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HatTrick Swayze said:
Not how I remember it to be honest.




http://www.defendingbigd.com/2012/2...rgh-penguins-matt-niskanen-trade-nhl-deadline
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If that's the case, I stand corrected. For some reason I remembered Neal having a not-so-great season the year prior and the year he was traded. I guess the results of the trade are what jaded my memory haha.

Rookie mistake?

But that doesn't change the fact that with the way MDZ has been handled, teams will think they can pickup MDZ for a much lower value than we would like. Not for peanuts...but for something leaving us wanting more. Granted, if we can get a solid young forward for him, such as Zibanejad, you pull the trigger. We obviously need the help up front.

Having threads titled "Michael Del Zotto is a disaster" last year won't help proposals on the trade board either.
 
RockedNash318 said:
If that's the case, I stand corrected. For some reason I remembered Neal having a not-so-great season the year prior and the year he was traded. I guess the results of the trade are what jaded my memory haha.

Rookie mistake?

But that doesn't change the fact that with the way MDZ has been handled, teams will think they can pickup MDZ for a much lower value than we would like. Not for peanuts...but for something leaving us wanting more. Granted, if we can get a solid young forward for him, such as Zibanejad, you pull the trigger. We obviously need the help up front.

Having threads titled "Michael Del Zotto is a disaster" last year won't help proposals on the trade board either.
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I guess it's a good thing that NHL GMs make the trades and not the fans on trade boards :sarcasm:
 
RockedNash318 said:
If that's the case, I stand corrected. For some reason I remembered Neal having a not-so-great season the year prior and the year he was traded. I guess the results of the trade are what jaded my memory haha.

Rookie mistake?

But that doesn't change the fact that with the way MDZ has been handled, teams will think they can pickup MDZ for a much lower value than we would like. Not for peanuts...but for something leaving us wanting more. Granted, if we can get a solid young forward for him, such as Zibanejad, you pull the trigger. We obviously need the help up front.

Having threads titled "Michael Del Zotto is a disaster" last year won't help proposals on the trade board either.
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I'm gonna contradict myself a bit but to be fair you are not 100% wrong. As that article goes on to say Neal was viewed by some as "frustratingly inconsistent" and full of "unfilled potential". Benn had fully established himself making Neal the "most expendable" trade chip.

So it will really come down to a player who has lost their luster a bit and started raising questions (B Schenn is a perfect example). Who knows how different orgs feel about their players. I'm not saying a player like I listed is 100% my expectation, but I could see Sather potentially pulling it off.
 
NYR Viper said:
Why do you say that?
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Calad said:
Howso? Isn't he a prospect that projects to be a top6 player? MDZ is an already established top4 player with 4 pro seasons under his belt (at the age of 23)
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"established top 4" is pretty generous IMO. He's had an up and down career. Coyle is younger and has a combo of size and skill that is pretty rare. It's just my opinion that Minny covets Coyle as well. That would be like asking for a Kreider from NYR right now. Not saying MDZ doesn't have decent value and isnt wanted around the league, I just see Coyle as a top prospect with great size, skill and low bust potential.
 
When you consider that there are usually only 20-25 defensemen that hit at least 40 points each year, Del Zotto should be able to garner a good return. Offensive defensemen are almost always valued more than shutdown types. And he has already demonstrated that he can produce at a 35-40 point level in this league while some of the young forwards targeted in this thread are unproven, so there is an element of risk on the Rangers part.

That being said, if Del Zotto is being traded for a forward, then his production will need to be replaced on the blueline. McDonagh's offensive game is coming along nicely but everyone else has been stagnant offensively. I don't think John Moore is putting up 40 points anytime soon.
 
h0ckeyman said:
"established top 4" is pretty generous IMO. He's had an up and down career. Coyle is younger and has a combo of size and skill that is pretty rare. It's just my opinion that Minny covets Coyle as well. That would be like asking for a Kreider from NYR right now. Not saying MDZ doesn't have decent value and isnt wanted around the league, I just see Coyle as a top prospect with great size, skill and low bust potential.
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We can basically point to every other pro season (sans 10-11) aside from this one where MDZ was depended upon by torts as a top4 D-man, and he contributed very well offensively.
09-10: 37 points
11-12: 41 points
12-13: 21 points (37 point pace)
Whenever Staal was injured over the past 2 years, MDZ was arguably our 2nd best D-man behind McD.The what have you done for me lately attitude about MDZ is sickening around these parts.

As far as Coyle is concerned. I have only seen a handful of games and he did not look particularly strong in any of them. Yes he has some size and talent, but they have not translated to the NHL yet and he has had a decent number of games. Judging by how Minnesota fans react when his name was brought up in trade rumors I assume they view Coyle the same way we viewed Kreider over the past couple years. However, if you ask any Wild find you would not find Coyle among the names of why they have been so successful this season.
 
h0ckeyman said:
"established top 4" is pretty generous IMO. He's had an up and down career. Coyle is younger and has a combo of size and skill that is pretty rare. It's just my opinion that Minny covets Coyle as well. That would be like asking for a Kreider from NYR right now. Not saying MDZ doesn't have decent value and isnt wanted around the league, I just see Coyle as a top prospect with great size, skill and low bust potential.
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It's all relative. It comes down to how badly a team needs a certain player. If the Rangers had McDonagh and Girardi as their top pairing, and then Stralman, Moore, Falk and Syvret as their bottom four, they'd probably be more willing to deal a high-value prospect for help.

