Speculation: Roster Building Thread XI

[Shesterkybomb]

People worried about 5 or 600,000 and an extra year or two for a guy who just helped win back to back cups that was aquired for a 1st rounder and traded to us for a 7th aren't focusing on the right things.

 

[Lion Hound]

He’s on record saying he would be mad trading Buch for futures… so maybe it was that…

Isn’t that a blogger?

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Goodrow overpaid slightly would be fine. The Rangers don’t have much money in their bottom six outside of Kreider (assuming he’s not in the top six). As long as they don’t pay too many bottom sixers too much they’ll be ok

 

[mas0764]

Isn’t that a blogger?

Podcaster

 

[Boris Zubov]

Ordered from a chain restaurant. Local places scare the hell out of me. They think catfish is a garnish. They put it on/in EVERYTHING. I came so close in two faculty searches to getting back to NY. Really hoping something comes through this year, as I don't know if I can take down south living much longer (especially working at a state school where we're getting all the political directives on what we can and can't teach).

I know what you mean food wise....I'm in the process of moving back to the northeast after 10+ years living out west & I cannot wait. Vegas has some decent eating spots, but it's mostly an overpriced dining wasteland. Phoenix dining is particularly bad except for Mexican food. LA has some good restaurants, but the city is just one giant pretentious clusterf&$@ that I cannot stand.

 

[Quinnisinoverhishead]

What do you consider an overpayment?

He shouldn’t get more than 12 mill for 4 years. He is a third line right winger. Kreider is going to be our third best left winger and he’s making $6.5. Can’t afford to give $4mill for our third best right winger. I don’t think anyone will argue that kakko and kravtsov will be better players. Not even mentioning buch (assuming he’s gone).

 

[wafflepadsave]

Only posted this to reinforce what @Edge had intimidated in the past that their gm can’t pull the trigger.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Only posted this to reinforce what @Edge had intimidated in the past that their gm can’t pull the trigger.

That's why his team is severe no man's land. They are barely good enough to squeak into a playoff spot or finish 10th in the conference & settle for a draft pick around 13. Plus it seems the locker room is split in half with the Gaudreau/Monahan faction vs the Tkachuk crew. Maybe this is the year the bottom out & Treivling finally gets canned.

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

We’re really gonna post rumors from a stronzo named Chris Calzone? What’s next? Peter Pizza tweeting out Eichel for Strome and a lifetime amount of Pizza from John’s on Bleecker?

 

[Thirty One]

We’re really gonna post rumors from a stronzo named Chris Calzone? What’s next? Peter Pizza tweeting out Eichel for Strome and a lifetime amount of Pizza from John’s on Bleecker?

Before you go any further, I trust Sammy Spaghetti with my life.

 

[NYR Viper]

He shouldn’t get more than 12 mill for 4 years. He is a third line right winger. Kreider is going to be our third best left winger and he’s making $6.5. Can’t afford to give $4mill for our third best right winger. I don’t think anyone will argue that kakko and kravtsov will be better players. Not even mentioning buch (assuming he’s gone).

Id argue that with cheap young talent on the team already and on the way in Lafreniere, Kaako, Kravtsov, Chytil, Fox, Miller and Lundkvist, now is the PERFECT time to overpay slightly for the right depth guys. None of the guys I just mentioned project to be a hard nosed power forward like Goodrow. This is a type of player they’re going to need to find outside of the organization.

 

[RangersFan1994]

islanders frontrunners for Landeskog ugh



Islanders trade Andrew Ladd as they potentially eye big move

 

[Thirty One]

islanders frontrunners for Landeskog ugh



Islanders trade Andrew Ladd as they potentially eye big move

Doesn't say the word frontrunner anywhere there.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

I think for a player like Goodrow, he'll sacrifice dollars for term. $2.65 AAV over 6 years hair under $16MM over the term of the contract.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Ordered from a chain restaurant. Local places scare the hell out of me. They think catfish is a garnish. They put it on/in EVERYTHING. I came so close in two faculty searches to getting back to NY. Really hoping something comes through this year, as I don't know if I can take down south living much longer (especially working at a state school where we're getting all the political directives on what we can and can't teach).

You’re gonna have another Scopes monkey trial on your hands

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

Before you go any further, I trust Sammy Spaghetti with my life.

Sammy Spaghetti is a rat. Loose lips sink ships

 

[Synergy27]

My head spins everytime I try to figure out what the lines might be. There are SO many pieces still in motion that any move/signing could totally change depending on who is still here next year. I don't really think we have ANY bad contracts though. Kreider's will be bad based on his usage (3rd line LW) eventually, but it isn't there yet. I tend to think Trouba offers far more than he's given credit for on these boards, so I'm not overly fussed about his contract either. That said, it's always a good idea to be careful. Just because we've cleared out the old bad contracts doesn't mean we need to add new ones, haha.

Regarding the contracts, I agree that “bad” is open for interpretation. The Trouba contract is bad even though the player is useful and valuable to the team. Too much money for the role he plays. The Kreider contract is bad because he’s now third option at his position. Those contracts leave little, if any, margin for error when filling out the rest of the roster.

 

[Graves97]

We bought the house back in May, but the seller wanted a longer window so we only closed Monday. Moved Thursday, living in what a feels like a warehouse since.

congrats on the new home