Speculation: Roster Building Thread - Part XXI

[IDvsEGO]

There was a rumor last week about the Flames, Blues and Sabres working on a deal. The Flames are sick of Tkachuk's BS antics. He also wants crazy money in his next long-term contract. We look at Tkachuk as this great player. We know Larry Brooks does. The Flames look at him and point at his flaws. He is not worth $9M. The Sabres don't want Tkachuk. He won't re-sign there and he doesn't fit their plan. The Blues love Tkachuk. He apparently wants to play in St.Louis. The Flames want to change their team. The Sabres and Flames are looking for a 3rd team. The Blues.

Thats great but neither the flames (without Tkachuk) or the blues could really match the asking price on Eichel without stripping the team down even ignoring cap space issues.

 

[BobMarleyNYR]

I agree that he is the best center we’ve had in a long time, but that doesn’t mean that it’s necessarily the right move to resign him.

Zibanejad will be 29 when the new contract begins and I have serious concerns about how well he will age in the NHL.

If he winds up making prime money for the next 7 years, how long will he be able to live up to that cap hit? 3 years? 4 years? Is he going to become a burden just as the team’s contending window starts to open? I like Zibanejad as a player, but I don’t like the timeline.

Agreed 100% But not 150%... more to it... I'm sure you can see, there is no viable replacement foreseeable... That's really why you have to draft guys like these, not sign, and it's never worth so much as attempting to get a bona fide number one center on an ELC through trade... It's really the only way to do it. Winning teams have a bargain star or two... They took considerable risk on Mika as an RFA... Now there will be no way to get him for 7X7, for example. Now, a lot of that has to do with him being kind of a late bloomer, but even more to do with the fact that the Rangers have never been risk takers... Shooting yourself in the foot is another story, that's a time honored tradition... but Chytil, for example, maybe you should have been extended for a couple more years @ 4M... Granted, I'm not the best eye for talent - I leave that up to you guys, crystal ball stuff - but it makes sense in general. Give a young kid, who just scored at a 1/2 PPG a slightly more appropriate rate. He not only gains confidence but usually takes one for the team long-term.

Still, pesronalities, lots to consider. Only sure thing with this team is that we're nearly upon the issues of the 1%. Who do you keep[, who do you throw out to extend your shot?

Psst... not centers (and we're on a very bad track there). I'll have another LW. Does Drury know all hockey-related decisions are ultimately his, or do they just in the hamster wheel? I like the play Roth Monger present Bob,

 

[Vitto79]

Henrique at 50 for Gauthier ? assuming Anh wants to dump him

 

[Kords]

So we all know the 1st we get for Mika that goes to Buffalo in a 3 way trade ends up being Shane Wright, right? It would be such a Rangers thing to happen.

 

[RangerBoy]

Where was this rumor?

Calgarypuck.com. There is a credible member/poster of the forum. He is our Edge. He has contacts in the Flames organization.

Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post - Friedman: Flames have begun extension talks with Gaudreau & Eichel speculation

Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post - Friedman: Flames have begun extension talks with Gaudreau & Eichel speculation

The Flames and Sabres have discussed a deal for Eichel. The Flames want to send Tkachuk to Buffalo in the Eichel deal. Both teams are trying to find a third team for Tkachuk. The Blues are very interested. Tkachuk wants to play there. He grew up there. The Blues have Tarasenko. They want to move him.

 

[RangerBoy]

in his confused mind

I think you're the confused one.

 

[rangers1314]

Henrique at 50 for Gauthier ? assuming Anh wants to dump him

Hes got 3 years left. Zero interest.

Can he still be bought out?

 

[NYR Viper]

Calgarypuck.com. There is a credible member/poster of the forum. He is our Edge. He has contacts in the Flames organization.

Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post - Friedman: Flames have begun extension talks with Gaudreau & Eichel speculation

Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post - Friedman: Flames have begun extension talks with Gaudreau & Eichel speculation

The Flames and Sabres have discussed a deal for Eichel. The Flames want to send Tkachuk to Buffalo in the Eichel deal. Both teams are trying to find a third team for Tkachuk. The Blues are very interested. Tkachuk wants to play there. He grew up there. The Blues have Tarasenko. They want to move him.

Thanks for bringing this info over. Do you peruse many of the boards or just a few?

 

[Cmox]

That monster has two heads but only one neck.

 

[rangers1314]

Calgarypuck.com. There is a credible member/poster of the forum. He is our Edge. He has contacts in the Flames organization.

Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post - Friedman: Flames have begun extension talks with Gaudreau & Eichel speculation

Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post - Friedman: Flames have begun extension talks with Gaudreau & Eichel speculation

The Flames and Sabres have discussed a deal for Eichel. The Flames want to send Tkachuk to Buffalo in the Eichel deal. Both teams are trying to find a third team for Tkachuk. The Blues are very interested. Tkachuk wants to play there. He grew up there. The Blues have Tarasenko. They want to move him.

Has their insider ever made any ties to the Rangers/Flames talks Edge had mentioned?

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Our writers are useless

 

[rangers1314]

 

[BBKers]

Only Libor left to sign

 

[Cmox]

This is the Monday Rangers news we were waiting for.

 

[Thirty One]

Absurd.

 

[rangers1314]

5.6AAV for Igor

 

[NYR Viper]

So the team signed Igor until he is 29, placing him in line for another long-term deal at 29...

 

[mas0764]

So the team signed Igor until he is 29, placing him in line for another long-term deal at 29...

You know, if we had drafted Wallstedt.... this would be fine.

 

[BBKers]

 

[Daves a mess]

Absurd.

Pelech money, minus term.

Buch money straight up.

 

[Daves a mess]

Devil is in the details..

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

That contract stinks

Drury had the template with Demko’s contract. What was Igor going to do, go back to hard capped KHL?

 

[Daves a mess]

That contract stinks

Drury had the template with Demko’s contract. What was Igor going to do, go back to hard capped KHL?

Drury refuses to hire an Assistant GM, or capologist, so Slats is his Huckleberry.

 

[bleedblue94]

I remember the Smith wedding fiasco....I just couldn't figure out how the Vaughn and Wilson fit in the mix ---

Yikes, those two names are infamous w weddings forever

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

That contract stinks

Drury had the template with Demko’s contract. What was Igor going to do, go back to hard capped KHL?

The prospect of having Georgiev as a starting goalie would be enough for even the best GM to blink.