Speculation: Roster Building Thread - Part XXXVII

[Cmox]

Anyone else see Gordie Clark is done?

 

[n8]

Has been claimed off waivers four times in the last three seasons. I don’t see him breaking anyone’s bank.

He did pretty well with WPG this year so i think he'll garner attention but yeah, maybe I overestimated how much he'd get.

Anyone else see Gordie Clark is done?

link? like retire? fired?

 

[Doctyl]

To be fair you have to have a very high IQ to understand Ryan Strome’s game.

Pass it to the Russian?

 

[BBKers]

Martin Jones? that's your pick for backup goaltender?

Halak, Greiss, Holtby? or KOskinen? then

 

[Chalfdiggity3]

Halak, Greiss, Holtby? or KOskinen? then

Koskinen just signed a 2 year deal in finland or someplace like that

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Anyone else see Gordie Clark is done?

Huh?

 

[Vitto79]

Halak, Greiss, Holtby? or KOskinen? then

Those guys all stink so better hope Garand is good if Igor gets hurt

 

[Ola]

He did pretty well with WPG this year so i think he'll garner attention but yeah, maybe I overestimated how much he'd get.


link? like retire? fired?

This was needed. I liked Clarke, but overall there have been issues.

Kevin Maxwell is another guy I wouldn't mind see gone, just for the sake of change, unless Drury really likes him.

Those guys all stink so better hope Garand is good if Igor gets hurt

Yeah this is one to follow, I wonder who we got in mind here.

 

[zukeisgone]

Mika looks dead inside

This team needs a matchup center like Jordan Staal in the worst possible way.

Kakko scoring would be poetic. Especially iMake it happen.

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This was needed. I liked Clarke, but overall there have been issues.

Kevin Maxwell is another guy I wouldn't mind see gone, just for the sake of change, unless Drury really likes him.



Yeah this is one to follow, I wonder who we got i

 

[RangerBoy]

Koskinen just signed a 2 year deal in finland or someplace like that

Switzerland

 

[Lays]

Will Nick Paul be too expensive? He’d be kind of perfect as a defensive 3C

I’d take him but I expect him to get the Goodrow contract if not more

 

[Ola]

Big body goes to the net. Bad on the draw but is young and can improve.









Swapping 2ed and 3rd overall picks from the same draft but both fill a need. I dont mind this. I proposed this a few days ago. This would be a good move for both teams. Center depth is a need on this roster.

Do we need slowth as center?

 

[pld459666]

Glad Clarke is gone.

Found a few good players 2nd round and later, but whiffed big with the 1st round layups.

Not impressed with his desire for high character players. Often times the selfish prick player would have been the better option.

Additionally, the desire for players that lacked foot speed is something that has plagued this organization at the draft table for his entire tenure.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Put me in the boat that i'm glad Clarke is gone as well.

 

[mas0764]

Or the ice for that matter

Or a net negative for the team for that matter.

The Rangers can't afford PLD and Larkin.

And definitely can't afford to trade Kakko for either, even if they could afford the dollars.

Also, Kakko for Larkin, you people are insane.

 

[mas0764]

He’s also good buddies with Goodrow apparently. And played for Canada last year at the WC under Gallant. He is exactly the shutdown center we should be looking for and he’s been much more than a 4th liner this playoffs. He also drew a penalty and scored since the original post lol

I thought Goodrow was the shutdown center we were looking for.

How about Kakko for Kirby Dach?

No.

Dach is an ok player to take a chance on but not for Kakko.

 

[bleedblue94]

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Still fair

I brought up buying out nemeth over a month ago and got blistered for it, but his buyout is so reasonable it is almost a no brainer opposed to trading an asset to get rid of the deal.
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The only season it would really be an issue is next year. I never understood the structure of his deal to backload it, although maybe this was their way to allow themselves to buy him out for a lesser penalty if it didn't work out here.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Dach is considerably worse than Kakko, Chicago does that deal and doesn’t think twice

 

[CLW]

It feels more and more like Copp will chase the money and Strome will give Drury the puppy eyes and take a discount with term to stay in NY. I hope that's not the case

Drury tried to trade Strome last summer. Does anyone really think he will sign Strome now after this season? Panarin talks the talk for his buddy but Stromer is gone. I don't think they will sign Copp either, that's too much money for a middle 6 player for too long.

My bet is Drury has a specific target in mind, he hinted as much saying it's someone they've been looking at for a while. So, JT Miller as there was clear interest earlier? How they'd make the money work long term I dont know. Maybe one of the C out of Vegas? Anyway the main point is Drury has someone specific in mind.

 

[bleedblue94]

I think Chytil might be a good fit as Panarin’s center, especially if his two-way game continues to round out. He’s good on the wall. He can hound the puck. And probably the most important thing for Panarin’s line, he likes to shoot the puck. Panarin needs a shooter and not another passer like Strome.

Chytil needs to improve on faceoffs, continue to improve his shot, and continue to round out his game, and he can be a good complimentary player to Panarin or another creative winger.

I just dont see it with chytil, he doesnt move the puck quickly enough. Panarin when he is effective is a catch and move player working give and gos. That is his prefered game. Chytil is much more meticulous with the puck and when he tries to make rush plays he often times throws the puck blindly or right into coverages. That is one thing strome WAS good at, he was very good at the give and go game with panarin, the issue was neither would shoot.

 

[Cmox]

He did pretty well with WPG this year so i think he'll garner attention but yeah, maybe I overestimated how much he'd get.


link? like retire? fired?

Didn’t renew his contract
“The Rangers confirmed to The Athletic that several scouts did not have contracts renewed just as the playoffs began. The biggest name is Gordie Clark, who ran the Rangers draft table for 15 years and was a team employee for 20 seasons, this last one as a pro scout”

Edit: whoops should’ve read the thread before posting.

 

[Vitto79]

So are they going to try and recoup picks W Georgiev and maybe Kravtsov?

I doubt Nemeth , Gauthier , Hajek could get much but this guys need a change

 

[MrAlmost]

Some guys don't like him around here, but I wonder if they would look back into Dvorak as a bottom 6 center. Promote the kid line, get Dvorak, maybe even with retention, and fill out the wings with Krav and Blais?

Panarin-Z-Kreider
Laf-Chytil-Kakko
Blais-Dvorak-Krav
Motte-Goodrow-Reaves/Hunt

As I said before, I am still an advocate of Blackwell, Paquette, Sanford and Carpenter.

 

[Vitto79]

Some guys don't like him around here, but I wonder if they would look back into Dvorak as a bottom 6 center. Promote the kid line, get Dvorak, maybe even with retention, and fill out the wings with Krav and Blais?

Panarin-Z-Kreider
Laf-Chytil-Kakko
Blais-Dvorak-Krav
Motte-Goodrow-Reaves/Hunt

As I said before, I am still an advocate of Blackwell, Paquette, Sanford and Carpenter.

Well they can fit 1 guy at like 5 million and I’d bring Copp back

After that they have to resign Laf and Miller so someone’s gonna get moved with cap hell

 

[Ratelleitlikeitis]

Messier line: Kreider - Zib - R. Smith
Gilbert line: Panarin - Copp - T. Johnson (50%)
Hadfield line: Laf - Chytil - Kakko
Ratelle line: Motte - Goodrow - Blais/Reaves

Replace Hadfield with Fairbairn and Ratelle with Stemkowski.