I’ve said it a few times over the years, but Lindy is bar none my favorite player on this team.
Player Discussion Ryan Lindgren
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JimmyG89
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I knew it was that game. ESPN+ lets you go back and re-watch the game, even in market. He's got a left ankle/knee injury, maybe both. He went down and grabbed his ankle. Probably a a high ankle sprain. Went to push off to get back toward the net and just went down and grabbed it.
If it is a regular ankle sprain, he probably is going back to the room to get it taped again. If it is a high ankle sprain, I'm not sure how he is playing.
mrmovies779
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He's the type of player you win with.His importance to the team far outweighs the concerns.You lock him up long term and worry about injuries and such later on.Its also criminal this guy doesn't have an A too
Casper The Soy Ghost
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Nah, sign him for 3-4 years at a time. He will rarely get big raises due to his lack of points. There's basically nothing to gain from giving him 6 years or more, just headache.
We do not want another Staal/Girardi situation.
EdJovanovski
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I meant if their play throughout the playoffs stayed the same not just their most recent play, so if Mika had many more disappearing acts. Yea he was our best player for a few games, 7pts in 2GP. Crazy! But he was also possibly our worst player for several games too and we were all saying he has no heart and isn’t a playoff player lol then he went full carnivore
Mika is always inconsistent though and I bet if we go all the way he would have more stretches of bad games too. Shesty is getting better and better again last game was over .970, game before was over .950
I’d have Shesty and Lindgren before Mika for sure
Chalfdiggity3
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Staal and Girardi were in their early 30;s when their bodys started to breakdown and decline. Lindy is 23yo. Everyone needs to stop with the comparisons that he is already broken like staal and girardi became. Lindy can continue to be signed to 3 year bridge deals for his next 2 contracts.. Lindy will be good until the same age of early 30's which means lindgren should be more than okay for another 6-8 years.
Youre right, he wont get a big raise regardless. It may go up to 3.5-4. per instead of the 3 he is making now but he is beyond affordable and NEEDS to be kept. He is a warrior. He is who you win cups with.
Casper The Soy Ghost
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Yeah, Mika is streaky but when he doesn't score he usally steals pucks and so on forth. He needs to be better at draws though, just like the rest of our team.
Mika at least does something with his 2-way play when his offense isn't there. He's very good with his stick.
Panarin is worthless when he doesn't score for instance.
Even though Mika has been inconsistent, he's a big reason we won against the Pens and our last game vs Canes. He showed up when we needed him!
IDGAF who people rank the highest of them.
LAF, Miller, Lindgren, Mika, Fox (offensively), Kreider have all been good for us. Kreider and Mika are both streaky but they've gotten warmed up now and they've started to put up points, which is important.
Casper The Soy Ghost
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Hence why I think it is better do re-sign him for 3-4 years at a time. We would (most likely) not save a lot of $ on signing him for 6 vs 4 years. Not enough for me to think it is worth the risk. 8 years is insane, unless we get him for $3.5M AAV at the most.
Players like him (almost no one should get 8 year deals) do not get 8 year deals, that's crazy and it sets a weird precedent. What if his body breaks down before 30? He is only 24 now, yeah. But a 8 year deal for a physical player with a lot of injuries etc already seems dumb.
I'd get it if it would save us 2+ million per year, yeah. But it won't because he shouldn't make that much $ IMO.
Chalfdiggity3
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Oh I'm not saying to give him an 8 year deal, never was. I'm calling for people to stop trying to include him in deals to remove his measly 3m per contract, or saying we shouldn't resign him again bc he could be broken down by next year. Like we have stated he is 24yo. Has probably 8 years left. Im cool with continuously giving him 3 years 3m per for his next two contracts.
Also no offense but that 2m per year could end up being the difference in being able to resign Miller, or laffy, or Copp or being able to have Motte.
Seriously it all depends on the outlook of the team. Giving Lindy a 6 year deal worth 3 per isnt setting a bad precedence, you are showing that if you work your ass off, give yourself to this team completely, and are the epitome of rangers hockey, you should be rewarded and kept. There are two sides to every coin.
GENESISPuck94
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Lindgren is the current Dan Girardi. No matter how much he sacrifices himself for this team, there's always going to be a contingent of fans that undervalue him.
Without Lindgren, this team isn't where it is right now. Without Girardi they don't get as far as they did when he was around.
Without Lindgren, this team isn't where it is right now. Without Girardi they don't get as far as they did when he was around.
Lindgren is still signed for 2 more years, which will take him to 26. If Lindgren wanted a 6 year deal at 3.5M at that time, I would give it to him in a heartbeat. Even if he broke down at 30 - which is an assumption based on how he plays, not a guarantee… some guys just take the beatings and keep ticking - 3.5M for a guy like him is fine on your bottom pair and can be moved if necessary, just based on the reputation he’ll have as a solid, playoff experienced veteran warrior by then.
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Casper The Soy Ghost
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4 years would be ideal, 6 years if it gets his $ down quite a bit.
What do you think he'd cost 4 years vs 6 years.
McRanger92
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Lindgren might be the toughest pound for pound player in the league. He takes so many hits and immediately jumps right back up and dishes out his own. Give him an A next year whether they keep this dumb 6 A system or not
Chalfdiggity3
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I honestly dont know, I thought we stole him for his current price @3m per. I would think he would get some type of increase on his year cap hit if its 4 years. Prob 4m per 4? i think if its 6 it could be 3.5m per. But im honestly guessing here. Cap hits usually rise for players who put up gaudy points. So i dont think he would break any banks.
No Coincidence our two worst games were without him in the lineup.
And with Nemeth in the lineup.
Double whammy.
Chytilmania
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Call me crazy but Idk if I'm keeping Lindgren any longer than his contract. Better a year early than a year late: see Dan Girardi and Marc Staal. We have a great pipeline anyway.
If the cap really goes up then I overpay for 2 years, instead of paying his value of 4+.
If the cap really goes up then I overpay for 2 years, instead of paying his value of 4+.
I'd probably give him a 2-3 year deal at the end of this current contract. But yes, no Staal/Girardi contracts for players like him whose wear and tear gets to them.
Oscar Lindberg
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It’s not crazy, they’d be silly to do it. If they do then the team has learned nothing from Girardi and Staal.
Thanks for time guys, we’ll let someone else pay you your retirement contract where you’re bound to break down
Has made up for a really subpar regular season in the playoffs.
I don't know why he shied away from the physical stuff in the RS. He plays so much better when he's physically engaged.
I don't know why he shied away from the physical stuff in the RS. He plays so much better when he's physically engaged.
RagFinMet
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Because if he did he be half dead before the POs began.
He did just enough to help us get to over 100 points
Now is the time to lay it all out.
Im sure this is what his career will be going forward. No way he can play this way a whole season plus POs
And this season proved we can win with him playing during the reg season with the pedal only half down. Saving beast mode for the playoffs.
Im good with that.
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this guy is pretty much the heart and soul of our team right now
bleedblue94
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And yet people talking about tossing him away like dryer lint...
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