Speculation: Roster Building Thread - Part XXXII

[NikC]

Jankowski was waived yesterday.He's a good 4th line option who kills penalties.I would take him over Mckegg and the ghost of Reaves

LOL "Ghost of Reaves" I haven't seen him disrupt the opposition since he came here. Outside of smirks in the warmup he's practically useless

 

[Chalfdiggity3]

Larry speculating they Rangers go for Lindholm/Giordano with the rental forward market not very enticing. I suggested it yesterday and agree. 2nd & Robertson we’re bakes he mentioned. Also reports Drury doesn’t want to give a premium asset for Rakell

Are you Uncle Larry? Please stop referring Larry as a source. I would be shocked if the rangers are looking at rental Dmen at the deadline. Especially at the cost of Robertson.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

its not like he will be asking for 5 mil.....get him and burn the 1st year

Not the point, the point is its another contract you have to deal with when the Rangers will already have enough to deal with. This is their thinking. It's only a 2 year elc for him.

 

[McRanger92]

They need to upgrade the D.

Chychrun would have been the preference (and I wouldn't have a problem moving a D off the roster for him either.) Gio isn't a top pair guy anymore (would be a great 4-6 option) but Lindholm is very good.

Really, getting a few good bottom 6 guys, a top 4-ish defender would be my preferred route rather than trying to land a scorer. Our strengths are goaltending and ST's. If we can turn 5v5 times into a slog fest where nothing really happens for anyone, thats probably our best path to victory in the short term and also probably the easier path to make moves for.

Lindholm/Gio-Fox
Miller-Trouba
Lindgren-Schnejder
Nemeth-Jones

Good depth

 

[McRanger92]

Are you Uncle Larry? Please stop referring Larry as a source. I would be shocked if the rangers are looking at rental Dmen at the deadline. Especially at the cost of Robertson.

Don’t shoot the messenger

 

[I Eat Crow]

Jankowski will get claimed before he makes it to the Rangers, I imagine

 

[Machinehead]

It's funny how you like Hunt and Gauthier who have put up a combined 15 points while taking up space on the 2nd and 3rd lines but you have a problem with Panarin who leads the team in scoring the last 3 years. I don't care if they are out there hustling and getting their cardio on the ice. They are both 4th line players at best who have proven they have hands of stone. Get some RW help and move Hunt down to the 4th where he belongs.

It's almost like those players have different roles or something.

Hunt and Gauthier are 4th liners being asked to spend basically the whole season in the top 9.

Panarin is one of the highest paid players in the league being asked to...be decent at even strength?

 

[McRanger92]

LOL "Ghost of Reaves" I haven't seen him disrupt the opposition since he came here. Outside of smirks in the warmup he's practically useless

I would argue the opposite. Deslauriers is one of the toughest guys in the league and he wasn’t exactly looking to go with Reaves. And Reaves hit him hard along the boards early. In an ideal world he’s not playing every day though

 

[Chalfdiggity3]

Don’t shoot the messenger

Lol dont mean anything towards you. People need to realize who and what Larry is and that he has absolutely no sources inside the rangers organization, is an Piles fan and is literally taking posts from here and making people now pay to read his nonsense.

People need to understand that he is not in the know for us. So what he says is irrelevant.

 

[Savant]

Whew....Seguin and Benn deals 9+ million look bad right now . 30 & 32 years of age and likely not getting any better . They likely will need to eat salary to dump them guys . Which guy is or plays the most at center ? I always liked the game Benn played ...hit , score & fight . Not sure he does much of any these days . Maybe a change of scenery for him do him wonders playing with a Panarin-Kakko ?

We can’t afford them either.

 

[Machinehead]

Larry is an Islanders fan? LMAO I don't believe that.

 

[effen]

Jankowski will get claimed before he makes it to the Rangers, I imagine

Doubt it, he's incredibly terrible.

 

[NYR Viper]

Not the point, the point is its another contract you have to deal with when the Rangers will already have enough to deal with. This is their thinking. It's only a 2 year elc for him.

I understand the concern, but getting a young center into the organization should be priority #1. If he explodes and needs a big contract, great.

 

[Fitzy]

Slightly off topic but is @Edge really done with this board (heard a few mentions the past couple days)?

If so that really blows. Also has he gone somewhere else I can follow?

A lot of posters here are genuinely insufferable so it wouldn’t surprise me

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Lindholm would be a great acquisition as long as the cost isn't too high. He'd slot in perfectly next to Fox, which could be big considering Lindgren's struggles.

