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Rumor: Zuccarello Close to Signing 2 or 3 Year Contract

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Bleed Ranger Blue said:
Yea, thats the reason to hand out multi-year contracts
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It's one of them, yeah.

When you have a young offensive minded player, if he's willing to sign long term at a low cap hit, you do it.

If he doesn't make it, he'll terminate and go to Russia. If he does, you have the chance of a guy scoring 60 points for you in year three making pennies on the dollar.
 
Fitzy said:
It's one of them, yeah.

When you have a young offensive minded player, if he's willing to sign long term at a low cap hit, you do it.

If he doesn't make it, he'll terminate and go to Russia. If he does, you have the chance of a guy scoring 60 points for you in year three making pennies on the dollar.
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Agreed, great low risk / high reward gamble.
 
Doctor King Schultz said:
I thought it showed something that he played an entire KHL season plus part of their playoffs, and then came here and played for a month plus 2 rounds.
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KHL, while the 2nd best league in the world, is not as competitive, nor as physical, as the NHL. If anything is going to do him in here, it's the tougher game combined with the smaller ice surface. So, no... that didn't show anything.
 
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Fitzy said:
It's one of them, yeah.

When you have a young offensive minded player, if he's willing to sign long term at a low cap hit, you do it.

If he doesn't make it, he'll terminate and go to Russia. If he does, you have the chance of a guy scoring 60 points for you in year three making pennies on the dollar.
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The only way Zuccarello scores 60 points in the NHL is if hes attached at the hip with an elite center, and/or hes playing way too many minutes.

To me, he is not a piece to build around, and giving him more than 2 years is silly.
 
I believe his effort in the PO made this happen. A lot of people thought he would fall through in th PO with all the intensity and physical play. But what do you know, he finished second in points for the Rangers......
 
Bleed Ranger Blue said:
The only way Zuccarello scores 60 points in the NHL is if hes attached at the hip with an elite center, and/or hes playing way too many minutes.

To me, he is not a piece to build around, and giving him more than 2 years is silly.
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You don't have to be a "piece to build around" to deserve more than a 2 year contract. We're not talking about giving him a 7 year contract with big $$ and expecting him to lead the team or something.

Complaining about a 3 year deal for Zuccarello with relatively low money involved is silly and just another example of this board looking for anything at all to complain about no matter how ridiculous. The downside is so small with this that it's just not worth quibbling over. If they decide his cap hit is making it hard to sign other players, I'm sure another team would take him in a trade
 
If his deal is relatively cheap, I wouldn't have a problem with a three year contract. If he works out, then you've got a bargain; if not, it shouldn't be hard to get rid of him. There's very minimal risk, and a potentially nice reward.
 
nyr2k2 said:
If his deal is relatively cheap, I wouldn't have a problem with a three year contract. If he works out, then you've got a bargain; if not, it shouldn't be hard to get rid of him. There's very minimal risk, and a potentially nice reward.
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This is my thought as well. If he doesn't work out, there is a nice trade chip for a team looking for a spark.
 
Bleed Ranger Blue said:
The only way Zuccarello scores 60 points in the NHL is if hes attached at the hip with an elite center, and/or hes playing way too many minutes.

To me, he is not a piece to build around, and giving him more than 2 years is silly.
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dont worry..when zucc is scoring i wont rub it in your face
 
Bleed Ranger Blue said:
The only way Zuccarello scores 60 points in the NHL is if hes attached at the hip with an elite center, and/or hes playing way too many minutes.

To me, he is not a piece to build around, and giving him more than 2 years is silly.
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If he becomes the PA Parenteau to Stepan's Tavares/Duchene, I'll be just fine and dandy with the contract. Playing with players can boost stats, but chemistry is important.
 
Fitzy said:
If he becomes the PA Parenteau to Stepan's Tavares/Duchene, I'll be just fine and dandy with the contract. Playing with players can boost stats, but chemistry is important.
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I think its more likely hes a poor man's Parenteau to accompany Stepan, the poor man's Tavares.

Sure sounds like just another example of inflated expectations for this personnel. If that combo doesnt produce 140+ points combined, will that be the coach's fault?
 
Bleed Ranger Blue said:
I think its more likely hes a poor man's Parenteau to accompany Stepan, the poor man's Tavares.

Sure sounds like just another example of inflated expectations for this personnel. If that combo doesnt produce 140+ points combined, will that be the coach's fault?
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Who's expecting Zucc to score that much?

I'll be thrilled if he can put up 50 points, which I think he is very capable of. The guy does everything asked of him and then some. I don't know why you feel the need to **** on him.
 
nyr2k2 said:
If his deal is relatively cheap, I wouldn't have a problem with a three year contract. If he works out, then you've got a bargain; if not, it shouldn't be hard to get rid of him. There's very minimal risk, and a potentially nice reward.
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What is cheap in this case? 1 Mill,1,5? or is 735 more realistic?
 
Fitzy said:
If he becomes the PA Parenteau to Stepan's Tavares/Duchene, I'll be just fine and dandy with the contract. Playing with players can boost stats, but chemistry is important.
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If only the Rangers had someone like PA Parenteau in their system. :shakehead
 
BrutuS said:
If only the Rangers had someone like PA Parenteau in their system. :shakehead
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Its not so much about letting go of Parenteau, its the failure to acquire dynamic centers that make fringe type players (like Parenteau and Zuccarello) look much better than they are.
 
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