@True Blue and
@Mac n Gs
stepan was a number one center for the rangers that doesn’t make him a bonafide star. I don’t think he will be better then zib and likely you’d be replacing zib with him. Idk he’s a good young player but like I’ve said before I don’t think it fits our timeline to make the trade now
I could be wrong and an idiot. It’s definitely happened multiple times before
Hey now, don’t make me go on a rant about how severely underrated Derek Stepan was as a Ranger
Again, I understand the concern, but I’d point attention towards PLD already being better than Zibanejad at the same age and having two years of improving play as a first-line center. If we did acquire him, he’d play behind Mika for at least one year, and then he would serve as an internal option for the 1C of the future.
I don’t think it’s an over-projection to forecast him as a 30-40-70-esque type of player moving forward, and I could easily see those numbers pushing 80-85 points given our system and his potential linemates. I think he’d easily become a fan favorite too.
What’s your current outlook for our timeline?