News Article: McKenzie: Insight on Sabres’ coaching search, Eichel’s ‘TBD’ future

[itwasaforwardpass]

It could also be a CYA move. If he moved quickly with a very short list and the hire is Bylsma-esque, the fact that Adams didn't do an exhaustive search would be held against him.

It could also give cover if he has Torts/Brind'Amour at the top of his list and he has to wait to talk to them.

Unless Trotz gets randomly fired, there is not going to be a better candidate available than Boudreau or Gallant.

Bylsma isn't in the same league. He rode the coat tails of better coaches and elite players. Everyone in Pittsburgh warned us about him before the hire and were right. That was a bad hire through more than hindsight

 

[buffalowing88]

Rename the Sabres to Wereacanes

Carolina North.


Feel like I've heard that before....

 

[Jim Bob]

Unless Trotz gets randomly fired, there is not going to be a better candidate available than Boudreau or Gallant.

Bylsma isn't in the same league. He rode the coat tails of better coaches and elite players. Everyone in Pittsburgh warned us about him before the hire and were right. That was a bad hire through more than hindsight

I would rather have RB’A than BB or GG.

 

[displacedsabre]

If this is true, I hope jack is ready to be here for the duration of his contract

Rangers had "reasonable" trade offer on table for Jack Eichel, teams unlikely to beat them - Forever Blueshirts: A site for New York Rangers fanatics

 

[Hasekperreault23]

If this is true, I hope jack is ready to be here for the duration of his contract

Rangers had "reasonable" trade offer on table for Jack Eichel, teams unlikely to beat them - Forever Blueshirts: A site for New York Rangers fanatics

That's a horrible proposal

 

[Rowley Birkin]

That's a horrible proposal

Article written by a Ranger fan, for Rangers fans. What else do you expect?!

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

Unless the return is 2 1st round picks, a top 10 prospect and a 60 point forward teams can f*** right off. Not giving away a 24 year old ppg+ franchise center signed for 5 more years.

 

[Buffaloed]

In the 90's Ranger fans would be offering the Ferraro twins.

 

[5 Minute Major]

That's a horrible proposal

You mean you fon't find it "reasonable"?

Cripes. Get out of here with that crap offer.

 

[is the answer jesus]

If this is true, I hope jack is ready to be here for the duration of his contract

Rangers had "reasonable" trade offer on table for Jack Eichel, teams unlikely to beat them - Forever Blueshirts: A site for New York Rangers fanatics

Garbage article written by a Rangers fan for Rangers fans. I think this is the trash that is fueling the ideology of the idiots in the trade forum. You trade Eichel for a package of futures it better be excessive. Strome, Kravstov, Lundkvist/Schneider, and a 1st in a below average draft is truly an insulting offer.

 

[Zman5778]

Even Maple Leaf and Canadiens fans recognize that you have to give to get with Eichel.

I'm not sure why the Rangers fan base is largely so uniquely clueless about this fact.

 

[BananaSquad]

Even Maple Leaf and Canadiens fans recognize that you have to give to get with Eichel.

I'm not sure why the Rangers fan base is largely so uniquely clueless about this fact.

TSN had him ranked as a top 6 player in the league (ahead of Matthews im pretty sure) in there pre season top 50 players, how quickly people just forget and turn on Eichel.

 

[sabremike]

Even Maple Leaf and Canadiens fans recognize that you have to give to get with Eichel.

I'm not sure why the Rangers fan base is largely so uniquely clueless about this fact.

They personify the shitty arrogant and entitled Nooo Yawk sports fan who think the world revolves around them and their overrated dump of a city.

 

[Hasekperreault23]

Article written by a Ranger fan, for Rangers fans. What else do you expect?!

At least a little credible maybe?

 

[is the answer jesus]

Even Maple Leaf and Canadiens fans recognize that you have to give to get with Eichel.

I'm not sure why the Rangers fan base is largely so uniquely clueless about this fact.

It's based on a track record of robbing other teams in trades and using the draw of NYC to land free agents. They robbed Ottawa in the Zibanejad trade. Fox forced his way out of Carolina and they got him for peanuts. They won the Panarin sweepstakes. They are the equivalent of a bunch of trust fund kids that have never had to endure hardship and are used to having everything handed to them.

 

[brian_griffin]

On Adams:

Adams planning to do a massive coaching search covering the NHL, AHL, college hockey and juniors makes me think that he has no idea who he wants or who the top candidates are. Probably due to being so inexperienced..

You’d think he’d at least have a short list of candidates that meet the criteria he’s looking for and plays the style he wants. But I guess he never really got a chance to put something like that together because he never spent any time in an NHL front office where he’d have a need for something like that (for potential AGM/GM interviews).

