Speculation: Roster Building thread - Part XVII - (TDL is March 7th)

[duhmetreE]

If Mika gets back to being the Mika we know, he should be kept. He has played well in the new year. He can be the 2c behind Miller and in front of Tro. Kreider on the other hand is either just spent, or hurt. Either way, make the trade.

i still think he withers in highly competitive/tough games

that fight is just not there. can he magically flip that switch?

 

[mike14]

They will most definitely ask for Laffy. I see so much potential in him if he plays with guys like Tkachuk and JTM. Unfortunately, he’s taken on the game of Panarin, Zibs and Kreider. A kids molding his game after our ‘offensive’ core. You replace that and there’s a good chance you see a different player

A package starting with Gabe and Schneider shouldn’t be that far off.

I'd have to assume that if the cost was Gabe, Schneider and some throw-ins it'd be done already.
That seems like a package that could be outbid by a fair few teams as well

 

[duhmetreE]

I'd have to assume that if the cost was Gabe, Schneider and some throw-ins it'd be done already.
That seems like a package that could be outbid by a fair few teams as well

Tkachuk would most likely have to make it known he wants out. Rumblings are already there. He gets a NMC next season. There will be suitors but they’d have to be on his list. He’s not going to a Canadian team or bottom dweller. He might not even want New York but hopefully JTM and Tro are massaging that idea

Hopefully Drury learned his lesson. Grit/fight is important. He knows that. His first round he went with Goodrow and Trouba. The lesson to be learned is you need to identify that grit with actual talent. I know, insane. Pay the price for it. Round two he started with JTM and hopefully is eyeing Tkachuk.

 

[mike14]

Tkachuk would most likely have to make it known he wants out. Rumblings are already there. He gets a NMC next season. There will be suitors but they’d have to be on his list. He’s not going to a Canadian team or bottom dweller. He might not even want New York but hopefully JTM and Tro are massaging that idea

Yeah that's why I assume the Sens are going to trade him this season (if at all). If they are worried he'll want to go eventually then it makes sense to move him while there can be an unrestricted bidding war, rather than wait until the no-trade kicks in

 

[effen]

I’m really shocked Uncle Larry would go there.

Gotta drum up some articles for the Post+ subscriptions. It doesn't really matter if it's proper value or whatever.

 

[RangerBoy]

USA 6 defenseman were all rock solid defensively

Fox was awful the first two periods. The US shut the game down in the third and Canada couldn't get anything going. Fox looked presentable in the 3rd. Are we still blaming Lindgren for Fox looking like shit? The most effective D were the big players. Slavin. McAvoy. Hanifin. That's how you win in big games.

 

[RangerBoy]

Gotta drum up some articles for the Post+ subscriptions. It doesn't really matter if it's proper value or whatever.

The Rangers have bigger issues than Lafreniere. Zegras is another finesse forward. He wants to play in the middle. Anaheim has him on the wing. I looked at the picture on the column on my phone and thought it was Mason McTavish or Cutter Gauthier who would fit the description better for what the Rangers need. I looked at closer and it was Zegras. Larry has officially jumped the shark. He should join Sam in retirement. He was crying about Lindgren a few weeks ago and how maybe the Rangers should maybe keep him. If he was watching the game last night, the Rangers aren't winning anything with these small defensemen and that includes Foxy.

Yeah that's why I assume the Sens are going to trade him this season (if at all). If they are worried he'll want to go eventually then it makes sense to move him while there can be an unrestricted bidding war, rather than wait until the no-trade kicks in

If Ottawa does decide to trade Tkachuk, it won't be to the Rangers or any team Tkachuk wants to join. They will look for the best option. Three years is a long time. They are better off keeping and trying to win with him.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Fox was awful the first two periods. The US shut the game down in the third and Canada couldn't get anything going. Fox looked presentable in the 3rd. Are we still blaming Lindgren for Fox looking like shit? The most effective D were the big players. Slavin. McAvoy. Hanifin. That's how you win in big games.

Your vandetta against arguably the best player on the Rangers is tired.

 

[RangerBoy]

Pure stupidity

 

[DolansKazoo]

Pure stupidity
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Thanks for posting. Larry Brooks just likes to stir the pot. This trade would be horrible. As per Larry, Zegras has had two serious injuries but lets trade Lafreniere for him. JUst put Laf with Miller and let JT rub off on him. Put him on PP1.

 

[RangerBoy]

Your vandetta against arguably the best player on the Rangers is tired.

