GDT: The 2020 TDL Thread: Part II

[GoAwayPanarin]

I just have a feeling things are all going to come crashing down to earth without Igor in net.

theyre gonna crash due to playing teams who are clearly better than we are.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Apparently. Usually there are some trades that surface later, but I think we're done.

But did JD or JG say if it was one way or the other?

 

[LORDE]

theyre gonna crash due to playing teams who are clearly better than we are.

...and playing every other night because our first 3/4 schedule was a golf vacation.

 

[Ghost of jas]

theyre gonna crash due to playing teams who are clearly better than we are.

Are you sure it's not because we lost defensive stalwart Brady Skjei?

 

[kovazub94]

"We're considering calling up Libor Hajek, who is trash."

“We’re considering calling up Hajek, but rather play short-handed instead “

 

[howztheglass]

So the only trade we made today was the Skjei trade?

Yep.

But CK signed removing him from being dealt.

Shesterkin injury I believe didn’t allow the Rangers to move Georgiev

Same with Hank even if he was asked to waive

added another 1st round pick and additional 5.2 million in cap space.

Cap space gained can sign ADA.

 

[charliemurphy]

Hot damn... definitely putting the ignore feature to work today after seeing some of these meltdowns. Some of you are being ridiculous.

 

[rangers1314]

@Edge @BBKers @bobbop after the dust settles here I'd love to know what you're hearing regarding any plans for the summer.

Is the aim to utilize this 2nd first rounder as a means to trade down? Dangle for a younger LHD?

 

[Avery16]

 

[Ghost of jas]

@Edge @BBKers @bobbop after the dust settles here I'd love to know what you're hearing regarding any plans for the summer.

Is the aim to utilize this 2nd first rounder as a means to trade down? Dangle for a younger LHD?

Buchnevich could be the trade bait for that.

 

[Fitzy]

This is like Brendan Smith's fourth "Last chance"

 

[Crease]

Kreider at $6.5 million.
Skjei fully off the books for a 1st.
Keane for Gauthier.

In my view, a good (not great) deadline for Gorton.

My guess is that Gorton was also shopping Hank, Georgiev, and Fast. The goalies had to come off the block after the freak accident. Fast offers likely weren't good enough to justify blowing up the playoff chase which I think is more valuable to the young roster than whatever mid-round pick they would have gotten for a him.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Not happy with this TDL overall:

- resign Krieder - great
- Skjei trade - I’m kinda ambivalent but makes sense
- kept Georgie for obvious reasons, fine
- why couldn’t we get an asset for Fast, or Lias, or give an asset to dump Smith at 25-50%

left us a lot of work to do in offseason around the draft

 

[haohmaru]

I have zero issues with today in totality. I don't love Kreider's term, but his salary is perfectly fair. Skjei clearly wasn't progressing here, we needed the cap space, and another 1st next year certainly helps flexibility moving forward pre-draft.

I mean, we all knew that Old Man Staal wasn't going to get traded no matter how well Uncle Larry thinks he's playing.

Curious, though, if or how things would've unfolded without the car accident. Obviously no one ponied up a 2nd or better for Fast so the Rangers are better off keeping him for their playoff hopes and signing him to a fair contract next year. Didn't expect a whole lot else, truthfully.

I'm fine with it.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

@Edge @BBKers @bobbop after the dust settles here I'd love to know what you're hearing regarding any plans for the summer.

Is the aim to utilize this 2nd first rounder as a means to trade down? Dangle for a younger LHD?

Your avatar makes me sad, I miss Patrice

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

i’ll actually kill myself if i have to watch Hajek again this year

Oh, come on, no you won't.

He looked good during his cup of coffee last year; maybe he will again this this year.

 

[rangers1314]

This is like Brendan Smith's fourth "Last chance"

He's had more "last chances" than steve howe

 

[kovazub94]

With signing Kreider I can’t see the Rangers keeping two of Lundqvist, Staal or Smith beyond the offseason.

 

[Vitto79]

Not happy with this TDL overall:

- resign Krieder - great
- Skjei trade - I’m kinda ambivalent but makes sense
- kept Georgie for obvious reasons, fine
- why couldn’t we get an asset for Fast, or Lias, or give an asset to dump Smith at 25-50%

left us a lot of work to do in offseason around the draft

They will sign Fast

Lias will play overseas then go at the draft

 

[Avery16]

dude is just feeling this one out and reporting it as fact. Details haven’t been released.

 

[NYRFANMANI]

- why couldn’t we get an asset for Fast

No good deal to be had? Long term plans? I'd love to keep Fast cheap, he's elite bottom 6 material. We can still sign him cheap and trade him later.

or Lias

I think the Rangers are looking to keep him and redeem the situation.

or give an asset to dump Smith at 25-50%

Let it go folks. There are dumb deals to be done, but no GM is that stupid. Smith needs to get bought out, or carried to the end.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Thank you to our very own INSIDERRRS @Edge @BBKers @bobbop for keeping us in the loop these last couple of months. Excellent work as always gentlemen.

 

[Avery16]

This is like Brendan Smith's fourth "Last chance"

He's had more "last chances" than steve howe

This is just his last chance at D...this season.

 

[Edge]

Thank you to our very own INSIDERRRS @Edge @BBKers @bobbop for keeping us in the loop these last couple of months. Excellent work as always gentlemen.

The sad thing is I wanted to pass along the Carolina pt.2 chatter, but couldn’t get on here.

 

[rangers1314]

Looking at the schedule, the rangers theoretically don't NEED to have a 7th D on the roster for emergencies until 3/10 when they head out west. Until then its only trips to Montreal and Philly.