Speculation: Roster Building Thread: Part XXXIII

[True Blue]

I think the eternal rebuild is an awful idea and has never worked. If you have the chance to bring in elite talent like Panarin at that age with little NHL mileage, or arguably generational talent like Karlsson; you take it.

1.25 years into the rebuild and it is deemed to b e"eternal"?

 

[E-Train]

Seems to me that Hank will have no bearing on whether EK is here or not. Locking up 7 years vs. the 2 remaining for Hank doesn’t mean much. If they do somehow sign EK, it’s the expectation that he’ll be himself for the duration of the contract.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I might agree that it is tougher to fill his position, but I also think it's easier to win with a mediocre defense than it is with a mediocre forward group so I would rather add up front. If the choice was between 1 of them.

In theory, I agree.

EK>>>>Panarin though.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

1.25 years into the rebuild and it is deemed to b e"eternal"?

Not even.

It's been 13.5 months since the letter was sent out.

Some of ya'll are not gonna make it.

 

[FIRE DRURY]

I don't agree. If you somehow end up with a Hughes it almost behooves you to compete before his ELC runs out assuming he hits his ceiling.

Where not a Hughes away from being that team. Hughes isn’t playing D. This team has holes and that will take some time to fill.

So no, I don’t think drafting Hughes changes the blueprint Gorton has in mind for this team.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Just speculation by Friedman: But he thinks Karlsson would love playing for the Rangers.

All Elliot seems to do these days is speculate.

 

[Edge]

Where not a Hughes away from being that team. Hughes isn’t playing D. This team has holes and that will take some time to fill.

So no, I don’t think drafting Hughes changes the blueprint Gorton has in mind for this team.

I gotta be honest with you, I go back and forth as to whether Hughes will change things.

My personal opinion is that it shouldn't, but I think there's definitely going to be that pressure to maybe add a guy like Panarin to give the Rangers a pair of 1-2 punches on their top two lines.