Vendetta? Did you watch him struggle last night? The Rangers are never winning anything with Fox as their lead D. Never. Ever. You are blind SnowblindNYR. He was invisible in the playoffs last season. He hasn't had any good playoff performances at all. The Rangers need their best players to be their best players and not stop making excuses for the overpaid spoiled brats. I remember people would rip Leetch for the Rangers losing in the playoffs. He played great in the Cup year and the Rangers won. Everyone blames Lindgren. I know Fox was hurt last season. That was the excuse. There always seems to be something wrong with him. The excuses never stop. He needs to defend. He can't defend. You can take your fancy stats and flush them down the toilet. The Rangers can add every big name forward. They are never winning without a complete and total rebuilding of the D. He can't skate backwards. Even Brooks said Fox is a 2nd pair D. Who are the Rangers acquiring to play on their first pair? Drury is busy collecting forwards. Everyone gets criticized here but for some reason Fox is off limits. I wonder why? The best players on the Rangers in your opinion should be up for some criticism.

Thanks for posting. Larry Brooks just likes to stir the pot. This trade would be horrible. As per Larry, Zegras has had two serious injuries but lets trade Lafreniere for him. JUst put Laf with Miller and let JT rub off on him. Put him on PP1.

Mollie posted the article.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

I'd have to assume that if the cost was Gabe, Schneider and some throw-ins it'd be done already.
That seems like a package that could be outbid by a fair few teams as well

IF tkacuk is being traded it’s because he wants out. In that case theres zero chance they get a return like that. Go look through the confirmed trade with link tab on the trader forum over the past few years. You will not see a single prospect of Perrault’s caliber moved. The ONLY time I can think of a guy like that being moved was Forsberg for Erat, and that was utterly inexplicable at the time.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

The ironic part of Larry caping up for Zegras is he would be the first person to crush him for playing “soft” if he was on this team lol

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Brooks playing GM is always good for some really dumb ideas.

 

[bernmeister]

So if it's a false narrative about the injury, he just sucks this year?

someone is apparently brain dead -- and it ain't bern

I am maintaining he IS injured and the nature of treatment seems to be that he eases into playing, and that includes on/off sitting, reduced mins, not going 111% full tilt all time

You are above saying it is a false narrative about injury, but everything we know including ck's own disclosure is that the back situation is real

So no, he does not suck

What does suck is how routinely you shamefully misrepresent the situation, which charge is fair, given your own words above

bend buckle and break in capitulation to bern calling you out
and insisting on all tell the truth
shame


SHAME

That would be god awful

yes look into zeg
no, for LaF
LaF consider top $ most likely to a canadian team

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Fox was awful the first two periods. The US shut the game down in the third and Canada couldn't get anything going. Fox looked presentable in the 3rd. Are we still blaming Lindgren for Fox looking like shit? The most effective D were the big players. Slavin. McAvoy. Hanifin. That's how you win in big games.

Had Fox gotten smoked by McDavid on canadas only goal you would have been all over him (FTR, I don’t think he could have done much there, sometimes a player is just going to get McDavid’d.)

But McAvoy isn’t a Ranger so free pass!

 

[bernmeister]

Fox was awful the first two periods. The US shut the game down in the third and Canada couldn't get anything going. Fox looked presentable in the 3rd. Are we still blaming Lindgren for Fox looking like shit? The most effective D were the big players. Slavin. McAvoy. Hanifin. That's how you win in big games.

preachin to the choir

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

The only person more insufferable than Drury is Uncle Larry

 

[Vitto79]

The only person more insufferable than Drury is Uncle Larry

He’s actually an embarrassment when my buddies are like that Brooks guy said and I have to explain he’s a moron

I live in Canada as a Rangers fan

 

[Vitto79]

Lafreniere's play unfortunately has led to these types of trade rumors and conversations. He has not taken the bull by the horns since signing the contract. Drury did not draft him and obviously likes the American born and local guys. Zegras gives us an element we dont have but idk, it would be a ballsy move. My plan would be to trade Laf in a package for Brady T.

Or just keep Laf cause he’s going to figure it out

Now is not the time to be short sighted

 

[noncents]

Or just keep Laf cause he’s going to figure it out

Now is not the time to be short sighted

well it's entirely too late for that lol

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

i still think he withers in highly competitive/tough games

that fight is just not there. can he magically flip that switch?

If Mika withers in competitive games then whats the verb for what Panarin does?

 

[TGWL]

Fox was awful the first two periods. The US shut the game down in the third and Canada couldn't get anything going. Fox looked presentable in the 3rd. Are we still blaming Lindgren for Fox looking like shit? The most effective D were the big players. Slavin. McAvoy. Hanifin. That's how you win in big games.

Fox is such a talented player and his vision is simply next level, but he's not the best when it comes games played tightly. When there's no space he's going to be beaten to the puck, lose the battle and get out worked in the front of the net. We rip on Panarin but Fox is also a player that relies on having more space. Werenski has been more useful as moving/transitioning the puck here. I love Fox and I'm not interested in trading him but he's not going to wow people in tight games. For our team, it also doesn't help that by the time Lindgren gets the puck and makes a decision, the team is already completely on us.

 

[TGWL]

Why trade for Tkachuk?















When you can trade for both Tkachuks?

 

[bl02]

Sure trade another 22/23 year old. While we are at it trade K. Miller for peanuts and Schneider because the grass always greener on the other side.