Speculation: Roster Building Thread - Part XXVIII

[LaffyTaffy]

Im all for Lehkonen except that he seems to be a LW.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

I agree with not adding any long term salary but let’s be real how much is Blais possibly going to cost?

Dude hasn’t played more than half an NHL season the entire time he’s been in the league. I’d offer him like 4 years at 2 million per.

Offer him some stability cause god knows he doesn’t stay healthy

I was thinking the same thing. He's not going to cost that much and neither is a back up goalie. I'm also assuming Georgiev's salary will be off the books as well. The real problem is what to do at 2C.

 

[jay from jersey]

The short answer on Smith is money. If Eichel is coming back during the regular season, VGK has to clear almost $10MM in cap space.

When does the cap space not matter, what is the cut off? Playoffs? How was Tampa able to load up?? Kucherov was skating months before he came back. I’d wager Vegas does something similar. Why weaken the team if they don’t have to..
You could be right, they might try to clear space early, but if I’m GM and they are in the playoff picture, I’m not rushing Eichel back.
Plus they have a lot vested in him. They are going to want to make sure he’s fully healed and then some before playing his 1st game with the knights

 

[Reway10]

Im all for Lehkonen except that he seems to be a LW.

Lehkonen is useless

 

[BBKers]

When does the cap space not matter, what is the cut off? Playoffs? How was Tampa able to load up?? Kucherov was skating months before he came back. I’d wager Vegas does something similar. Why weaken the team if they don’t have to..
You could be right, they might try to clear space early, but if I’m GM and they are in the playoff picture, I’m not rushing Eichel back.
Plus they have a lot vested in him. They are going to want to make sure he’s fully healed and then some before playing his 1st game with the knights

I thought the trade deadline was the cutoff date to be cap compliant and Then No cap applies. But it could be game One of the playoffs…

 

[jay from jersey]

I thought the trade deadline was the cutoff date to be cap compliant and Then No cap applies. But it could be game One of the playoffs…

I thought it was earlier then Playoffs as well, but I could be wrong.
I just always remember teams gearing up for the playoffs At the TDL and they aren’t really concerned about the cap until the following season.

 

[bleedblue94]

Fits really well, if the price is right.

it wont happen until vegas starts getting healthier...

 

[bleedblue94]

Gallant made it sound like we will see more of Hunt with 93-20, which I'm all for.

Hunt and more ice time for him is good in the sense it continues to diversify the players we have here, and when a guy like Hunt gets the opportunity it is great seeing him make the most of it.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

I think Francis did almost everything right with one exception...he hired the wrong coach.

I was absolutely shocked that they didn't hire Rick Tocchet

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

I don't mind it either. I think best case scenario he turns out to be like a Zach Hyman. Obviously thats a stretch given how productive Hyman has actually become. But again development isnt linear...who knows

To me, Hunt looks more like Jed Ortmeyer than Zach Hyman

 

[jay from jersey]

Hunt and more ice time for him is good in the sense it continues to diversify the players we have here, and when a guy like Hunt gets the opportunity it is great seeing him make the most of it.

Hunt is a worker. I think he makes the most out of his opportunity and I hope we resign him.
you know who the perfect guy we should trade for is that Jesper Fast kid in carolina.
He checks a lot of boxes.

kreider-Zibby-Kakko/Fast
Panarin-Strome-Kakko/Fast
LaF-Chytil-Goodrow
Hunt-Rooney-Reaves
Gauthier

 

[leetch99]

I think adding a forward can wait, there will be plenty available after the Olympics and I think Gauthier deserves some runway to pay every day in a top 9 role. Unless you can swing a change of scenery deal for a guy like deBrusk for a 3rd and Hajek or something.

The bigger issue to me is the 3rd pair D. I think Jones & Lundkvist need to switch places. Lundkvist cannot be the primary puckmover on his pair at this stage of his career, hes simply not ready. Jones looked good last year, in preseason and hes been solid in HFD. As the games move on the Rangers need to have defenseman who can get the puck out of the zone and thats Zac's main strength, get him here asap.

The rental i am really interested in if im the NYR is Mark Giordano. We know they were interested at the expansion draft and things have not gone well in Seattle. Being able to run out a Giordano-Jones pair in the spring with Nemeth as a capable depth D would really raise the floor and ceiling of this team.

Giordano for Robertson + 2nd Round Pick. I feel like the framework is there.

