Roster Building Thread VI (2022-23): Offseason edition

[RangersFan1994]

The intrusive thoughts are telling me that Lucic’s WC run and behind-the-scenes stuff with Calgary will have him viewed as a short-term vet option for the bottom-6 to add toughness when needed and leadership to handle adversity.

I would not mind Lucic but can he play RW? Cuylle and Lucic in the same line would be fun to watch. Cuylle can learn from Lucic. Always liked Lucic. He’s emotional. He sometimes dirty which is not a bad thing.

 

[McRanger92]

I would not mind Lucic but can he play RW? Cuylle and Lucic in the same line would be fun to watch. Cuylle can learn from Lucic. Always liked Lucic. He’s emotional. He sometimes dirty which is not a bad thing.

We just tried this with Reaves. Sign Hathaway if you want a guy like that who can actually play

 

[RangersFan1994]

We just tried this with Reaves. Sign Hathaway if you want a guy like that who can actually play

I dont think Rangers have cap space. I’d love Hathaway

 

[Mac n Gs]

I would not mind Lucic but can he play RW? Cuylle and Lucic in the same line would be fun to watch. Cuylle can learn from Lucic. Always liked Lucic. He’s emotional. He sometimes dirty which is not a bad thing.

My post wasn't meant to be an endorsement for signing him. While he's supposed to be a very good locker room guy, he's just not a viable hockey player anymore over the full course of an NHL season. I was happy for him to win at the WC, but that should've been more of his swan song than encouragement for a team to sign him. Some team will though if he chooses not to retire.

 

[bhamill]

Yeah but the Rangers aren't just spending $10k either. The analogy is relevant in the sense that they are giving up too much, more than they can truly afford when it's first round picks and prime prospects, for too little odds of profit.

Hey, I went with exactly what YOU said, dude. Hahaha. Just saying. Not saying they should be squandering picks. That’s not my bag, baby.

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

Being a Florida fan has been great

I'm happy they've finally found success. It's taken them over 20 years. Besides last season, they had the one year with Jussi Jokinnen and Jarimoir Jagr.

 

[jerseyjinx94]

We just tried this with Reaves. Sign Hathaway if you want a guy like that who can actually play

Develop and play your own Hathaway on an ELC rather than paying him UFA $$$

 

[TGWL]

Did Quinn's original contract run through this year or next? Would have been amusing to be paying 3 coaches. I think we're done paying this year though..

 

[Irishguy42]

Did Quinn's original contract run through this year or next? Would have been amusing to be paying 3 coaches. I think we're done paying this year though..

Rangers stopped paying Quinn once he got Sharks job and will stop paying Gallant once he gets a new job.

 

[RangerBoy]

Rangers stopped paying Quinn once he got Sharks job and will stop paying Gallant once he gets a new job.

It doesn't work that way.

When the Blue Jackets hired John Tortorella early in the 2015-16 season, he arrived with still three years on his contract with Vancouver. The Blue Jackets paid just $750,000 of the $2 million he was due in each of his remaining seasons. The Canucks paid the rest.

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Gallant has one more year guaranteed at $3.5M on his contract.

The new team will pay a percentage of the $3.5M for next season.

 

[bernmeister]

He reminded me of Rodney dangerfield

one gets no respect, the other does not deserve it

 

[FlyguyOX]

You don't need to add a 4th line plug if your top 6 actually plays with some balls.

 

[Fitzy]

Who cares about Dolan's $$$

 

[Shesterkybomb]

You don't need to add a 4th line plug if your top 6 actually plays with some balls.

Thats what this organization and the Toronto organization don't get, adding toughness on a line that gets 6 mins a night isnt helping team toughness. It needs to be on the lines that are on the ice the majority of the game. Its why the bit of gritty play that Vatrano and Copp added was way more beneficial than Goodrow and Reaves

 

[kovazub94]

What is Chris Drury's worst move as Rangers GM?

The Pavel Buchnevich trade or the Patrick Nemeth debacle.

Drury signed Nemeth to a 3 year contract worth $7.5M. One year later, Drury sent two 2nd round picks to Arizona for them to assume Nemeth's contract.

Drury doesn’t take enough heat for his moves.

The Rangers have four draft picks in this draft. Maybe Drury can pick up a late round pick for Jayden Grubbe's rights. Thursday is June 1.

The Rangers traded their 2nd round pick in the Patrick Kane.

Their 3rd round pick was sent to Philadelphia to rent Justin Braun who retired after this season.

The Rangers have the Avs 3rd round pick from the Alexandar Georgiev trade.

Their 4th round pick was sent to Vancouver to rent Tyler Motte.

Their 5th round pick was sent to Winnipeg to rent Andrew Copp.

The Rangers have their 6th and Winnipeg's 6th from the Copp trade.

