Speculation: Roster Building Thread DCLXXXIII:Stepping up next? A Top Ten pick???

[BBKers]

PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT WITH NEW YORK RANGERS ORGANISATION 2017-2018 (38)
NEW YORK RANGERS SQUAD (18)
[table="head;width=4200]Nr|Pos |Player| Caphit |Contract Status|Team 2016 |Drafted/Acquired |Age 2017
1| F | J.T. Miller |$2.750.000 |RFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #15 NYR (2011) |24
2| F | Kevin Hayes |$2,600,000 |RFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #24 Chicago (2010)- signed w/NYR as UFA |25
3| D | Brady Skjei (ELC) |$925,000* |RFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #28 NYR (2012) |23
4| F | Jimmy Vesey (ELC) |$925,000* |RFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R3 #66 Nashville (2012)- signed w/NYR as UFA |24
5| F | Matt Puempel |$725.000 |RFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #24 Ottawa (2011) - waiver claim 2016 |24
6| F | Rick Nash (NMC) |$7,800,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #1 overall Columbus Blue Jackets (2002) - acquired through trade|33
7| D | Kevin Klein |$2,900,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #37 Nashville Predators (2003) - acquired through trade|33
8| D | Nick Holden |$1,650,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted - acquired through trade |30
9| F | Michael Grabner |$1,600,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #14 Vancover Canucks (2006) - signed w/NYR as UFA |30
11| D | Ryan McDonagh |$4,700,000 |UFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #12 Montreal (2007) - acquired unsigned through trade|28
12| F | Mats Zuccarello (NTC) |$4,500,000 |UFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |30
13| F | Pavel Buchnevich (ELC)|$925,000* |RFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |R3 #75 NYR (2013) |22
14| D | Alexei Bereglazov (ELC)|$925,000* |RFA 2019 |Metallurg Magnitogorsk/KHL|Undrafted (started w NYR) |23
15| D | Anthony DeAngelo |$863,333 |RFA 2019 |Arizona Coyotes/NHL |R1 #19 Tampa Bay (2014) |22
16| F | Chris Kreider |$4,625,000 |UFA 2020 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #19 NYR (2009) |26
17| G | Henrik Lundqvist (NMC)|$8,500,000 |UFA 2021 |New York Rangers/NHL |R7 #208 NYR (2000) |35
18| D | Marc Staal (NMC => NTC)|$5,750,000 |UFA 2021 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #12 NYR (2005) |30[/table]

TOTALS
SALARY CAP: $75,000,000
BUYOUTS (Dan Girardi): $2,611,111
SALARY HIT: $52,663,333
SALARY HIT WITH BUYOUT:$55.274.444
CAP SPACE: $19,725,556
9 FWD - 7 D - 1 G (4 more fwds)
AVERAGE AGE ~ 25.7 years