I don't think Minnesota will deal Coyle, because I don't think their defense is as bad as people think it is, but you never know what a GM is thinking. I think they'd move Zucker or even Nino long before they dealt Coyle.
 
Revelation said:
Any interest in a package around Connolly from TB? What else would they have that we want?
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Sustr, but trading for a guy you chose not to sign seems like poor asset management.

Namestnikov or Kucherov would obviously be good gets.
 
Lot of players on TB would interest me. Richard Panik, Alex Killorn (no chance), Teddy Purcell, Vladimir Namestnikov, Nikita Kucherov (again, maybe a 1% chance), Brett Connolly. Tampa Bay is loaded with talented young forwards.
 
OverTheCap said:
That being said, if Del Zotto is being traded for a forward, then his production will need to be replaced on the blueline. McDonagh's offensive game is coming along nicely but everyone else has been stagnant offensively. I don't think John Moore is putting up 40 points anytime soon.
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Del Zotto has 1 point on Moore... trade him while he has some value...
 
This whole thing makes little sense with Del Zotto.

For all his faults, he is still the 3rd best LD on this team. John Moore is not better than him right now and who knows if he ever will be. Del Zotto is the 5th best defenseman on this team, maybe 4th if Stralman's play dips even a little bit.

Its confusing as to why he was scratched for 3 straight games. The coaching staff wants more from him, but they don't really get into what that is. There is more than meets the eye here.
 
BrianBoyle said:
Lot of players on TB would interest me. Richard Panik, Alex Killorn (no chance), Teddy Purcell, Vladimir Namestnikov, Nikita Kucherov (again, maybe a 1% chance), Brett Connolly. Tampa Bay is loaded with talented young forwards.
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Yeah, I'm in love with the group of forward prospects TB is developing, will be scary if they all pan out. I wouldn't be against parting with DZ and/or Miller for a package including Killorn or Kucherov.
 
if the Rangers traded for Panik..


NHL headline would read



Rangers make Panik move :sarcasm:
 
Bleed Ranger Blue said:
This whole thing makes little sense with Del Zotto.

For all his faults, he is still the 3rd best LD on this team. John Moore is not better than him right now and who knows if he ever will be. Del Zotto is the 5th best defenseman on this team, maybe 4th if Stralman's play dips even a little bit.

Its confusing as to why he was scratched for 3 straight games. The coaching staff wants more from him, but they don't really get into what that is. There is more than meets the eye here.
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Stralman is right now way better than MDZ. If MDZ was racking up points it would be close, but even then Stralman is the superior player.

The only thing MDZ has on Stralman is potential, he still has the chance to become greater. But I think we've seen his peak. I just don't belive he has the determination to work hard to improve his game. He looks to me like one of those guys that has so much skill that they become lazy. Just my opinion, he might be working his ass off. :)
 
I would stay pat and evaluate at the trade deadline . I would go full out for Subban in off season . Throw the wallet at him . Who would we lose in the next 2 seasons as payback to the Habs ? Nobody wants to play there . CK would not sign with them . Within 3 seasons we would have a dominant team with Nash-Subban-Kreider leading the way offensively . Of coure Richards will be gone and some of our kids will have cracked the roster . If we cannot afford DZ and Girardi...move them and replace with a cheaper alternative . Staal is a ***** anyways . DZ has the tools and no toolbox...let McIlrath play and protect Hank and Subban . Subban would play 25 minutes a night ....OK....now wake me up from my dream ! :laugh:
 
Sticky Fingers said:
Stralman is right now way better than MDZ. If MDZ was racking up points it would be close, but even then Stralman is the superior player.

The only thing MDZ has on Stralman is potential, he still has the chance to become greater. But I think we've seen his peak. I just don't belive he has the determination to work hard to improve his game. He looks to me like one of those guys that has so much skill that they become lazy. Just my opinion, he might be working his ass off. :)
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All Stralman has done has been solid under the new system. DZ who isn't a college boy and worked on a farm during the lookout seems like a slow learner.

We've seen it before when Torts switched from safe is death half way thru his first season. But when Stralman was getting sheltered mins and barely hitting 15 min a night, DZ stood in there night in night out with Staal out playing 23 a night on a winning hockey club. While producing at around half a point a game from the backend.

Can't take that away, and would ask for more.
 
Bleed Ranger Blue said:
This whole thing makes little sense with Del Zotto.

For all his faults, he is still the 3rd best LD on this team. John Moore is not better than him right now and who knows if he ever will be. Del Zotto is the 5th best defenseman on this team, maybe 4th if Stralman's play dips even a little bit.

Its confusing as to why he was scratched for 3 straight games. The coaching staff wants more from him, but they don't really get into what that is. There is more than meets the eye here.
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He might be the 3rd best LD, but that doesn't make him the best fit on the 3rd pair. There's a distinction between those.
 
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