Confirmed Signing with Link: [NYR] F Barclay Goodrow signs with the Rangers (6 years, $3.642M AAV)

[JoVel]

Goodrow is a beauty but that's a lot of money and even more term.

 

[TGWL]

Another Bob chirp, cringe.

You overpaid for a dime a dozen NHLer, deal with it

We'll gladly pay less for those dime a dozen players if you can show them our front door.

 

[JoemAvs]

pssst drury didn’t sign those other guys

I know. That was why I was talking about Goodrow being a rough start for Drury.

That combined with Gortons Kreider and Trouba signings will make sure that the Rangers will be in caphell in no time. And after today Drury can't even fully blame his predecessors for it.

 

[snowkiddin]

Not a good contract. For the Rangers, that is. Goodrow must love it.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

As a Devil's fan I like this deal haha. Coleman is going to get paid wherever he ends up with as a example of what a 3rd liner can fetch on the open market. Thing is Coleman is a better overall player than Goodrow. Not an awful deal but 6 years for a role player is risky when you will be tight on cap for now and tbe foreseeable future. Interested to see how he works out for the Rangers. Good player to add to a team that will be plenty skilled and probably be a cup contender soon.

 

[NjdevilfanJim]

Islanders aren’t good because of Clutterbuck and Martin

They can roll 4 effective lines that makes them better deeper in playoffs

 

[Saitama]

What a bunch of over-reactions! The later years don't matter much and he's good enough to contribute during the first years of the contract, or so said the glowing reports of a lot of Tampa fans. You guys are reacting like this is the worst contract given in the last 20 years and it's hilarious! The term and the dollar are not an issue in the slightest, unless you're new to salary cap shenanigans and hockey in general.

Edit: You're all also acting like this contract was negotiated in a void, where the influence of no other GMs effected it. A player that had an impact on a Stanley Cup winning team is going to get paid. It's not like the Rangers would have been the only ones wanting him.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Yeesh.

 

[Mikeaveli]

You don't win the cup by signing contracts like this

 

[Paulinbc]

This is fine.

 

[jay from jersey]

As a Devil's fan I like this deal haha. Coleman is going to get paid wherever he ends up with as a example of what a 3rd liner can fetch on the open market. Thing is Coleman is a better overall player than Goodrow. Not an awful deal but 6 years for a role player is risky when you will be tight on cap for now and tbe foreseeable future. Interested to see how he works out for the Rangers. Good player to add to a team that will be plenty skilled and probably be a cup contender soon.

If he declines or we need the space after year 4 of the deal he’ll be bought out or buried like most UFAs signing outrageous terms. 3.6 mill is nothing to bury in the AHL or on a 2year buyout. (not you personally)
But I can’t believe there’s people actually in this thread who don’t know how the business side of hockey works, and think that NYR is going to be stuck with Goodrow for the full 6 seasons if he declines or they need that cap elsewhere. It’s like their teams have never signed free agents before and have no idea how the process goes. Smh.

 

[jay from jersey]

I know. That was why I was talking about Goodrow being a rough start for Drury.

That combined with Gortons Kreider and Trouba signings will make sure that the Rangers will be in caphell in no time. And after today Drury can't even fully blame his predecessors for it.

Doubt either guy is here over the full length of their deals. But it’s pointless to bring either of them up in proposals until their NMCs become modified NTCs

 

[Hobnobs]

If he declines or we need the space after year 4 of the deal he’ll be bought out or buried like most UFAs signing outrageous terms. 3.6 mill is nothing to bury in the AHL or on a 2year buyout. (not you personally)
But I can’t believe there’s people actually in this thread who don’t know how the business side of hockey works, and think that NYR is going to be stuck with Goodrow for the full 6 seasons if he declines or they need that cap elsewhere. It’s like their teams have never signed free agents before and have no idea how the process goes. Smh.

Nah you can always package him with a 3rd rounder and send him to the garbage dump in Arizona

 

[Kegsey]

Goodie had some great runs and I’m glad he got paid but this contract is not going to look good in a few years.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Glad he's a Ranger. Awful contract.

 

[egelband]

Literally no ranger fan expects him to play all 6 years. Free agents for any team rarely finish their entire deals on the team they signed. If goodrow falls off after 4 years, 3.6 is easy to buy out or bury. It’s really not a big deal. He’s a premier 3rd liner, and now he’s being paid like one instead of 900k end of story.
People treating this like some 8-9 million dollar albatross like skinner are so far from the reality of the situation, it’s scary. You would think by now, they know how the Free Agency/mercenary deals go. Year after year, we’ve all seen it, but almost every team.

Yep. It’s a bit of a pill but it’s fine. You don’t want to have multiple Bottom Sixers on these kind of deals but one or two are digestible.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Solid!

 

[OtherThingsILike]

I liked a lot of what Jim Rutherford did as GM, but his signings on the first day of free agency left a lot to be desired. I'm glad they're hurting someone else now.

 

[CheerstoBeers]

You don't win the cup by signing contracts like this

You win the cup by having depth players like Goodrow.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Fair price, ugly term.

 

[kp61c]

This is fine.

Rangers fans

 

[bernmeister]

It's a bit more term, but can't complain about the $ if he provides solid intangibles as our 4C for 4 yrs; final 2 yrs... we'll see.

 

[JT Kreider]

6 years is such a long time and yet none of our other UFAs never came close to finishing out their contracts in NY. Richards seemed like he was in NY forever but it was actually only 3 years

 

[Ajaton Azer]

I think that Barclay Goodrow is very happy with this contract. After winning dual Stanley Cup championships with Tampa Bay Lightning he is now going to make over 20 million dollars playing in New York. Nice!

 

[Charlie Conway]

A bit longer than maybe needed, but it brings the AAV down and the last year would be movable.

The Rangers lack a guy like Goodrow in the lineup. The last we had was Fast, and him leaving left a noticeable hole.

It's fine to splurge on a 3rd-line player as long as you have a continuing influx of bottom-6 players and the Rangers pipeline has that.

This is 4% of the cap. The Rangers had double this in dead cap space last year.