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

[duhmetreE]

Not gonna lie his speed would be nice.

Drury- "Hey Matt wanna take a million bucks"...Hello Hello anyone there?

we could hope... cap is flat and tight.

Take a 1 year 'prove it' deal on a contender and then get paid when cap goes up

$1M barely buys you a studio apartment in Harlem. Pretty sure I saw Vesey living under the Queensboro Bridge but not many are willing to slum like him he's a character guy.

luckily Duchene has made over $75M.... he may be able to afford LIC or Astoria

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

So I guess other than an offer sheet what leverage if any do Laf or Miller have?

 

[Lion Hound]

Im not opposed to Wheeler. Big bodied winger. Age is certainly a concern.

Same agent as Fox and Kreider. Punjanemi also used him.

 

[lakeshirts37]

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I mean , this works. I understand Drury's hesitancy in buying out Goodrow. If he would agree that running with a spare player on the roster is dumb (which it is) then I could see this being realistic. They COULD swap Smith with someone like Wheeler @ $1.5m with bonuses

Panarin - Chytil - Wheeler could be fun

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

Drury working the phones am I right @EdJovanovski? I feel like this meme applies to half the team.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Laf-Zib-Blake/Kakko
Bread-Chytil- Blake/Kakko
Kreider-Tro—Goodrow
Cuylle - ? - Vesey

Does it work cap wise? Kids still get their real shot

 

[NYR Viper]

Laf-Zib-Blake/Kakko
Bread-Chytil- Blake/Kakko
Kreider-Tro—Goodrow
Cuylle - ? - Vesey

Does it work cap wise? Kids still get their real shot

Yes it does if Blake takes ~$1.5m + bonuses

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

Who is AFP? A fourth period?

Nah, they are the top contract predictor in hockey. They nail every contract. They had Fast at 2 X 2.3, he gets 2 X 2.4. They had meier at 8 X $8.65, he gets 8 X 8.8

They have a spreadsheet here predicting every single FA’s contract. Its a good guide

 

[UnSandvich]

Imagine unironically thinking Goodrow makes your team better...

 

[DanielBrassard]

Quick likely to sign with the Rangers according to Weekes.

 

[Avery16]

 

[LOFIN]

Our backup is going to be a league minimum guy. Might as well be Quick I guess.

 

[Avery16]

Quick likely to sign with the Rangers according to Weekes.

Not as good as Halak. Watch Drury sign Quick for more than it’d take to keep Halak.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Right it would just be nice at 5 million per vs 8.5-9 million per

Key component on most Cup winners in the cap era is doing just this.

Barely in the NYR playbook.

 

[jerseyjinx94]

Quick at 800-900K with performance bonuses would be nice

 

[Zynbanejad]

Why are we signing a washed up guy to be backup? lol I could care less about the Rangers being his childhood team. Should've let us win all those years ago if that's the case

 

[TheDirtyH]

Dermott would be an interesting add at a low cost. He was great in a third pair role for Toronto, would bring a lot more skating and puck moving ability to our blueline.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Not as good as Halak. Watch Drury sign Quick for more than it’d take to keep Halak.

AFP has him at almost 1.3M and Staple said yesterday the Rangers would probably spend 1.2M on a backup so you’re probably right.

 

[frozenrubber]

Not as good as Halak. Watch Drury sign Quick for more than it’d take to keep Halak.

Halak is better. But if Shesterskin goes down for a 10+ game stretch, a former #1 is a better stand-in.

Prefer Talbot, but I don't think he's anywhere near as cheap as Quick.

 

[bubba5]

I hadn’t considered tanking but you’re right this might be the approach now.

Tanking would be putting the same garbage top 3 lines on the ice again like we had in the playoffs.

 

[JimmyG89]

I'd consider both of them tbh, especially if they are under 1.5M.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Key component on most Cup winners in the cap era is doing just this.

Barely in the NYR playbook.

AFP has Miller on a 6 year deal at 4.9M, if that’s accurate I don’t know how you pass that up. Seems very low to me but the sad thing is the Rangers couldn’t even afford that right now.

 

[LOFIN]

Not as good as Halak. Watch Drury sign Quick for more than it’d take to keep Halak.

Halak played pretty well with us, and will probably get more than 1.5 we paid him last year. And we can't give him a raise. I'd love to re-sign him, but it's probably out of reach.

It's going to be Quick, an AHL goalie or one of the numerous #3s in the league. Out of that group, I'd take Quick.

 

[Mac n Gs]