Speculation: Roster Building Thread : Part XVIII ( TDL is March 7th)

[will1066]

I'm resigned to the fact that Kreider will be here till he rots and is worth nothing.

Which is sooner rather than later.

How do you feel about retaining Laf but not getting JJ? --Emily

 

[Ruggs225]

I'm resigned to the fact that Kreider will be here till he rots and is worth nothing.

Which is sooner rather than later.

He will keep having injuries occur every time he is about to be traded. But dont worry he is available for olympics

 

[NYR94]

 

[MrAlmost]

We're second in the league in wins since early February, iirc from the MSG broadcast the other night.

6-3-1 in our last 10. Not bad that's fair. But team analytics tells a tough story. Exactly average team. Maybe slightly below. And that matches what we are seeing and talking about in game threads. Too much time in our end. Not fast enough. Getting more physical though so that's good. Lacking talent. I.e. good playmakers, finishers, etc.. Hopefully we get hot, but it would have to be core of the sun hot to beat some of the teams out there.

 

[Ruggs225]

Well thats something. Im not sure what. But it is something

 

[rangers1314]

The #sabres are acquiring Erik Brannstrom from #NYR for Nicolas Aube-Kubel.

 

[TGWL]

What if the Lindgren, Smith, and Soucy deals were all today?

Avs might not have made the Lindgren deal today with all they had going on. We probably pay more for Soucy.

I'm glad Drury stayed away today. The last minute prices were way too much from a lot of teams.

 

[17futurecap]

Hartford’s defense blows, so would rather have kept Bran, but possible he asked for a trade considering he’s about 12th on the Rangers depth chart.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

We got him!!!!!

I knew Drury wouldn't let us down!

 

[Baby Duck Homme]

Where are the Rangers beat writers. Need that tweet to tell us if we are really done or not like Edmonton.

 

[Matt Rentfree]

He spelled JJ Peterka wrong.

 

[Fitzy]

Kubel plays with an edge but he's a replacement level 4th liner. Jason Ward, basically.

 

[Mandar]

Its funny to me how they have Vesey inked in as the 4th line winger on Colorado but he couldnt crack the lineup for the Rangers this year

seems like a weird thing to complain about.

 

[bl02]

All i can say is Drury wasn't delusional and didn't trade Berard Othmann GP any more picks etc

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

seems like a weird think to complain about.

Just an observation not complaining

 

[bleedblue94]

Canes... Necas for Stankoven and two firsts apparently

That's an end result way to look at it, but universally it's not good at all for the canes and it obviously wasn't their plan

 

[The Crypto Guy]

All i can say is Drury wasn't delusional and didn't trade Berard Othmann GP any more picks etc

Yea i'm fine with this deadline because of that reason alone.

Now just GTF rid of Kreider at the draft.

 

[Mandar]

Just an observation not complaining

ah.....my bad. When you said "its funny", I assumed it was sort of complaining.

 

[IDvsEGO]

Yea i'm fine with this deadline because of that reason alone.

Now just GTF rid of Kreider at the draft.

If we get to the draft having moved any of the following
Ck, Mika, panarin

I’ll consider it a massive win.

 

[GAGLine]

Its funny to me how they have Vesey inked in as the 4th line winger on Colorado but he couldnt crack the lineup for the Rangers this year

Not really. He played 33 games for the Rangers this year. Playing 1 game for Colorado doesn't mean anything.

 

[I Just Like]

I feel like I finally found the words to articulate my goalie value rationale.

If the team can get to the playoffs with an average goalie, the goalie is NHL caliber at minimum and can get hot behind a healthy team playing well. If the team needs a goalie whose going to steal them 20+ points to make the post season in the first place, it doesn’t likely matter - the goalie likely can’t elevate their game much higher than it already is, and it’s way harder for an 18 man roster to get hot and suddenly play Cup winning hockey all the way to a championship.

In other words, a top 10 roster with a #25 goalie can reasonably believe in themselves to play their ass off supporting that goalie and the goalie to get hot and have a good chance at winning. A #25 roster with a top 10 goalie is only making rhe playoffs because the goalie masked the fact that they’re the 25th team in the league. The goalie doesn’t have much room to go up and it’s a lot less likely a #25 roster is going to elevate him to get a Cup.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

If we get to the draft having moved any of the following
Ck, Mika, panarin

I’ll consider it a massive win.

100% agreed.

 

[Matt Rentfree]

All i can say is Drury wasn't delusional and didn't trade Berard Othmann GP any more picks etc

There really wasn't all that much more he could have done. Kreider is injured, buying would have been idiotic. I guess he could have weaponized some cap space for another draft pick?

 

[will1066]

That's an end result way to look at it, but universally it's not good at all for the canes and it obviously wasn't their plan

They are really fortunate to have wriggled out of that jam.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Chris Drury gets his man from the Sabres