GDT: Free Agent Frenzy

[Russian Collusion]

Well, that would be the plan, yes. Gerbe is already under that number.

And what rookies? Buchnevich and Hrivik are our only two real possiblity, and if Buch can't beat out a player like Grabner, he needs some AHL time anyway.

I think Buch's deal gives him a way to go back to the KHL if he doesn't make the big club. Translation: He makes the big club

 

[darko]

6/30 for Russell? Wtf.

 

[Off Sides]

Yeah but it leaves zero room for rookies, and unless you're getting all of these guys for under $950k, you're carrying cap from their contract while they skate in the minors.

Rather still see them fill the team up that way than wait on the leftover Stoll type signing.

And Gerbe at 600k would not be a cap hit if he ended up in the minors.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Okay, Staal doesn't have value? Really?

Who knows. I bet the Rangers don't even want to trade him. Or more likely he won't waive his NMC. They could retain 1M and he'd be a better value than Russell.

 

[NYR Viper]

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 11s12 seconds ago
Joe Colborne has signed with Colorado

Colborne signed

 

[darko]

Who have we signed and thoughts on the moves?

Gerbe and Grabner. Speed and PKing. Hard not to like.

 

[Trxjw]

Well, that would be the plan, yes. Gerbe is already under that number.

And what rookies? Buchnevich and Hrivik are our only two real possiblity, and if Buch can't beat out a player like Grabner, he needs some AHL time anyway.

That's a good point. I kept thinking we had more guys ready for a chance and we really don't. Hrivik and Jensen aren't even signed yet. Good catch.

 

[Joey Bones]

Who have we signed and thoughts on the moves?

signed
D: Adam Cledening
W: Michael Grabner
W/C: Nathan Gerbe

lost
W: Viktor Stalberg
C: Eric Staal

Thumbs Up so far.

 

[darko]

Colborne signed

Not sure if mentioned but Matthias gone as well. Jets.

 

[Tawnos]

I think Buch's deal gives him a way to go back to the KHL if he doesn't make the big club. Translation: He makes the big club

I mostly meant that as an illustration of how I'm not worried about giving rookies their time. It's going to be earned.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Gerbe and Grabner. Speed and PKing. Hard not to like.

Add Riley Nash and the 4 main PKers can be Riley Nash, Grabner, Fast and Gerbe.

Rests the star players for 5v5 and PP.

 

[Off Sides]

Yeah and I'll have to convince myself the deals weren't there to avoid getting unecessarily angry.

I am sort of convinced of that already.

I think when it came down to it, they were retaining, buying out, taking back cap dumps that overall would leave them in just as bad if not a worse place salary cap structure wise. Plus clauses.

 

[Tawnos]

Add Riley Nash and the 4 main PKers can be Riley Nash, Grabner, Fast and Gerbe.

Rests the star players for 5v5 and PP.

I have little issue with taking (Rick) Nash off the PK, but there's no way Stepan doesn't either.

 

[Russian Collusion]

I guess, but then we'd be either embarrassed in the 1st round or out of the playoffs.

Pick your poison.

I would take 2015 Nash over Okposo at basically the same cap number. If we get that guy back or anything resembling him, the team is already better. The same goes for Stepan. Again, let's not change for the sake of changing. We all talk about getting younger and being young.....our RFA's and Stepan ARE our youth. Why give up on Step just because we all want change. It's robbing Peter to pay Paul if you ask me.

 

[Captain Lindy]

signed
D: Adam Cledening
W: Michael Grabner
W/C: Nathan Gerbe

lost
W: Viktor Stalberg
C: Eric Staal

Thumbs Up so far.

Sam Rosen is having mixed emotions. He is now relieved of Staal/Stalberg mixup but now has Grabner/Gerbe new confusion.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Add Riley Nash and the 4 main PKers can be Riley Nash, Grabner, Fast and Gerbe.

Rests the star players for 5v5 and PP.

Stepan is a good pker but i felt his pk game dipped a little last season. Its prb a good idea not to force him into it if you cant and focus on 5 on 5 and PP.

 

[Ail]

I am sort of convinced of that already.

I think when it came down to it, they were retaining, buying out, taking back cap dumps that overall would leave them in just as bad if not a worse place salary cap structure wise. Plus clauses.

There's still time, but yeah soon we're all going to have to start preparing for this outcome.

 

[Son of Steinbrenner]

Nobody (rightfully) wants to acknowledge this but we could go into next year with the same damn core with nothing changed. It's actually pretty likely.

Hi i'm SoS and I have been saying this for months. While we were reading the Rangers were the most active on the phones, that sounded great but it didn't mean anything. I don't think it helps that so many "trusted" people had the Rangers involved in trade rumors and transactions that didn't happen for whatever reason. (Maybe the rumors were made up or valid, nobody will ever know)

Now here we sit, with basically the same team TODAY. Does not mean that will be the case in an hour, day, week, month, but today it's looking like more of the usual. Which should scare everybody. Not because we aren't giving players away or making a trade just to make a trade. That's good. What should scare everybody is Gorton and AV said they wanted changes. We all heard it. The players heard it. But our management team misread the market. No way do they make those comments publicly if they didn't believe 100% they could've made a big trade. Why make they make themselves look like fools? But that's exactly what Gorton and AV did. Now AV and Gorton have to probably backtrack for the comments made when the season ended. Not good...

 

[Trxjw]

Detroit is obviously looking for scoring after being in on Radulov. Anaheim wants a left-handed top-six winger. San Jose could use another top-six winger. So, still some possible suitors for Nash potentially.

 

[NYR Viper]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 34s35 seconds ago
Colborne to Colorado. 2 years, $2.5 mil per.

Terms for Colborne

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Sam Rosen is having mixed emotions. He is now relieved of Staal/Stalberg mixup but now has Grabner/Gerbe new confusion.

HAHAH

Grabne and Gerbner

 

[Trxjw]

Wouldn't have given him that.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Stepan is a good pker but i felt his pk game dipped a little last season. Its prb a good idea not to force him into it if you cant and focus on 5 on 5 and PP.

It makes sense and It addresses two major deficiencies last year. Speed and PK with out breaking the bank cap wise. Gerbe may not be in every game So those games Stepan can shift into the second PK unit.

Depth.

 

[NYR Viper]

Wouldn't have given him that.

I would have been around 2 million

 

[Ail]

Hi i'm SoS and I have been saying this for months. While we were reading the Rangers were the most active on the phones, that sounded great but it didn't mean anything. I don't think it helps that so many "trusted" people had the Rangers involved in trade rumors and transactions that didn't happen for whatever reason. (Maybe the rumors were made up or valid, nobody will ever know)

Now here we sit, with basically the same team TODAY. Does not mean that will be the case in an hour, day, week, month, but today it's looking like more of the usual. Which should scare everybody. Not because we aren't giving players away or making a trade just to make a trade. That's good. What should scare everybody is Gorton and AV said they wanted changes. We all heard it. The players heard it. But our management team misread the market. No way do they make those comments publicly if they didn't believe 100% they could've made a big trade. Why make they make themselves look like fools? But that's exactly what Gorton and AV did. Now AV and Gorton have to probably backtrack for the comments made when the season ended. Not good...

Maybe Lunkers stormed in to their office and threw a hissy fit about trading his friends and how they need to believe in this core.