Speculation: Roster Building Thread: Part XX (WTF are we going to do this Off-Season edition)

[NYRnine94]

I disagree with JT Miller getting the “C” on day 1.
I would go the whole season without a captain.
What if the team does sign McDavid in 26/27? Are they then going to remove the “C” from the current captain?

McDavid doesn't need to be the captain

 

[TGWL]

Marty Straka. Marty St. Louis. Tree trunks. Never saw them get knocked down.

What is it with Marty's?

Crosby has trunks for legs as well. Have you seen Hutson's quads? Insane. Smaller guys like Nathan Gerbe probably wouldn't have sniffed a decent near 500 games if he wasn't absolutely shredded below the waist.

 

[Clark Kellogg]

Jim Cerny talking to himself for 40 minutes

 

[tlk]

Never speaks to the media to address issues.

False.

Not to mention disingenuous too. Who DOES in this group? Kakko, Jones, Trouba?

 

[TGWL]

Jim Cerny talking to himself for 40 minutes

Yeah, he said a lot of nothing. Basically just repeating 3 different sides of an argument.

 

[duhmetreE]

EJ Hradek said he’s heard one team is willing to pay Bennett $10 million AAV. We can’t afford him, and even if we could that contract would be awful.

that’s crazy

 

[Flan the incredible]

I would be shocked if Bennett doesn't sign in Toronto. He is exactly what they need and I can see them way overpaying.

 

[Levitate]

Whatever happens with Perreault I do not want him on Panarin's line next season. Pearreault needs the puck to learn at the NHL level and he'll never get it on Panarin's line

 

[haohmaru]

I disagree with JT Miller getting the “C” on day 1.
I would go the whole season without a captain.
What if the team does sign McDavid in 26/27? Are they then going to remove the “C” from the current captain?

The last team to win a Cup without a captain? Hint: it's a LONG time ago.

 

[haohmaru]

We need to find a 22-24 year Bennett clone, not sign Bennett. 8M+ woof. The guy is a player but that's just crazy.

 

[RangerBoy]

Jim Cerny talking to himself for 40 minutes

Another guy content with the status quo. If anyone wants to take a sabbatical somewhere else just to away for the next three years, now is the time to go because this team is going nowhere.

 

[RangerBoy]

Offseason edition:

This was depressing.

 

[n8]

The last team to win a Cup without a captain? Hint: it's a LONG time ago.

Bruins in the 70s with Bobby Orr.
So if we acquire Makar....

 

[RangerBoy]

Toronto has Marner's money. He is gone. JT's money. Toronto should move on from him. Shanahan signed Tavares and he is no longer in charge. I would sign Bennett and Marchand if I was Brad Treliving.

Toronto had the opportunity to trade Marner two summers ago before his NMC kicked in. Shanahan wanted to keep the group together. It seemed like Dubas was planning to breakup the core 4 but Dubas was not retained by Shanahan. Toronto should have traded Marner before his NMC started. They would have gotten back a bundle for him. Now Marner will leave for nothing. Carolina offered Rantanen to Toronto for Marner and Marner said no. The Leafs wasted the last two seasons trying to win with a flawed core group. They tried to make moves around the edges but the real issues were in the core 4 players. Maybe the Leafs would have won two playoff rounds to reach the ECF in one of those seasons with the player(s) acquired for Marner.

 

[Mugless]

EJ Hradek said he’s heard one team is willing to pay Bennett $10 million AAV. We can’t afford him, and even if we could that contract would be awful.

Hradek must be getting kickbacks from Bennett's agent.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I would be shocked if Bennett doesn't sign in Toronto. He is exactly what they need and I can see them way overpaying.

yeah especially if they move on from Pajama boy they will need a new 2C

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Whatever happens with Perreault I do not want him on Panarin's line next season. Pearreault needs the puck to learn at the NHL level and he'll never get it on Panarin's line

Cuylle - Miller - Perreault lets gooo

 

[bobbop]

Drury needs to copy that Panthers way of building a team. Barkov and Lundell. 2 players built through the draft. Both are center. I wish the Rangers had better scouts in the organization. That would help build a consistent aggressive playoff team.

I think that’s his goal. It clearly explains JT Miller. It will take some time to get there.

 

[bobbop]

The Hurricanes are built for an 82 game season, not a. 28 game playoff.

Go watch the Moneyball movie and see the similarities. Right down to the cheap owner.

 

[bobbop]

The last team to win a Cup without a captain? Hint: it's a LONG time ago.

Hint: Johnny Bucyk picked up the Cup at MSG?

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Ya he’s lived up to the contract
However moving him in his last year for assets has to be entertained.
No trade clause but he may want a change too

I think you go all in this year because there's no way we're replacing his production without landing a Kaprisov or something. This year has to bear fruit imo, and that's a lot of work considering where we finished. So with that said, if we're a top team we keep him and if not see if you can move him, I'd personally prefer to keep him for a couple more years if the cap hit was reasonable though. Panarin gets a lot of crap but I think people forget the years where our top point getters were in the 60's. I mean Zuccarello only hit 60 once while he was here.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Othmann is the guy i'm moving for a LD. Berard showed a lot more than he did

No thanks, one guy is built for the nhl and the other for concussion protocol. I like Berard and his energy but I'd move him in a heartbeat over othmann

 

[RangersFan1994]

No thanks, one guy is built for the nhl and the other for concussion protocol. I like Berard and his energy but I'd move him in a heartbeat over othmann

Id move Jones before either of them, if they're moving young players

 

[Vitto79]

Panarin , Kreider plus for Fiala and Moore is an ideal trade

 

[NYRnine94]

No thanks, one guy is built for the nhl and the other for concussion protocol. I like Berard and his energy but I'd move him in a heartbeat over othmann

Has Berard had concussion issues?