indicate an above average thought process seems far-fetched.

 

[JohnC]

I keep seeing that Drury is an idiot but all he has done is trade Trouba and find a way to get rid of Goodrow without giving up any assets to do so and created ~$12m in cap space. I understand he's not batting 1.000 but c'mon people. Relax with that stuff and provide a nuanced take a bit

It took him 45 seconds to turn half of that cap into what will most likely be one of the worst contracts in the league

 

[Bob Richards]

It took him 45 seconds to turn half of that cap into what will most likely be one of the worst contracts in the league

Now this is the other half where it really f***ing sucks again lmao

 

[Mac n Gs]

From player to manager, the guy has to have one of the most unearned reputations in NHL history.

Amazing what playing fourth or fifth fiddle to Sakic and Roy on a legendary Cup run can do for you. Earns you a lifetime job in NHL front offices.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

It's like people just like being upset.

Buddy, in this case we have a very good reason to be so.

Before Trouba was traded, everyone was accepting of the fact that the Rangers were either going to have to pay something to move him or take back a contract or two. Neither occurred.

Before Goodrow was waived, everyone said they would have to buy him out (yuck), retain salary and accept nothing in return, or pay assets to move him. None of those things occurred.

Those were all weak board narratives, that I personally never gave a damn about. And you certainly shouldn't say "everyone" here. I always said there is returns to be had on these players.

I get it, he isn't perfect, but calling the guy an idiot when I would say that both of those moves seem to indicate an above average thought process seems far-fetched.

He cleared 11 million off the books and gave part of that to Igor, on badly timed re-signing.

I don't know what to tell you, all in all, Drury's tenure here has been an incredible gong show, and it affected the room so much they stopped playing.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

I keep seeing that Drury is an idiot but all he has done is trade Trouba and find a way to get rid of Goodrow without giving up any assets to do so and created ~$12m in cap space. I understand he's not batting 1.000 but c'mon people. Relax with that stuff and provide a nuanced take a bit

The fact that the first thing he did with that was give a 29 year old goalie an overly rich 8 year immovable contract based on recent comps does not inspire confidence

 

[Clark Kellogg]

 

[zlev]

i give him almost no credit for the Trouba deal or the Goodrow thing. he got bailed out by other bad GMs. i still can't understand why either of those teams wanted them.

 

[NYR Viper]

The fact that the first thing he did with that was give a 29 year old goalie an overly rich 8 year immovable contract based on recent comps does not inspire confidence

I don't disagree, and that's the crux. I'm not saying he's perfect, he's not. But idiot?

 

[toNYRico]

Laf + Schneider for EP? Move Fil to RW1.

Panarin - EP - Chytil would be lethal.

 

[Cusedog]

The issue has been that Drury has consistently traded assets at the trade deadline for complimentary players to bolster a an existing core that was just not built to win it all.

 

[Mr Mxmzptlk]

Amazing what playing fourth or fifth fiddle to Sakic and Roy on a legendary Cup run can do for you. Earns you a lifetime job in NHL front offices.

Worked for Sather, didn't it?