CONTRACTED 2017/2018 BUT LIKELY ASSIGNED TO AHL/ECHL/ELSEWHERE (20)
[table="head;width=4200]Nr |Pos |Player| Caphit |Contract Status |Team 2016 |Drafted |Age 2017
19|F |Adam Tambellini (ELC) |$803.333* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R3 #65 NYR (2013) |23
20|F |Adam Chapie (ELC) |$800.000* |RFA 2018 |Greenville Swamp Rabbits/ECHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |26
21|F |Cristoval Nieves(ELC) |$755.000* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R2 #59 NYR (2012) |23
22|F |Steven Fogarty (ELC) |$750.000* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R3 #72 NYR (2011) |24
23|F |Malte Strömwall (ELC) |$742.500* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R7 #198 Calgary (started w NYR) |24
24|D |Ryan Graves (ELC) |$656,667* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R4 #110 NYR (2013) |22
25|D |John Gilmour (ELC) |$633.333* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R7 #198 Calgary (2012) - signed w/NYR as UFA|24
26|D |Steve Kampfer |$650,000 |UFA 2019 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R4 #93 (2007) Anaheim - acquired through trade |29
27|F |Vinni Lettieri (ELC) |$925,000* |RFA 2019 |Univ. of Minnesota/NCAA |Undrafted (started w NYR) |22
28|D |Neil Pionk (ELC) |$925,000* |RFA 2019 |Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth/NCAA |Undrafted (started w NYR) |22
29|G |Chris Nell (ELC) |$925,000* |RFA 2019 |Bowling Green/NCAA |Undrafted (started w NYR) |23
30|F |Robin Kovacs (ELC) |$803.333* |RFA 2019 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R3 #62 NYR (2015) |21
31|G |Brandon Halverson (ELC)|$803.333* |RFA 2019 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R2 #59 NYR (2014) |21
32|D |Vince Pedrie (ELC) |$767,500* |RFA 2019 |Penn State Univ./NCAA |Undrafted (started w NYR) |22
33|F |Ryan Gropp (ELC-S) |$839.166* |RFA 2020 |Seattle Thunderbirds/WHL |R2 #41 NYR (2015) |21
34|D |Sean Day (ELC-S) |$775,833* |RFA 2020 |Windsor Spitfires/OHL |R3 #81 NYR (2016) |19
35|F |Dawson Leedahl (ELC)|$749,167* |RFA 2020 |Regina Pats/WHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |21
36|F |Timothy Gettinger (ELC-S)|$736,667* |RFA 2020 |Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds/OHL|R5 #141 NYR (2016) |19
37|F |Gabriel Fontaine (ELC)|$736,667* |RFA 2020 |Rouyn-Noranda Huskies/QMJHL |R6 #171 NYR (2016) |20
38|D |Sergey Zborovskiy (ELC)|$734,166* |RFA 2020 |Regina Pats/WHL |R3 #79 NYR (2015) |20
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* - has additional bonus money in contract
ELC - denotes player on Entry Level Contract
NTC - denotes No Trade Clause in Contract
NMC - denotes No Movement Clause in Contract
@ - signed to an AHL deal with Hartford Wolfpack

UFAs (Unrestricted free agents) - 6
[table="head;width=3800]Nr|Position |Player| Cap hit 2017| Team 2017 |Age 2017 | Signed 2017=>|Caphit 2017 =>
1| D | Brendan Smith |$2,750,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |28||
2| F | Tanner Glass |$1,450,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |33||
3| D | Chris Summers |$600.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |29||
4|D | Tommy Hughes |$600,000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |25||
5|F | Marek Hrivik |$600,000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |26|€urope?|
6|F | Chris Brown |$575,000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |25||[/table]

RFAs (Restricted free agents) - 11
[table="head;width=3800]Nr|Position |Player| Cap hit 2017| Team 2017 |Age 2017 | Signed 2017=>|Caphit 2017 =>
1| F | Mika Zibanejad |$2,625,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |24||
2| F | Brandon Pirri |$1,100,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |26|Not qualified?|
3| F | Jesper Fast(h) |$950.000 |New York Rangers/NHL |26||
4| D | Troy Donnay |$716,667 |Greenville Swamp Rabbits/ECHL |23|Not qualified?|
5| G | MacKenzie Skapski |$661,667 |Greenville Swamp Rabbits/ECHL |23|Not qualified?|
6| F | Taylor Beck |$650.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |26|Not qualified?|
7| G | Magnus Hellberg |$625,000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |26|Russia?|
8| D | Adam Clendening |$600.000 |New York Rangers/NHL |25|Not qualified?|
9| F | Niklas Jensen |$600,000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |24|Russia?|
10| D | Michael Paliotta |$600.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |24||
11| F | Daniel Catenacci |$575,000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |23||[/table]

