Speculation: Roster Building Thread Part XI: We can read between the lines

[Oscar Lindberg]

we all knew he was injured

You don't take maintenance days as frequently as he was unless you're old (which he isn't) or injured

 

[Lion Hound]

Nash for anything less then a 1st is a fail for Jeff Gorton.

 

[Kupo]

Evander Kane would be a nice addition if they have the cap space

Meh.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Nash for anything less then a 1st is a fail for Jeff Gorton.

Agreed. We have a lot of lost first round picks to recoup. Last year was a good start. Keep it going.

 

[NYR Viper]

Meh.

He is pretty much another Kreider. Having him on one line and Kreider on the other would be a huge boost

 

[Kupo]

Wonder what the injury could be? Hopefully not concussion related.

 

[NYR Viper]

Wonder what the injury could be? Hopefully not concussion related.

He got hit along the boards in the last game and it looked like he tweaked his knee. The way he went down it seemed like it was a re-occurrence as there wasn't much contact there.

 

[Inferno]

here's the thing.

I have WAY more trust in the Rangers ability to draft good players, than to trade for young players who have already been drafted (Etem, ADA, etc).

I just think we suck at "selling" assets...are good to great in acquiring asset that are being sold (IE, Yandle, but a bad example is Staal, etc)...i think in the draft we've been terrific, particularly in going for home run type swings. give the rangers 7 or 8 swings at the plate in the next 2 drafts over the first 2 rounds, and i think we find 1-2 star caliber players.

 

[Kupo]

He is pretty much another Kreider. Having him on one line and Kreider on the other would be a huge boost

He’s having a very solid deal. I just worry about investing millions and millions on a player that might have issues living in NYC.

 

[Kupo]

He got hit along the boards in the last game and it looked like he tweaked his knee. The way he went down it seemed like it was a re-occurrence as there wasn't much contact there.

I’ll take that over a concussion. Missed last nights game ~ thanks for the info.

 

[Savant]

Evander Kane would be a nice addition if they have the cap space

Rangers don’t have cap space for him, and Kane is too risky to shuffle the deck in order to make room for him

 

[McSauer]

Evander Kane would be a nice addition if they have the cap space

He would be a PERFECT fit for this time...agree with your following post about another Kreider. Defenses would not be able to line up against a player like this on two separate lines. Provided we have the space, I would add him in a heartbeat.

 

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

This is the best article from Larry Brooks in quite some time.



People here look at every other team out there as these perfect, well built monstrosities that are impossible to beat. The fact of the matter is, every team has its flaws.

True, but the Rangers' propensity to hitch the wagon to this line of thinking has yielded too much pride in the "anything can happen" and "we owe it to the fans" angle. Best for management to look in the mirror and do whats best for the organization long-term rather than slip down a quixotic spring every year that aimed at trying, and failing, to expose other team's flaws.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I agree with this but I do think that a team looking to get Kane may not be the same as a team looking to get Nash, because so their different skill sets.

Different skill-sets, but both are goal scorers. At the deadline, I don't think anyone is so picky in type of goal-scorer.

 

[Savant]

Different skill-sets, but both are goal scorers. At the deadline, I don't think anyone is so picky in type of goal-scorer.

I would argue a team getting Nash will moreso be doing it for his two way play.

 

[TheTakedown]

Nash for anything less then a 1st is a fail for Jeff Gorton.

Especially with retention to a budget team.

Duration of time from the trade deadline to the end of the regular season is a period of 40 days (2/26 to 4/7) Rick Nash makes $8.2M this year, and there are 185 days in the NHL season this year, therefore each day of the season he earns $44,324.32. If traded at the trade deadline, the acquiring team would only have to pay out 40 days of salary, which is $1,772,972.80, and then they get him for a playoff run. Not to mention that that team would be solidifying themselves as a playoff contender, that has some big effects on your audience/market/ticket sales.

Tell me that a contending budget team like Anaheim, Ottawa, or Nashville, or even a salary cap-strapped team like Chicago wouldn't lunge at the chance of getting Rick Nash for a playoff run while spending a mere $1.8M in actual salary while only surrendering futures?

 

[TheTakedown]

I’ll take that over a concussion. Missed last nights game ~ thanks for the info.

It looked to me like his ankle--it didn't quite twist the way it was supposed to... He's definitely been hurting, though I'm not sure with what, but typically, feet/ankles/knees affect your entire body and style. Upper body ailments are tough but a lot of them can be fought through (other than shoulder injuries, those are hard)

 

[Savant]

McDonagh with a groin concussion?

 

[Savant]

Especially with retention to a budget team.

Duration of time from the trade deadline to the end of the regular season is a period of 40 days (2/26 to 4/7) Rick Nash makes $8.2M this year, and there are 185 days in the NHL season this year, therefore each day of the season he earns $44,324.32. If traded at the trade deadline, the acquiring team would only have to pay out 40 days of salary, which is $1,772,972.80, and then they get him for a playoff run. Not to mention that that team would be solidifying themselves as a playoff contender, that has some big effects on your audience/market/ticket sales.

Tell me that a contending budget team like Anaheim, Ottawa, or Nashville, or even a salary cap-strapped team like Chicago wouldn't lunge at the chance of getting Rick Nash for a playoff run while spending a mere $1.8M in actual salary while only surrendering futures?

I have never seen an instance of retaining salary on an expiring contract kill a deal at the deadline either.

 

[TheTakedown]

I have never seen an instance of retaining salary on an expiring contract kill a deal at the deadline either.

No definitely hasn't... I didn't even add the retention numbers in there. If the rangers retained 50%, the acquiring team would pay a little bit less than $900k for Nash

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Disgusting how this team continues to play Kampfer over promoting DeAngelo, Graves or Pionk.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Disgusting how this team continues to play Kampfer over promoting DeAngelo, Graves or Pionk.

AV is addicted to playing marginal NHL players with no upside. He can't help himself.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

If McDonagh is out for any length of time it would be criminal not to give Graves a few games to see what hes got.

 

[eco's bones]

Wonder what the injury could be? Hopefully not concussion related.

I heard it was an abdominal strain and it's been lingering all year--not getting better so they've decided to take some time and get it checked out.

 

[Charlie Conway]

Had a dream we traded Lias. I don't remember the return, but I remember being unhappy. It was of the "aging vet" ilk.