Waived: Rangers waive Brendan Smith (Cleared)

[Chris 84]

That was a good trade for Detroit. However, if I was a fan of a team that is in cap hell with a very bad roster and very mediocre prospect pool, I probably wouldn't gloat so much about GM mistakes etc. But that's just me...

nah, man, you would. it is one of the few pleasures in our life these days.

 

[ShelbyZ]

Wade Redden 2.0

I mean at least Redden had a decent NHL resume and actually looked like a useful regular NHL contributor before the Rangers handed him a terrible contract...

Smith was never able to hold onto a regular spot for the Red Wings, even when their blueline was Kronwall (and then Green) carrying a band of overpaid 3rd pairing or fringe NHL dmen for all 4.75 seasons Smith occupied a spot on their 23 man roster.... The 2nd and 3rd at the deadline and then contract extension were and likely always will be horrible overpayments by Gorton.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Rangers right to put pressure on big-money bust to fix his game

Those quotes are crazy (and I'm sure painful for Rangers fans). They talk as if the guy just came over from some obscure league so their only basis for his abilities was the one postseason with the Rangers. Seriously, does no one in management watch Red Wings games?

And I don't see how Smith bears the responsibility. It sounds like he's played for NY how he has through the other 5 years of his career - as a Dman who looks like he has the potential to be at least a solid middle pairing guy, but lacks the hockey smarts and makes awful mistakes that keep him at a #6/7 dman instead. He's even on pace to put up his usual amount of points. It's not Smith's fault the Rangers gave him that awful contract based on 30 games with a new team.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

That was a good trade for Detroit. However, if I was a fan of a team that is in cap hell with a very bad roster and very mediocre prospect pool, I probably wouldn't gloat so much about GM mistakes etc. But that's just me...

Yes, it is somewhat shocking that a team would stumble after a quarter century of success.

 

[rt]

Wade Redden 2.0

Redden was an excellent defenseman who failed to fully recover his game after injuries. Brendan Smith has been a cold cat shit salad his entire career.

 

[Mortiest Morty]

Yes, it is somewhat shocking that a team would stumble after a quarter century of success.

Neat. Thanks for chiming in. I'm aware they used to be very good. They're awful now, with a very bleak future. The past doesn't change that.

 

[Go Wings]

I think he could still be effective if he gets a reset.

Comes back next season in shape with a hockey coach behind the bench as opposed to whatever the **** sport AV thinks this is.

Don't really get the point of this.

That's true he needs a new coach. He was shit under Babcock, Blashill and AV. A new coach though will make him a good player.

LOL

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

Must be nice to ride the AHL buses knowing you make more than the rest of your fellow blue liners combined

 

[aufheben]

That was a good trade for Detroit. However, if I was a fan of a team that is in cap hell with a very bad roster and very mediocre prospect pool, I probably wouldn't gloat so much about GM mistakes etc. But that's just me...

Yeah I’m really happy with the last 24 hours and the direction the Rangers are heading in. That’s more important to me than being wrong on HFBoards.

 

[MarkMessyay11]

Wade Redden 2.0

Not even close...

 

[Boomtime]

Must be nice to ride the AHL buses knowing you make more than the rest of your fellow blue liners combined

And that your little bro was just named in the NHL stars of the week

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Probably will be a member of the Hartford Wolfpack for a long time, unless traded.

 

[One Winged Angel]

I like it, shows accountability and a change in direction. This team needs both more than ever.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Neat. Thanks for chiming in. I'm aware they used to be very good. They're awful now, with a very bleak future. The past doesn't change that.

The Wings could be very good in three years. The big money contracts go off the books. They need the front line players, but they are likely to be drafting high. Yes they will need some luck mixed in, but they have some nice young players and are likely to have cracks at the elite ones they need in the next two drafts. They don't intend on being intentionally bad and the past matters there and it will to the free agents when they get the course corrected.

I have always been a big Smith guy. It is unfortunate that inconsistencies still plague his game. He is a monster in the post-season but he has never been able to consistently string together games outside of the playoffs. It wears out his coaches, management and fans. You can see the talent, he just cannot sustain it.

 

[GordonGecko]

Probably will be a member of the Hartford Wolfpack for a long time, unless traded.

nobody will trade for him, he's out of shape and out of focus. The idea is light a fire under him so he self-motivates and comes back in 2018-19 with renewed effort

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

LOL

I thought he was only sucked because he played on a bad Detroit team...Hmm.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

That was a good trade for Detroit. However, if I was a fan of a team that is in cap hell with a very bad roster and very mediocre prospect pool, I probably wouldn't gloat so much about GM mistakes etc. But that's just me...

Very mediocre prospect pool? Haha, okay...

 

[Vitto79]

SO Babcock going to take him soon ? Martin straight up?

 

[Big Ed]

That was a good trade for Detroit. However, if I was a fan of a team that is in cap hell with a very bad roster and very mediocre prospect pool, I probably wouldn't gloat so much about GM mistakes etc. But that's just me...

It's only because of how much shit was flung at us by rangers fans about our ability to judge a player we had been watching for years.

 

[ShelbyZ]

That was a good trade for Detroit. However, if I was a fan of a team that is in cap hell with a very bad roster and very mediocre prospect pool, I probably wouldn't gloat so much about GM mistakes etc. But that's just me...

I mean.... There probably wouldn't be such a thing as "cap hell" if before the 2005 CBA the Rangers current President wasn't helping drastically raise players salaries by overpaying to build teams that couldn't even make the playoffs.... Thanks Glen!