PLAYERS STILL UNSIGNED BUT WITH RIGHTS RETAINED BY NYR (14)
[table="head;width=3800]Nr|Position |Player| Team 2016| Height |Weight| Nationality |Shoots|DOB|Drafted
1|G |Igor Shestyorkin |St. Petersburg SKA (KHL) |6' 1"| 187 | Russia |L|December 30, 1995 |R4 #118 NYR (2014)
2|D |Tyler Nanne |Minnesota Golden Gophers/NCAA |5' 10" | 175 | USA |R|March 17, 1996 |R5 #142 NYR (2014)
3|F |Brad Morrison |Prince George/WHL |6' 0" | 160 | Canada |L|January 4, 1997 |R4 #113 NYR (2015)
4|F |Daniel Bernhardt |VIK Västerås HK/Allsvenskan |6' 3" | 191 | Sweden |L|April 11, 1996 |R4 #119 NYR (2015)
5|G |Adam Huska |UConn Huskies/NCAA |6' 3" | 191 | Slovakia |L|May 12, 1997 |R7 #184 NYR (2015)
6|D |Tarmo Reunanen |TUTO Hockey/Mestis |6' 0" | 180 | Finland |L|March 1, 1998 |R4 #98 NYR (2016)
7|G |Tyler Wall |UMass Lowell River Hawks/NCAA |6' 2" | 190 | Canada |R|January 14, 1998 |R6 #174 NYR (2016)
8|F |Ty Ronning |Vancouver Giants/WHL |5' 9" | 165 | Canada |R|October 20, 1997 |R7 #201 NYR (2016)
9|F |XX |/WHL |5' 9" | 165 | Canada |R|October 20, 1997 |R1 #7 NYR (2017)
10|F |XX |/WHL |5' 9" | 165 | Canada |R|October 20, 1997 |R1 #21 NYR (2017)
11|F |XX |/WHL |5' 9" | 165 | Canada |R|October 20, 1997 |R4 #102 NYR (2017)
12|F |XX |/WHL |5' 9" | 165 | Canada |R|October 20, 1997 |R5 #145 NYR (2017)
13|F |XX |/WHL |5' 9" | 165 | Canada |R|October 20, 1997 |R6 #157 NYR (2017)
14|F |XX |/WHL |5' 9" | 165 | Canada |R|October 20, 1997 |R7 #207 NYR (2017)
(9)|F |Carl Klingberg |Free agent - rights retained |6' 3" | 205 | Sweden |R|January 28, 1991 |R2 #34 Atlanta (2009)[/table]

2017 DRAFT PICKS (6)

• #7 - 1st round Arizona
• #21 - 1st round NYR
• #102 - 4th round Florida
• #145 - 5th round NYR
• #157 - 6th round VAN
• #207 - 7th round NYR

• We gained a 1st round pick from Arizona for sending them Derek Stepan and Anti Raanta
• We lost our 2nd round pick to Carolina in the trade for Eric Staal
• We lost our 3rd round pick to Detroit in the trade for Brendan Smith
• We lost our 4th round pick to Colorado in the trade for Nick Holden
• We gained a 4th round pick from Florida for Keith Yandle - condition was met when he signed a 7 year deal there
• We lost our 6th round pick to Nashville in the trade for Magnus Hellberg
• We gained a 6th round pick from Vancouver when we traded Emerson Etem

2018 DRAFT PICKS (6)

• 1st round NYR
• 2nd round NYR
• 3rd round NYR
• 4th round NYR
• 5th round NYR
• 6th round NYR

• We gained a 2nd round pick from Ottawa when we traded Derrick Brassard
• We then lost Ottawas 2nd round pick to Detroit in the trade for Brendan Smith
• We then also lost our 7th round pick to Ottawa in the trade for Mika Zibanejad

2019 DRAFT PICKS (7)

• 1st round NYR
• 2nd round NYR
• 3rd round NYR
• 4th round NYR
• 5th round NYR
• 6th round NYR
• 7th round NYR

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[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Wonder if the Rangers would move down from 21 if there's no one there they love?.. maybe get an additional 2nd or 3rd rd pick that we don't have.

 

[Clown Fiesta]

Reposting from end of last thread because it's my pipe dream as of the Oshie signing news. Nash to Chicago for Anisimov.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Wonder if the Rangers would move down from 21 if there's no one there they love?.. maybe get an additional 2nd or 3rd rd pick that we don't have.

They should do this regardless IMO. Lot of decent dmen they can try to nab in the 2nd or 3rd

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Reposting from end of last thread because it's my pipe dream as of the Oshie signing news. Nash to Chicago for Anisimov.

chicago wouldn't trade anisimov for a winger

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

speaking of Chicago, why would you move Panarin!?

