Thats great that you can tell me what i want better than i can.I'm fine with giving him a look,you had him penciled into your top 6 already when you just said we cant make a determination on him yet.
I was thinking something more along the line of
How long do you get a by for being out of shape and having poor work ethic? According to this thread, years.
It's one year. We are being realistic. No one is blocking a trade with the hopes he becomes a 2nd pair guy. There are no options right now besides giving him a shot or burying him and refusing to see how he responds.
That is more my line of thought. I'd rather Ryan @ 50% than singing Kovy to 3/4Y or Nash. Also you can expose Ryan in 2020 if needed (especially if he's playing decent and our young kids are rising; he would be a nice add)
Saying DeAngelo sucks is a little too harsh. You're acting like he has NO ability whatsoever.
Yeah I don't see it happening. If he had a year or two left, maybe. But 4 years is way too much while we're still paying G's buyout and Staal's contract. They're likely not a cap team next year but I'd be surprised if they're okay with that much dead space 2, 3, 4 years from now. Who knows what the team will look like then?
Nobody is at $7,250,000, but at 3.6M it's a lot more digestible. That's my point. And YES the Rangers can absorb that 3.6M if Ottawa makes it worth it to take on his money.
Pretty much
Cap space and maneuverability are worth their weight in gold going forward.
Why? Why can you use stats to support Buch, but don’t use the same stats to support ADA when they show similar results? Don’t use stats only when it supports your biases.
He's been up and down, only played 30 games. Look I'm not saying he's a fixture on this team but to say he's garbage after 30 games on a crappy team in a toxic environment with this coach is extremely unfair.
Again though, with 4 years left that means they're down the cap space from Ryan, Staal, Smith and G's buyout for the next 3 years. That's a lot of money all added up. A real lot. And Ryan might not be completely done now, but I'd bet he'll be cooked before the end of this deal. In 2 or 3 years is the team going to be okay with all that dead cap space? I really doubt it, especially if they come close to turning this thing around in the next few years.
If Ottawa drafts at 4 and say for whatever reason Zadina or Boqvist drop there, you should really consider if 3.6M is worth having those guys in your fold for the next decade. It's being extremely short sighted in the bigger picture. Eventually Hank, Shatty, and Staals money will be gone in 3Y and so will Ryan's. That is essentially $25M. Even if you're only looking at next year, DD (1M), McLeod (800K), Pavelec (1,3M) and Carey (600K), that's your Ryan money.
