Speculation: Roster/Trade Discussion Thread

[Tawnos]

You all do remember that trocheck’s NTC becomes less prohibited in like a week right?

I’d be surprised if Drury doesn’t already have that list.

Also, you really think that a current 12 team list and a future 10 team list really makes a big difference here? The change in the NTC is a bit of trivia, not anything with a real impact on the trade market for him.

 

[GAGLine]

So all the crying is just over the Rangers not trading Trocheck and Schneider yet? You even said yesterday not to trade Lafreniere. Everyone else has an NMC. They can’t have a major sell off. It’s not possible right now. So why are we so hung up on it?

No one is hung up on it. The thing with Trocheck started months ago. We're just looking for Drury to actually get something done so we can move on.

You all do remember that trocheck’s NTC becomes less prohibited in like a week right?

By 2 teams, which may or may not have any effect on our ability to move him or change whatever return we might get.

Drury should already know which teams are coming off Trocheck's list, and Trocheck should be willing to accept a trade to those teams simply because in a week's time, he won't have the ability to block it. These are discussions Drury should have already had with Trocheck and his agent.

Waiting until July 1st could mean that some teams pivot in other directions before then. We've already seen a bunch of moves. Who knows what the market for Trocheck actually is at this point. All we know is that Drury has set a very high price and no one has yet come close to meeting it.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

One can hope that with players not wanting to come to NY currently (Tkachuk/Byram) that Drury and more specifically Dolan see the writing in the wall. There can be no retool that will be sufficient to making this current group a contender. This is a very unlikely scenario, I get it.

In this fantasy world, the Rangers would keep Laff and Schneider to be part of the future core due to their ages. Assets moved this offseason would be Shesh, Fox and Trocheck. Next offseason would be Miller and Zib (potentially based in their play this year, if teams would even be interested).

• Fox to San Jose for the #2, Misa and 2028 1st
• Shesh to Buffalo for the #4, Mrtka, 2027 1st
• Trocheck at 50% for Wallstedt, Spacek and 2027 1st
• Draft Stenberg, one of Reid, Carels or Smits and Bjorck

Fantasy competed

EDIT: Forgotten Gavrikov! Trade him back to LA for #17 (Draft either Command, Morozov or Klepov)

 

[McRanger92]

No one is hung up on it. The thing with Trocheck started months ago. We're just looking for Drury to actually get something done so we can move on.

By 2 teams, which may or may not have any effect on our ability to move him or change whatever return we might get.

Drury should already know which teams are coming off Trocheck's list, and Trocheck should be willing to accept a trade to those teams simply because in a week's time, he won't have the ability to block it. These are discussions Drury should have already had with Trocheck and his agent.

Waiting until July 1st could mean that some teams pivot in other directions before then. We've already seen a bunch of moves. Who knows what the market for Trocheck actually is at this point. All we know is that Drury has set a very high price and no one has yet come close to meeting it.

Trade Trocheck, and then what? They will likely be buyers after that, which is my fear. “Trading everything that isn’t tied down” like RB said is a literal impossibility

 

[MrAlmost]

Beautiful day for a trade, wouldn’t you say?

Berard for a 4th.

It has to be Trocheck no? It’s dragged out long enough and if nothing else they need more ammo for this bigger move everyone is sure is coming.

Beat me to it. Bye Brett!

 

[Gardner McKay]

If Buffalo ends up with Malhotra at #4, I’ll be physically sick

Why? Whats so special about him?

 

[GAGLine]

Trade Trocheck, and then what? They will likely be buyers after that, which is my fear. “Trading everything that isn’t tied down” like RB said is a literal impossibility

It's Drury's shit plan, not mine. I don't trust him to sell lemonade.

No, we can't sell everything. We have too many NMCs and too many players who have no value. But let's start with the one obvious player we can trade and go from there. We all know Drury can't do more than one thing at a time anyway.

 

[Yuck]

The off-season has barely begun. There are still a lot of moves that can be made. Plenty of time to be disappointed later but right now I choose to stay open minded.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Nobody is hung up on it. This team is going nowhere. They can at least start the process of the "retool" with a Trocheck trade. Maybe even trade Gravrikov back to LA if he is going to be miserable here. Package them together?

He wrote weeks and months. It's been four months.

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Quite possible this letter was just to get Panarin to waive his clause, which would be hilarious

 

[McRanger92]

Quite possible this letter was just to get Panarin to waive his clause, which would be hilarious

It was. Panarin couldn’t get it through his head that he wasn’t wanted until after he left. And even now he’s still confused based on his comments to the media

 

[McRanger92]

The reality of the situation is that the rangers can’t sell and they aren’t going to punt an entire season. Have fun with the struggle sessions over the GM and whether he "retools" or "rebuilds". He's the guy in charge and there's only one direction he can go given things as they are. Realpolitik. Dolan and Drury dont want to deal with Fox and Igor and others demanding trades, which will only sour the fanbase more. They are going to try to win with their elite players under contract. Its a herculean task to dismantle this team. My concern is the extent to which they add. Right now patience seems like the smart play.

 

[Machinehead]

Sellers market all of a sudden.

Hopefully we do a thing.

 

[ManhattaKnight]

I miss Uncle Larry.

Why the Knicks’ NBA championship could affect how James Dolan runs the Rangers

In recent rare public appearances, Dolan offered a few hints about how his NBA team's success could apply to his NHL franchise.

www.nytimes.com

This is a stream-of-consciousness article that doesn't tell us anything new, except that Dolan's son is heavily involved with the fitness of the team.

 

[McRanger92]

I miss Uncle Larry.

Why the Knicks’ NBA championship could affect how James Dolan runs the Rangers

In recent rare public appearances, Dolan offered a few hints about how his NBA team's success could apply to his NHL franchise.

www.nytimes.com

This is a stream-of-consciousness article that doesn't tell us anything new, except that Dolan's son is heavily involved with the fitness of the team.

I just read that. It should be illegal for that to be behind a paywall.

 

[Crease]

Rose is streets ahead of Drury, it’s as simple as that Vince.

 

[Leonardo87]

New thread…

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