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Oddly enough, if Panarin continues playing with Kreider-Zibanejad than they have a LW spot open on the 3rd line.
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Oddly enough, if Panarin continues playing with Kreider-Zibanejad than they have a LW spot open on the 3rd line.
Just put Goodrow on LW, Barron at C W Chytil or Gauthier
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This also depends on who else gets sent out. Like if the deal was Miller, Krav and 1st then that’s all ELC money. I think at that point you are also finding a taker for Nemeth which opens up room, and finding a taker for Chytil because his time with this organization is on its last legs. Clearing those two players alone gets you an additional 4.8 million. Tinordi goes to the minors and now you’re at 5.7. Do they sell high on Kreider this season? There are a lot of moves that are gonna have to be made anyway to free up room.
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Fitzy
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Again if we are trading big parts of the prospect/pick cupboard I'd much rather get 1-2 guys with some term on serious retention than rentals.
Obviously that's going to raise the price, but I'd take Yandle and MSL type acquisitions over Clowe/Staal rentals. This is a trial run year.
Obviously that's going to raise the price, but I'd take Yandle and MSL type acquisitions over Clowe/Staal rentals. This is a trial run year.
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My dream scenario is actually getting a matchup 3rd line like Carolina has.
Lekhonen Barron Goodrow or Goodrow Barron Kakko
If the Rangers don’t want to overpay for Yani Gourde, how about his teammate Jared McCann, he like Sammy Blais is a good player but gets hurt from time to time. He has good skill and can play top 9 and is another center they can use. Has some grit and skill in the top 9 only 25 years old (RFA and caphit of 2.9)
With plenty of time between now and the trade deadline I'm rolling Panarin-Zib-Kreider, Laf-Strome-Kakko as the top 6 until they prove they don't work. Kreider plays a grindy game that Panarin gels with and Strome plays a much more effective N/S game away from Panarin.
Plenty of time between now and the deadline. Those two lines working out makes things a lot easier/cheaper. Would just need to shore up the 3rd line and 3LD at that point.
Plenty of time between now and the deadline. Those two lines working out makes things a lot easier/cheaper. Would just need to shore up the 3rd line and 3LD at that point.
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I agree they need to run those lines, Laf has looked his best beside strome, Kakko as well.
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Kreider creates A LOT of space for Panarin. Panarin can setup our best finisher. Kreider can mop up everything else. I honestly like it as a top line
He is really solid with dynamic offense. 18 goals from the backend in 56 games last year dynamic. He's much better than Miller today. Whether the Rangers do this depends on how likely K is to reach his potential and whether they need to make a big move this year at all.
He’s the perfect winger for him. Fast, wins every board battle, doesn’t like to have the puck on his stick for longer than he needs it.
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I'm starting to get a little irritated at how little time we've given Morgan Barron this season.
The guy is an NHL level player right now, the only question is whether it's at a third or fourth line level. He isn't going to get used to the NHL pace playing in Hartford.
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IMO we do a poor job evaluating our in-house talent. My tin-foil hat take is that Schneider would still be in Hartford if Knoblauch didn't have to fill-in for Gallant.
Also Gallant is loyal to a fault.
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Barron has what we lack in the bottom 6. Faceoffs and straight ahead play. He gives us more in that role today than Chytil or Gauthier.
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And this, frankly, is the time to test new things. We're 'in' the playoffs by a 16 point margin. Jones and Barron should each get longer looks. Can always put Nemeth and McKegg back in the playoffs if the kids are shitting the bed.
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I'm not saying he is perfect, but that is the tier of guy we are probably going to need to look at. Everyone in that price range is going to have warts.
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I think it's an unfortunate combination of the Gorton/JD regime rushing promising forwards and having it bite them in the ass and just having too many bodies that can play a bottom 6 role.
If the proposed top 6 of 10-93-20 & 13-16-24 sticks then I'd probably want to roll with a 3rd line of Chytil-Barron-Goodrow, but I guess I can see why they're trying to take their time with Barron.
Hunt-Rooney-Reaves was the best 4th line we've used all season so I'd go back to it with McKegg rotating in for Reaves every once in a while. I've liked Reaves more than I thought I would this year, but I'm of the opinion he should not be an everyday player.
Panarin-Zib-Kreider
Laf-Strome-Kakko
Chytil-Barron-Goodrow
Hunt-Rooney-Reaves
Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Trouba
NotPatrikNemeth-Schneider
That's my lineup if they don't make a move for a forward.
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Or just play Barron....wartless, costs nothing
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What the Jets need is hard to define. I think trading Scheifele signals a mini /quick rebuild with the focus shifting to Connor and Dubois as the main guys. They will need a 2C to replace him (unless Copp is the guy - but he has to be signed). Not sure if Chytl can be that? They need a top pairing D (a Trouba replacement). Of course, the Rangers are stacked with great, young D so expect one of them would have to be in the mix. Schneider is the obvious ask. Depth at wing, especially RW. Kravtsov could be that guy if he will play in Winnipeg. Concern that he did not make the Rangers as a RW and that is the weakest position on our roster IMO.
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So I ran this on capfriendly to give everyone an idea of what I'm talking about:
Trades:
Chytil + Kravtsov + Nemeth + NYR 1st
for
Chychrun + Hayton
Georgiev
for
EDM 2nd '23 + 5th '22 + Koskinen
Off-season signings:
Kaako - 2 years @ $3m
Blais - 3 years @ $1.65m
Gauthier - 1 year @ $900k
Hajek - 1 year @ $950k
Domi - 2 years @ $3.5m
Hayton - 1 year @ $1.15m
Tinordi waived
Kreider-Zibanejad-Panarin
Lafreniere-Domi-Kaako
Goodrow-Hayton-Blais
Hunt-Barron-Reaves
Gauthier
Chychrun-Trouba
Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Schneider
Hajek
Shesty
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This lineup gives us about $800k in cap space with a cap @ $82.5m (increase of $1m from this season)
I think this could work if they shave some money off somewhere or carry only 1 spare to bring in a decent backup but it's tight even at $3.5m for Domi (or any other 2C).
We just need to understand that if they add Chychrun, barring a trade of a higher salary core piece (Trouba or Kreider), that 2C slot is going to need to be someone with some warts more than likely or they are going to have to pay through the nose to bring in someone either underpaid or on a ELC which will not be cheap.
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