noncents
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- Feb 25, 2022
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just looking at rangers cap sheet.. jesus what a mess. it's hard not to be negative.I like the deal from the Avs end. Rantanen wanted too much money. I like Necas very much. Colorado can extend Necas at number less than $14M. The Rangers will be in the Avs position soon. Panarin has one more season remaining on his contract. What is the plan here? Re-sign him. Keep and allow him to leave next summer. Trade. Those are the options. I would trade one year remaining on Panarin's contract for a player with more term or someone we can re-sign at a lower number. I have zero interest in extending Panarin and would rather trade him. That is my point. Whenever someone discusses trading a player, you always write the Rangers aren’t rebuilding. The Avs aren't rebuilding by trading Rantanen. I don't want the Rangers to become the Bruins who need a major rebuild. They tried the free agent route with Lindholm and Zadorov to keep the team competitive. Both of them have sucked.
Consider: Laf is on a 49 point pace, down from 57. his contract looked like a borgen, now more like an albatross. How is he going to fare without Panarin?
You absolutely have to try and convince Panarin to go to a contender as soon as this season. Do exactly what Colorado just did. Get a dynamic young center for Laf to play with, or a 1LD with top 4 upside. The sooner you trade Bread, the more you get. He's not extending for less than 8 million x 3 years. You just can't keep him around. Get him a Cup.
Mika is here for the long haul. Put him at 2C, try him at wing like Stamkos.. I don't believe they will move him.
Kreider has to go yesterday. He's reasonably effective, reasonably cheap (we'd retain) and a good brand name. A great Ranger. but if you're trying to win you need to assign higher salary numbers to dynamic players. Kreider isnt dynamic. almost no Rangers are - Chytil, Panarin, and Fox. Cuylle, Othmann, Perreault, these guys need a shot to play for real.
it's a mess and i believe we need to trade everything valuable that's not nailed down. Retool down the middle and on LD.
I'm positive we will not, though, and i think we'll double down and be buyers this year. it's an arms race in the east now.