Speculation: Roster Building Thread XI

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

As I see it, Tony's issues are with America or American politics or whatever, and he's probably going to a Canada team. All the teams that were linked with him in the press were Canadian.

North American hockey exports some of its biggest idiots to the KHL, and I'm not sure those guys ever cause huge problems when they're guests in a foreign country.

 

[bobbop]

Having been telling you all along DeAngelo has value. Whether it's enough value for a) Seattle to draft him, b) the Rangers to trade him @50% retained or c) move him for someone else's perceived problem remains to be seen. The Rangers will wait until the last moment to buy him out if there's any indication of the above

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

I mean, what is the “culture of Seattle”?

Grunge and coffee-drinking?

 

[duhmetreE]

Gallant team is big and/or fast typically. Larkin fits the mold and the teams timeline.

Lundkvist/Kravtsov + 15 for Larkin? That hurts but it seems fair

From what little we saw from Kravtsov, I REALLY like the kid. Think he will be a good player. He also replaces Buch.

Lundkvist is one of the best defensive prospects in hockey. With Fox, Trouba and eventually Schneider, he's the logical choice.

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

Thats a wild 3 way with Philly Nashville and Vegas

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Would have to imagine we’ll start to see teams expansion lists leaking out as the night progresses

 

[TheBloodyNine]

I think him hating it is more likely than the fans that would actually go to the games hating him would be.

I don't know if you've ever been to Seattle but it's not a very friendly place for outspoken Republican Trump supporters. They ain't risking that.

 

[DialUp]

Grunge and coffee-drinking?

WRONG ANSWER, it's nothing but Black Bloc and Marxism all day every damned day. Up and down the streets.

 

[Synergy27]

Grunge and coffee-drinking?

30 years ago maybe. You must be my age.

 

[MadHookUp]

I heard about Detroit wanting to move up for Beniers or Powers.... what rumors were there about the Rangers?

My memory is horrible, but I thought I read it on here from one of our insiders.

 

[Fitzy]

If signed, Goodrow gives the team options. He's 52% on face offs for his career (~2000 attempts). If they keep Strome or bring in a new center, Goodrow could easily play on the wing of a center who is less than ideal at the dot. I like it. Options are good.

Wings that can competently play center are like blue liners that can play either side of the defense. Extremely valuable

 

[mas0764]

Take this one with a grain of salt but Ryan is alluding to the fact that Buch may be moved within the next few days (which shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone paying attention)

Now that they got their tuffness in Goodrow, I’d hope that the Buch move is for a center.

 

[kovazub94]

I remember not to long ago when people here were ready to give up half the team for Glass. Only a slight exaggeration.

Glass for Zibanejad straight-up, amiright?

 

[bobbop]

The culture of Seattle is the exact antithesis of everything that Tony D stands for. He'd hate it and the fans there would despises him to no end.

You need to spend more time in Seattle.

 

[DialUp]

Glass for Zibanejad straight-up, amiright?

I mean, the charts.

 

[Synergy27]

I don't know if you've ever been to Seattle but it's not a very friendly place for outspoken Republican Trump supporters. They ain't risking that.

I’ve been. I love the place. I agree that Tony probably wouldn’t.

But real life isn’t Twitter. And people in America don’t know anything about hockey players.

Again, I get it, and you guys are probably right. But I think we overrate some of these perceptions.

 

[mas0764]

Leslie on the warpath. She is probably right....

Buch and 15OA for Eichel, the seeds have been planted.

 

[BBKers]

So who do we now have lined up coming to NYC from Seattle? That is the question. Soucy perhaps...

 

[RangerBoy]

Would have to imagine we’ll start to see teams expansion lists leaking out as the night progresses

The Hawks list. Scott Powers of The Athletic reported it.

Borgstrom
DeBrincat
Hagel
Kampf
Kane
Strome
Toews

Jones
Murphy
Stillman

Lankinen

 

[egelband]

When do we learn who is on the protected lists?

 

[IDvsEGO]

When do we learn who is on the protected lists?

officially tomorrow morning

 

[eco's bones]

Does it matter? Are his words any less valuable because he was traded? What Spooner said was very eye-opening into how Quinn coached this team. Ignoring that because he's no longer on the team is foolish.

I guess if you say so. Spooner though lasted a little over a month in Quinn’s rookie season went to Edmonton and ended in the minors before the season was over and I don’t think he’s seen the NHL since because he struck out there too. Even finishing the season before with AV you could see he was the perimeter player par excellence so let’s not question there was anything wrong with the way he played. IMO this was not a player you could ever go to war with.

On Kakko—his first season with the Rangers he was in over his head. Frequently gassed, knocked over and outmuscled and his play away from the puck was abysmal. I don’t know if some here have in mind turning him into the next Patrick Laine but the Rangers and he worked diligently this past season on improving his two way play and that improvement was dramatic and he will be a much better player for that.

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

Seeing how much it cost to move 2 years of Andrew Ladd @ 5.5m cap hit... Kreider is here to stay I think

edit: nvm

 

[SA16]

Seeing how much it cost to move 2 years of Andrew Ladd @ 5.5m cap hit... Kreider is here to stay I think

What does one have to do with the other? Ladd is not an NHL player anymore. Kreider is still a quality 2nd liner/PP player. Hopefully he can keep it up because it's certainly possible in the future he could resemble him.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Leslie on the warpath. She is probably right....

I like Leslie a lot but her warpaths tend to not come to fruition. I remember on the McDonagh trade she swore up and down there was more coming in.

Maybe she is right on this one. Would make sense.