 

[Doctyl]

speaking of Chicago, why would you move Panarin!?

They've hit the panic button. They must be regretting that Toews contract.

 

[GeorgeKaplan]

speaking of Chicago, why would you move Panarin!?

Probably has to do with bonus money he's earned and their cap or something, that's the only reason I can think of

 

[Doctyl]

I feel like that was a "get Saad back at all costs" trade and not a "move panarin" trade

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

speaking of Chicago, why would you move Panarin!?

Probably has to do with bonus money he's earned and their cap or something, that's the only reason I can think of

I feel like that was a "get Saad back at all costs" trade and not a "move panarin" trade

The analysts described it as a combination of better cap certainty and reuniting Saad with Toews and Kane.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

They've hit the panic button. They must be regretting that Toews contract.

They gave Toews that fat contract and he definitely took a step back..

but still a HUGE panic move.

Panarin and Kane were special together..

 

[nsvoyageurs]

Wonder if the Rangers would move down from 21 if there's no one there they love?.. maybe get an additional 2nd or 3rd rd pick that we don't have.

I'd be for that; depending who is on the board.

 

[bernmeister]

If I'm the Rangers I'm shopping Nash to Chicago. He's morphed into a two way player similar to Hossa in the last few years. Bring Arty back!

even eating half, rental Nash for short term AA at decent # + okay term would be shrewd

You can't just go full blown fire sale and trade your captain. You need some balance between building and veteran leadership. That and McDonagh is worth more than that IMO. Top 15D in the league, and now we finally can see him without an anchor tied around him.

No.
Your point is CONDITIONALLY valid, but those conditions do not apply now.
WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH HORSES, IN QUANTITY OR QUALITY TO WIN

other considerations must bend buckle and break here
leadership is nice, but if we field a subpar team, it is irrelevant.
The more we are subpar, the more this is so, and vice versa.

With some luck, we can narrow that gap, quickly, however.

chicago wouldn't trade anisimov for a winger

Normally I agree w/you on this pt.
But they need a replacement they can afford for Hossa --- check
and also
longer term cap flexibility -- check

FWIW, I concur on your point otherwise, and since they went down the road of giving those guys 10m+ as necessary to keep them, then they should have traded Crawford instead of Darling, etc.

BBTAIM
but be that as it may....

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

They gave Toews that fat contract and he definitely took a step back..

but still a HUGE panic move.

Panarin and Kane were special together..

Kane could be special with Marc Staal on his wing.

 

[rangers1314]

Would a package of Schmaltz/Hayden and a 2nd be enough for Nash? With $ retained.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Kane could be special with Marc Staal on his wing.

I doubt it but i'd love to see them try!

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

Just tooling around Cap friendly, we could look like this, with about 2 mil to spare:

Krieder Zibs MZA
Nash Gagner Miller
Vesey Hayes Buch
Grabs derek Ryan fast
Pumps

Nieves/gropp/beck/Jensen

McD Shatty
Skjei smith
Staal Beargloves/holden

Graves/deangelo/Pionk

Hank/Condon

 

[B17 Apricots]

Moving back and recouping picks would be great but I'm curious how people would feel about Yamamoto at 21?

 

[NYR Viper]

Incoming Bjugstad + Demers for Staal. Calling it.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Incoming Bjugstad + Demers for Staal. Calling it.

I would cry tears of joy.

 

[mike14]

Would a package of Schmaltz/Hayden and a 2nd be enough for Nash? With $ retained.

I would quite happily take Schmaltz and a 2nd

 

[Doctyl]

Incoming Bjugstad + Demers for Staal. Calling it.

That would be beautiful

 

[GAGLine]

Incoming Bjugstad + Demers for Staal. Calling it.

That would make me very happy.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Dreger just reported we are offering 7 + 21 for the 3rd overall pick. CALLED IT. Well kind of. I said 2nd

 

[RGY]

Incoming Bjugstad + Demers for Staal. Calling it.

And then Tallon gets fired