Speculation: Trade / Roster Speculation Thread XXXI: As the bell gently tolls...

[PlamsUnlimited]

California teams gonna blow eachother up at this rate. DIS GON BE GUD

 

[Hitch16]

May I propose Avicii's "Wake me up" as this years deadline theme song?

So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself
And I didn't know I was lost

Ironically, isn't this what the plays at the Garden after the Ranger victory song?

 

[NYGBleedBlueNYR]

Living in Manhattan Beach vs Columbus alone will jump Gabby's production

 

[TheTakedown]

Kesler, yes please.

would do Kesler if it did NOT include sending one of our C's... Stepan, Miller... they cannot be traded

 

[AHB*]

Love, Gabby, will be rooting for the Kings out of the west.

No to Kesler, guy is more broken then Callahan.

 

[GregSirico]

Come on!

Link?

Just what I am listening to on WFAN.

 

[nyrpassion]

Andrew Gross ‏@AGrossRecord 1m

Lundqvist first goalie off.

Hank is getting traded

 

[Blueshirt Believer]

Just what I am listening to on WFAN.

oh, so its nonsense?

 

[shoves]

Impossible to NOT like Gabby. Such a good guy. Miss him. He'll be a killer in LA, got a good chance at the cup, which he deserves

 

[Colt Seavers]

@Real_ESPNLeBrun 55s

Told that LA and Columbus still talking on Gaborik, still no deal yet

 

[jskramer83]

First off, you have two legitimate NHL'rs in that list. Second, how far back were you reaching for almost all of those, pre-lockout.

Third, how many successful picks/prospects have we had pan out, compared to our fantastic trades/FA signings?

Dubinsky
Anisimov
Stepan
Kreider
Hagelin
Lundqvist
MDZ
Korpedo
Staal
Girardi
McDonagh
Zucc
Callahan
Talbot

That is the exact point, only two legitimate nhler's are on that list of 1st and second round draft picks from pre lock out.

The bolded were so successful we traded them in their prime, and what exactly did those players lead us too besides an annual battle for the 6-8 seed in the playoffs?

I want our team to win, not be homegrown and average

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Gaborik in a west coast offense? Cant wait to see it

 

[TheTakedown]

Impossible to NOT like Gabby. Such a good guy. Miss him. He'll be a killer in LA, got a good chance at the cup, which he deserves

I still don't know why we didn't go for him again... possible he didn't want to waive his NTC to come back here, but I really wish Slats had gone for him. Best and most consistent rental on the market right now

 

[Boom Boom Geoffrion*]

How about....

Ethan Wreck
Evgeny Grachev
Michael Del Zotto
Antoine Lafleur
Bob Sanguinetti
Brodie Dupont
Lauri Korpikoski
Al Montoya
Hugh Jessiman
Ivan Baranka
Lee Falardeau
Jamie Lundmark
Pavel Brendl
Randy Copley
Stefan Cherneski

Did these assets help in the future?

McDonagh
Staal
Stepan
Callahan
Dubinsky
Tyutin
Hagelin
Kreider

There's no guarantee prospects are going to develop into good or great players. But I will personally guarantee investing numerous assets on a player pushing 40 won't be the difference maker we're hoping.

I want to disagree with you so bad here. But, quite frankly, I don't want to be dunce capped.

That's my favorite smiley.

 

[jerseyjinx94]

First off, you have two legitimate NHL'rs in that list. Second, how far back were you reaching for almost all of those, pre-lockout.

Third, how many successful picks/prospects have we had pan out, compared to our fantastic trades/FA signings?

Dubinsky
Anisimov
Stepan
Kreider
Hagelin
Lundqvist
MDZ
Korpedo
Staal
Girardi
McDonagh
Zucc
Callahan
Talbot

That's a great list - but I'm not so sure that Kreider and Talbot have "panned out," yet

 

[ceej730]

Is death an option?

Idk why but I seriously lol'd for a good 5 minutes

 

[nyrpassion]

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 32s

Hearing Marty St. Louis to NYR has really ramped up and may be much closer to reality. Stay tuned. #Tradecentre

it's happening!

 

[shoves]

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie ·50 secs
Hearing Marty St. Louis to NYR has really ramped up and may be much closer to reality. Stay tuned. #Tradecentre

EDIT: **** this ****.

 

[Colt Seavers]

‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 1m

Hearing Marty St. Louis to NYR has really ramped up and may be much closer to reality. Stay tuned. #Tradecentre

 

[jerseyjinx94]

Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 47s

Hearing Marty St. Louis to NYR has really ramped up and may be much closer to reality. Stay tuned. #Tradecentre

 

[RGY]

@TSNBobMcKenzie: Hearing Marty St. Louis to NYR has really ramped up and may be much closer to reality. Stay tuned. #Tradecentre

 

[Ardi44]

That is the exact point, only two legitimate nhler's are on that list of 1st and second round draft picks from pre lock out.

The bolded were so successful we traded them in their prime, and what exactly did those players lead us too besides an annual battle for the 6-8 seed in the playoffs?

I want our team to win, not be homegrown and average

agree 110%

 

[AHB*]

That is the exact point, only two legitimate nhler's are on that list of 1st and second round draft picks from pre lock out.

The bolded were so successful we traded them in their prime, and what exactly did those players lead us too besides an annual battle for the 6-8 seed in the playoffs?

I want our team to win, not be homegrown and average

You had to go back ten years to prove your point. Half my list of FA's were after the lockout.

Are you seriously going to be that dense??

 

[Jackpot]

would do Kesler if it did NOT include sending one of our C's... Stepan, Miller... they cannot be traded

I know I'm probably in the minority, but I'd swap Stepan for Kesler. Don't think D Step plays the kind of game to Beat the Bostons or Phillys of the east....

 

[Boom Boom Geoffrion*]

The bolded were so successful we traded them in their prime, and what exactly did those players lead us too besides an annual battle for the 6-8 seed in the playoffs?

Pardon me, but where did trading those players for a star lead us? We're a lesser team now than we were before we made that trade. Fact.