I dunno....that seems like an expensive rental albeit a very nice one . I for see a club that is better established offering a premium but not us . I would sooner keep the assets and let Jones/Schneider/Robertson get their feet wet plus we still have Hajek/Bittetto hanging around to fill in and Tinordi/Nils/Nemeth...that's 8 guys...surely we can find a combo of two from them to play a few minutes a game ? .....and maybe we can't ?

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Hunt is a worker. I think he makes the most out of his opportunity and I hope we resign him.

He definitely tries hard out there. It's just that he has very little skill to speak of.

 

[jay from jersey]

He definitely tries hard out there. It's just that he has very little skill to speak of.

Yea sometimes he’ll wow you with a terrific pass or shot, and you’ll think hey this kids got good offense in him. But I wouldn’t expect it consistently out of him.
He should be limited to mostly 4th line doing his job

 

[rangers1314]

He definitely tries hard out there. It's just that he has very little skill to speak of.

right, but he does have some speed. Goodrow does not.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

right, but he does have some speed. Goodrow does not.

True. Like I said before, he reminds me a lot of Jed Ortmeyer.

 

[McRanger92]

Hunt is a worker. I think he makes the most out of his opportunity and I hope we resign him.
you know who the perfect guy we should trade for is that Jesper Fast kid in carolina.
He checks a lot of boxes.

kreider-Zibby-Kakko/Fast
Panarin-Strome-Kakko/Fast
LaF-Chytil-Goodrow
Hunt-Rooney-Reaves
Gauthier

Hunt is on a 2 year deal actually. Good work by Drury. Tinordi on 2 year deal though...not so much.

 

[jay from jersey]

True. Like I said before, he reminds me a lot of Jed Ortmeyer.

Orts is a good comp. think Hunt has better hands though. Both guys hit and worked their tales off

 

[tomobson]

Panarin is the answer to the Mika line, but I think that's something we see next year unless Strome is moved this season. You build that second line around Kakko. It will give you a strong matchup line and one that is able to score as well. The best way to get tougher to play against is to play a responsible and possession heavy game which is what a line built around Kakko should provide. Other teams top lines will hate being on the ice with them. Continue to let this version of Chytil feast on the third line. It will do wonders for his confidence which has been the biggest issue with the young forwards on this team since DQ happened. It seems the game has finally slowed down for him a bit and it's allowing him to be a much better puck distributor, which has been his biggest issue so far. He's been snake bitten recently but everyone, including himself, can see he's reached another level and he is still yet to have his man strength. Force him to continue to back check hard and play defense and he might round into a good all around 2c for us or be an incredible trading chip moving forward.

 

[Avery16]

As much as I dislike agreeing with Carp…

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Hunt does A LOT of things well. He's incredibly uncomfortable to play against.

He shouldn't be getting top 6 minutes, but the other lines are going so it is what it is.

 

[rangers1314]

Hunt does A LOT of things well. He's incredibly uncomfortable to play against.

He shouldn't be getting top 6 minutes, but the other lines are going so it is what it is.

Right, in a perfect world it's someone else in that spot. However the options are what they are at this point, and he just might be the best one.

 

[bobbop]

When does the cap space not matter, what is the cut off? Playoffs? How was Tampa able to load up?? Kucherov was skating months before he came back. I’d wager Vegas does something similar. Why weaken the team if they don’t have to..
You could be right, they might try to clear space early, but if I’m GM and they are in the playoff picture, I’m not rushing Eichel back.
Plus they have a lot vested in him. They are going to want to make sure he’s fully healed and then some before playing his 1st game with the knights

The cap is in effect until the playoffs start. Yes they could hold Eichel out until the playoffs start but Eichel is already on skates. If I'm Vegas, I want to get him back on the ice and playing. The start of the playoffs is about six months after his surgery. The Lightning did not hold Kucherov back more than a week or two.

 

[IDvsEGO]

I thought the trade deadline was the cutoff date to be cap compliant and Then No cap applies. But it could be game One of the playoffs…

That is emphatically not how it works.

You have to be "compliant" until the regular season ends.
However if you have actual space and not LTIR space, you can acrue space, its why cap friendly has a "deadline space" line.

The deadline space is the reason a team can theoretically go over.
The rangers are on target to have 36m in deadline space because we have 7m in cap space at the moment.

 

[IDvsEGO]

The cap is in effect until the playoffs start. Yes they could hold Eichel out until the playoffs start but Eichel is already on skates. If I'm Vegas, I want to get him back on the ice and playing. The start of the playoffs is about six months after his surgery. The Lightning did not hold Kucherov back more than a week or two.

Agreed, if Eichel is ready, and he gets the all clear from a surgeon, likely he's going to need to be on the ice at least relatively quickly or the NHL may have a word about compliance.