Their 7th round pick was sent to Ottawa to bring back Motte.

Drury owes the Blues a 3rd in 2024 from the Tarasenko deal.

Drury owes the Coyotes a 3rd in 2025 for 25% of Kane's contract. Drury needs to stop making trades with Bill Armstrong.

Drury owes the Hawks a 4th in 2025 from the Kane deal.

Drury traded a 3rd to Vegas for Ryan Reaves and gives him a one year extension. 16 months later Drury trades Reaves for a 5th.

The only good trade by Drury was the Nils Lundkvist trade to Dallas for a 1st round pick and a 4th round pick which can become a 3rd round pick. Of course, that first round pick was burning a hole in Drury's pocket so he had to trade it for more rentals.

I hope Drury hires Peter Laviolette who is more than the same shit and both of them are fired in two years time.

Put this against any other GM moves that was in similar to Rangers situation over the last few years - building up to make playoffs and a year later being considered one of contenders. Some bad moves on a margin - probably but this is in context of a very disappointing showing / elimination in the 1st round. Otherwise, pretty much all of these are par for the course GM moves.
If you want to identify KEY move(s) that got the Rangers to where they are it's

1. Signing Panarin for $11.6 aav
2. Drafting Andersson and Kravtsov
3. Playing Kakko and Lafreniere in the NHL in their D+1 even though both were clearly not ready

 

[McRanger92]

Put this against any other GM moves that was in similar to Rangers situation over the last few years - building up to make playoffs and a year later being considered one of contenders. Some bad moves on a margin - probably but this is in context of a very disappointing showing / elimination in the 1st round. Otherwise, pretty much all of these are par for the course GM moves.
If you want to identify KEY move(s) that got the Rangers to where they are it's

1. Signing Panarin for $11.6 aav
2. Drafting Andersson and Kravtsov
3. Playing Kakko and Lafreniere in the NHL in their D+1 even though both were clearly not ready

Drury was the mastermind behind all of Gorton's bad moves too, or so I've been told

 

[IDvsEGO]

Drury was the mastermind behind all of Gorton's bad moves too, or so I've been told

Currently drury was behind all of gortons terrible moves, but any positive one was all gorton.
The bias and swings in tone of this board are insane.

Drury has made good moves, and he’s made bad moves.

 

[IDvsEGO]

Put this against any other GM moves that was in similar to Rangers situation over the last few years - building up to make playoffs and a year later being considered one of contenders. Some bad moves on a margin - probably but this is in context of a very disappointing showing / elimination in the 1st round. Otherwise, pretty much all of these are par for the course GM moves.
If you want to identify KEY move(s) that got the Rangers to where they are it's

1. Signing Panarin for $11.6 aav
2. Drafting Andersson and Kravtsov
3. Playing Kakko and Lafreniere in the NHL in their D+1 even though both were clearly not ready

I’d argue that Kakko was the only one not ready, and that Quinn was the issue with Laf.
Quinn had no system, and no direction and he basically told an 18 year old kid to “figure it out”
And expected the kid to put up 70 pts without pp time. And make no defensive mistakes.

 

[NYR Viper]

Seravelli is stating that Yamamoto and Granlund are possible buyout candidates. I'd be somewhat interested in both if they come on sweetheart deals to rebuild their value.

 

[McRanger92]

Seravelli is stating that Yamamoto and Granlund are possible buyout candidates. I'd be somewhat interested in both if they come on sweetheart deals to rebuild their value.

Hard pass on both. Rather give our own guys a shot than these bums. I read the article though, Garland not mentioned at all so i guess we can cross him off the list too.

 

[MrAlmost]

Seravelli is stating that Yamamoto and Granlund are possible buyout candidates. I'd be somewhat interested in both if they come on sweetheart deals to rebuild their value.

Yamamoto could be worth it especially with our thin RW depth. You never know what could happen if he gets a shot with one of our centers.

 

[bleedblue94]

Yamamoto could be worth it especially with our thin RW depth. You never know what could happen if he gets a shot with one of our centers.

he played with some pretty good centers in edm. he is horribly undersized and for a team that has playoff aspirations he doesnt really help the deficiencies in the nyr roster other than being a rw.

 

[RangerBoy]

 

[RangerBoy]

 

[MrAlmost]

he played with some pretty good centers in edm. he is horribly undersized and for a team that has playoff aspirations he doesnt really help the deficiencies in the nyr roster other than being a rw.

That's fair, but I have my reservations on what it is playing with McDavid and Drai. He is small, but he isn't necessarily a player that refuses to go to tight areas. Also, he did PK a considerable amount for missing games, 20+ less games than last year and only 10 minutes shy of last years PK mins, and was not bad at it. And he can skate. We need some skaters. Haha