He's spent his whole life in hockey. All the people he knows in life are hockey people. I'd be more worried about his negotiating / salesmanship prowess than his ability to know / contact / vet coaching candidates.

On the bullshit Eichel trade proposal:

If this is true, I hope jack is ready to be here for the duration of his contract

Rangers had "reasonable" trade offer on table for Jack Eichel, teams unlikely to beat them - Forever Blueshirts: A site for New York Rangers fanatics

That's a horrible proposal

I'd be offended to be traded for that package.

Garbage article written by a Rangers fan for Rangers fans. I think this is the trash that is fueling the ideology of the idiots in the trade forum. You trade Eichel for a package of futures it better be excessive. Strome, Kravstov, Lundkvist/Schneider, and a 1st in a below average draft is truly an insulting offer.

Strome wasn't even specified initially. Speculated that he could be "the" roster player to make the deal work. And Lundqvist / Schneider were both explicitly excluded from the deal.

So it's a RW signed for 1 more year, and a RW prospect, a #3 or lower d-prospect and a 1st rounder in a weak draft. That is even more insulting that the insult you initially read it to be.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

I would rather have RB’A than BB or GG.

I wouldn't mind Brind'amour but I doubt he leaves the Canes to come here.

 

[is the answer jesus]

Strome wasn't even specified initially. Speculated that he could be "the" roster player to make the deal work. And Lundqvist / Schneider were both explicitly excluded from the deal.

So it's a RW signed for 1 more year, and a RW prospect, a #3 or lower d-prospect and a 1st rounder in a weak draft. That is even more insulting that the insult you initially read it to be.

Wow. I completely mis-read that. I don't see how someone can call that a "reasonable offer" and act like they have any sort of credibility after that.

 

[OkimLom]

Even Maple Leaf and Canadiens fans recognize that you have to give to get with Eichel.

I'm not sure why the Rangers fan base is largely so uniquely clueless about this fact.

You could thank the media for that and the “dire” situation narrative that they have painted that has fans not usually in the know of the circumstances thinking it’s at a point of irreconcilable differences when it’s not close to that. Because they think it is they are offering packages that would represent that.

 

[Der Jaeger]

The Rangers have landed a lot of stars in the past. But very few in their prime. The package the Rangers offered probably set them up to contend through adding Eichel.

An Eichel trade needs to hurt the gaining organization for it to be realistic. Ryan Strome and some maybes isn’t going to do it.

Rangers fans are a bit delusional.

 

[Deleted member 331730]

what kind of ridiculous offer is that?!?!
the rangers want a star player, a top 5 center if healthy, but they don't want to give anything for it. zibaneyad, kaako and 1st 2021 would be a basic requirement.
then another 1a prospect of their choice.

 

[DJN21]

Eichel needs to go to the Kings period. No other team has the reasonable guys necessary for a trade.

NYR could knock my socks off with guys but their fan base and discussing trades with them just makes me soured on the entire possibility.

Minny could make me pull the trigger but they don't have the higher end prospects as the aforementioned.

Ottawa hypothetically could but the guys we'd require...Brady and/or Chabot are off limits and rightfully so.

Habs fans are simply out to lunch they can't beat these other teams.




Or we just keep our franchise player. That is the easy choice yeah?

 

[Rowley Birkin]

They personify the shitty arrogant and entitled Nooo Yawk sports fan who think the world revolves around them and their overrated dump of a city.

Me being from the UK this might seem weird - but I've always had a strong disliking of NY's sports teams - especially the Rangers. More so than the Leafs or Bruins for example.

I guess it was mainly their attempts to buy success in the pre-cap era. The Bobby Holik contract was one of the worst ever.

 

[BloFan4Life]

Eichel needs to go to the Kings period. No other team has the reasonable guys necessary for a trade.

NYR could knock my socks off with guys but their fan base and discussing trades with them just makes me soured on the entire possibility.

Minny could make me pull the trigger but they don't have the higher end prospects as the aforementioned.

Ottawa hypothetically could but the guys we'd require...Brady and/or Chabot are off limits and rightfully so.

Habs fans are simply out to lunch they can't beat these other teams.




Or we just keep our franchise player. That is the easy choice yeah?

I want to trade with Anaheim. Give me Zegras, Comtois. and their 1st.

 

[Jim Bob]

I want to trade with Anaheim. Give me Zegras, Comtois. and their 1st.

I doubt Anaheim offers up that much for Eichel.

But if they did, that kind of package would be interesting.