Still want to acquire a forward though.

 

[Savant]

They need to upgrade the D.

Chychrun would have been the preference (and I wouldn't have a problem moving a D off the roster for him either.) Gio isn't a top pair guy anymore (would be a great 4-6 option) but Lindholm is very good.

Really, getting a few good bottom 6 guys, a top 4-ish defender would be my preferred route rather than trying to land a scorer. Our strengths are goaltending and ST's. If we can turn 5v5 times into a slog fest where nothing really happens for anyone, thats probably our best path to victory in the short term and also probably the easier path to make moves for.

Lindholm is very good but there is no way they can retain him. It’s a stupid addition. I could see Giordano but at like 40 years old They don’t necessarily have to, and if they do it’s not the same investment.

 

[effen]

More to the Jankowski point, he didnt get a QO by the team who drafted him in the 1st round, didn't get a QO the year after from the Penguins, and couldn't make the Devils out of training camp. He was just waived by the 6th worst team in the league.

SIGN ME UP.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

I understand the concern, but getting a young center into the organization should be priority #1. If he explodes and needs a big contract, great.

I think the Rangers think they can get him in FA anyway.

 

[JohnC]

Larry is an Islanders fan? LMAO I don't believe that.

Also saying he has no sources is pretty laughable. He may not get as much info as he used to since the team runs a tighter shift as management gets further away from the Sather era, but the guy clearly has sources in the organization.

Not to mention he’s still one of the org’s go to reporters to leak info to when they want to negotiate thru the media.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Doing nothing up front would be fairly disappointing. I don't blame them for not wanting to give up premium assets for a guy like Rakell, and they shouldn't do that, but they need something.

 

[Chalfdiggity3]

Also saying he has no sources is pretty laughable. He may not get as much info as he used to since the team runs a tighter shift as management gets further away from the Sather era, but the guy clearly has sources in the organization.

Not to mention he’s still one of the org’s go to reporters to leak info to when they want to negotiate thru the media.

Thats because bums like you pay to read his crap. He doesn't have sources inside the organization anymore. Hasn't for years. Everything he states is pure speculation and sorry not an isles fan but a devils fan. He worked for them through the 80's and early 90's.

All of our beat writers are either fans of other teams or are just starting out in Mollie and haven't been able to get her sources yet.

But you guys go on and pay and read his nonsense.

 

[bhamill]

I would argue the opposite. Deslauriers is one of the toughest guys in the league and he wasn’t exactly looking to go with Reaves. And Reaves hit him hard along the boards early. In an ideal world he’s not playing every day though

True. Sometimes its what you DON'T see: like guys like Martin or Deslauriers getting overly agressive with the skilled players. Like a Dman you don't notice because he just makes the right unremarkable plays.
He's also third in the NHL in hits with 4-8 mins fewer in TOI (10:48) than the guys ahead of him (Gudas and Clutterbuck), and less TOI than anyone in the top 25... when he's out there he takes the body.

 

[RangerBoy]

Doesn't Copp have 3 or 4 concussions?

Does Copp have that many concussions? I used Copp as an example of what I would give up for a rental who the Rangers could sign. Not a very big fan of trading assets for rentals especially for a team like the Rangers who are at the beginning of their cycle. If the Rangers were a legitimate Cup contender and they needed that one final piece to push them over the hump, that's a different situation. The Rangers have needs upfront. If they have to dip into the prospect defense pool to fill those needs, they should do it. All of the D won't play here.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Also saying he has no sources is pretty laughable. He may not get as much info as he used to since the team runs a tighter shift as management gets further away from the Sather era, but the guy clearly has sources in the organization.

Not to mention he’s still one of the org’s go to reporters to leak info to when they want to negotiate thru the media.

I dislike Larry as much as the next guy, but he's the most plugged in beat reporter we got, which is a sad state of affairs. That's still not very much if anything at all and we know he hasn't been the same since Sather stepped back, so whatever he has, while second or third hand, is the closest thing we got. With Larry you gotta watch out for when he's editorializing and when he's actually reporting something that makes sense.

 

[PuckLuck3043]

It's almost like those players have different roles or something.

Hunt and Gauthier are 4th liners being asked to spend basically the whole season in the top 9.

Panarin is one of the highest paid players in the league being asked to...be decent at even strength?

Thats right Hunt and Gauthier are 4th liners (at best) masquerading as top 9 players. It would be great though if they could actually score a goal or 2. Panarin has more than lived up to his expensive contract as a Ranger and on his way to a 100 point season.