Speculation: Roster Building Thread XXX: Cue Europe

[Barnaby]

Went to College up there. Have to say, did not have an experience like this at all. People were much friendlier than in NY. Much cleaner than NYC. Less touristy. People seemed way more polite. I love NY but I also really like Boston. This coming from a diehard Yankees fan.

Totally agreed on the Boston thing. It’s one of the handful of places I’ve spent significant time in that I could easily see myself residing in. Beautiful city and fun/nice people.

I love Nashville as well...

 

[EdJovanovski]

A term for the losers who want to trade him as been coined!

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

idk, if you retain half you’re at $4.25 million next year.

buy him out at you are $2.805 for two each of the next 2 years

I guess that’s worth the picks but not much cash savings

The buy out for Lundqvist comes with the following cap hits:

2020-21: 5.5m
2021-22: 1.5m

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

If Henrik and Kreider were going to Colorado the prospect better have a last name starting with "B" or "N"

Burzan & Nichushkin?

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Tony D needs to stop looking himself up on twitter

Hopefully he doesn’t post here because otherwise he’ll come after me assuredly

 

[EdJovanovski]

Tony D needs to stop looking himself up on twitter

Hopefully he doesn’t post here because otherwise he’ll come after me assuredly

Okay guys, the jig is up... I’m Tony DeAngelo

 

[Nickmo82]

Chytil looks like Elon Musk

McKegg looks like he won a competition to be there.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

McKegg looks like he won a competition to be there.

Howden looks like he's on the team through the Garden of Dreams

 

[pld459666]

I mean, has this ever happened? Kreider is a smart dude and kind of odd, maybe he’d be cool with doing the team a solid, but I feel like it’s a bigger solid than people realize. You’re asking him to temporarily move, fit in with a new team with new people, and then compete during the grind of the playoffs (which he won’t get paid for,) just to get the team a draft pick.

Yes it has. Keith Tkachuk did it twice I think with the Blues

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Yes it has. Keith Tkachuk did it twice I think with the Blues

Doug Weight did it twice, Keith Tkachuk only once

I mean, has this ever happened? Kreider is a smart dude and kind of odd, maybe he’d be cool with doing the team a solid, but I feel like it’s a bigger solid than people realize. You’re asking him to temporarily move, fit in with a new team with new people, and then compete during the grind of the playoffs (which he won’t get paid for,) just to get the team a draft pick.

Antoine Vermette in 2015 (won a Cup)
Doug Weight in 2006 (won a Cup) and 2008
Keith Tkachuk in 2007

 

[ZiGOODejad]

I really do hope we sign Tony long term.

 

[SA16]

If Sakic won’t trade Newhook what about trying to pry away Makar instead? He’s slowed down considerably after his hot start (remember how oscar lindberg was the next big thing after his start?). They’re down a 1W 2C 3W and a G possibly all long term. We can fill all those roles for them with Kreider Strome Fast and Georgiev. Makar would also give us more flexibility for a potential DeAngelo trade in the offseason since they play a similar role so we could use him to get a legit 2C.

 

[Irishguy42]

If Sakic won’t trade Newhook what about trying to pry away Makar instead? He’s slowed down considerably after his hot start (remember how oscar lindberg was the next big thing after his start?). They’re down a 1W 2C 3W and a G possibly all long term. We can fill all those roles for them with Kreider Strome Fast and Georgiev. Makar would also give us more flexibility for a potential DeAngelo trade in the offseason since they play a similar role so we could use him to get a legit 2C.

Derek Stepan is struggling a lot lately in Arizona, but I think someone like him would flourish as 2C in New York.

Might cost a little bit to get him out of there though. Maybe....DeAngelo + Lias?

 

[SA16]

Derek Stepan is struggling a lot lately in Arizona, but I think someone like him would flourish as 2C in New York.

Might cost a little bit to get him out of there though. Maybe....DeAngelo + Lias?

The coyotes aren’t trading Stepan

 

[egelband]

Tony D needs to stop looking himself up on twitter

Hopefully he doesn’t post here because otherwise he’ll come after me assuredly

Yeah. I agree. I mean, I don’t disagree with him and I like his willingness to mix it up. But also, there’s really no benefit for him. If I were advising him, I’d suggest limiting my Twitter-ing to one per day. Or something like that. Engagement is good. But it gets into ‘diminishing returns’ territory pretty quick.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Derek Stepan is struggling a lot lately in Arizona, but I think someone like him would flourish as 2C in New York.

Might cost a little bit to get him out of there though. Maybe....DeAngelo + Lias?

I think we'd need someone to replace Lundqvist long-term. Can they throw in Raanta?

 

[DutchShamrock]

Sakic would probably open up his bank for a multi-player trade to address these holes, so long as the return doesn't include newhook and byram. He would probably say pick any 3 or 4 assets outside of those 2 and we are gold.

If I'm St. Louis though, I finalize a trade for Kreider today. It sucks that the perfect storm of demand is forming but you can put a nail in the avs' coffin, find an answer to your own scoring woes and possibly get your team back on track. The blues are the one place I think we can get the A level prospect (not on the big club) in a trade.

 

[RGY]

Totally agreed on the Boston thing. It’s one of the handful of places I’ve spent significant time in that I could easily see myself residing in. Beautiful city and fun/nice people.

I love Nashville as well...

There was a stretch of a few months after i came home from college i considered moving up to Boston lol.

Been to Nashville a couple times. Absolutely love it there.

 

[RangersFan1994]

I'm shocked the Islanders didnt trade for Tofolli. Another missed player to get them scoring. I'm happy as a Rangers fan. They're so overrated. Rangers will be better than them in between 2-4 years if not sooner.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Burzan & Nichushkin?

I really gotta be more specific!

One ends with YRAM and the other with EWHOOK

 

[NYSPORTS]

I really do hope we sign Tony long term.

dynamic personality, offensive force, will hit, will fight yet he is so/so defensively. Like him a lot. Sometimes I wonder if he should be a forward with that wrist shot.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

The Rangers have literally EVERYTHING the Av's need.
The Av's have literally the exact prospects we need.
Let's make it happen Joe. Do the right thing for your fans and your team.
Georgiev/Lundqvist, Skjei, Strome, Kreider, Buch - make yourself a nice package and send us some fried gold.

 

[NYSPORTS]

If Sakic won’t trade Newhook what about trying to pry away Makar instead?

if Sakic doesn’t want to trade anybody then let him ride out his career until he moves on without a Cup. I don’t see trying and trying to pry something away when there are easier and more willing targets.

Sakic is like Yzerman IMO. Smart and patient yet the Rangers usually overpay with these types historically IMO.

 

[Kovalev27]

Went to College up there. Have to say, did not have an experience like this at all. People were much friendlier than in NY. Much cleaner than NYC. Less touristy. People seemed way more polite. I love NY but I also really like Boston. This coming from a diehard Yankees fan.

we’ve been here 8 or 9 months now and we love it. It is spotlessly clean compared to NYC where I lived for 16 years. Although people cannot drive here they are extremely rude on the road but nice in person.

having spent the weekend in NYC first time back since we left I miss the energy for sure. I don’t miss the filth but I miss the energy. Boston is half asleep compared to NYC

 

[Dr. Ogrodnick]

Having grown up in NYC and lived in Boston for a while: in NY its more indifference, if you were lying in the street needing assistance people would step over you to get where they were going. In Boston they would step over you, but they might also kick you and take your wallet.