Speculation: Roster Building Thread: Part XXXIII: Goals. Goals Everywhere.

[aufheben]

PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT WITH NEW YORK RANGERS ORGANISATION 2016-2017 (45)
NEW YORK RANGERS SQUAD (24)
[table="head;width=4200]Nr|Pos |Player| Caphit |Contract Status|Team 2016 |Drafted/Acquired |Age 2016
1| F | Mika Zibanejad |$2,625,000 |RFA 2017 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #6 Ottawa Senators (2011) - acquired through trade |23
2| F | Brandon Pirri |$1,100,000 |RFA 2017 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #59 Chicago Blackhawks (2009) - signed w/NYR as UFA |25
3| F | Jesper Fast(h) |$950.000 |RFA 2017 |New York Rangers/NHL |R6 #157 NYR (2010)|25
4| F | Matt Puempel^ |$900.000 |RFA 2017 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #24 Ottawa (2011) - waiver claim 2016 |23
5| F | Oscar Lindberg |$650,000 |RFA 2017 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #57 PHX (2010) - acquired unsigned through trade|25
6|G |Magnus Hellberg |$625,000 |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R2 #38 Nashville (2011)- acquired through trade|25
7| D | Adam Clendening |$600.000 |RFA 2017 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #36 Chicago Blackhawks (2011) - signed with NYR as UFA |24
8| F | J.T. Miller |$2.750.000 |RFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #15 NYR (2011) |23
9| F | Kevin Hayes |$2,600,000 |RFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #24 Chicago (2010)- signed w/NYR as UFA |24
10| D | Brady Skjei (ELC) |$925,000* |RFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #28 NYR (2012) |22
11| F | Jimmy Vesey (ELC) |$925,000* |RFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R3 #66 Nashville (2012)- signed w/NYR as UFA |23
12| F | Rick Nash (NMC) |$7,800,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #1 overall Columbus Blue Jackets (2002) - acquired through trade|32
13| D | Kevin Klein |$2,900,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #37 Nashville Predators (2003) - acquired through trade|32
14| D | Nick Holden |$1,650,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted - acquired through trade |29
15| F | Michael Grabner |$1,600,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #14 Vancover Canucks (2006) - signed w/NYR as UFA |29
16| G | Anti Raanta ^|$1,000,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted - acquired through trade |27
17| F | Pavel Buchnevich (ELC)|$925,000 |RFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |R3 #75 NYR (2013) |21
18| D | Ryan McDonagh |$4,700,000 |UFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #12 Montreal (2007) - acquired unsigned through trade|27
19| F | Mats Zuccarello (NTC) |$4,500,000 |UFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |29
20| D | Dan Girardi (NMC => NTC)|$5,500,000 |UFA 2020 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |32
21| F | Chris Kreider |$4,625,000 |UFA 2020 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #19 NYR (2009) |25
22| G | Henrik Lundqvist (NMC)|$8,500,000 |UFA 2021 |New York Rangers/NHL |R7 #208 NYR (2000) |34
23| F | Derek Stepan (NMC => NTC)|$6,500,000 |UFA 2021 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #51 NYR (2008) |26
24| D | Marc Staal ^(NMC => NTC)|$5,750,000 |UFA 2021 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #12 NYR (2005) |29[/table]

TOTALS
SALARY CAP: $73,000,000
CAP PAYROLL: $70,600,000
CAP PENALTY (for stashing T. Glass in minors): $500,000
CAP SPACE (24-man roster - 14 FWDs, 7 D, 3 G): $1,900,000
LTIR: $7.650.000 (Staal + Rantaa + Puempel)
^ - injured and placed on LTIR

AVERAGE AGE ~ 26.0 years

CONTRACTED BUT ASSIGNED TO AHL/ECHL/ELSEWHERE (21)
[table="head;width=4200]Nr |Pos |Player| Caphit |Contract Status |Team 2016 |Drafted |Age 2016
25|F |Tanner Glass |$1,450,000 |UFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R7 #265 Florida Panthers (2003) - signed w/NYR as UFA|32
26|D |Steve Kampfer |$600,000 |UFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R4 #93 (2007) Anaheim - acquired through trade |28
27|D |Chris Summers |$600.000 |UFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R1 #29 Phoenix Coyotes (2006) - acquired through trade|28
28|D |Matt Bodie |$600.000 |UFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |26
29|F |Justin Fontaine |$600.000 |UFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted - signed w/NYR as UFA |29
30|F |Adam Chapie (ELC) |$800.000* |RFA 2017 |Greenville Swamp Rabbits/ECHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |25
31|D |Troy Donnay (ELC) |$716,667* |RFA 2017 |Greenville Swamp Rabbits/ECHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |22
32|G |MacKenzie Skapski (ELC)|$661,667* |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R6 #170 NYR (2013) |22
33|F |Niklas Jensen |$600,000 |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R1 #29 Vancouver (2011)- acquired through trade|23
34|F |Marek Hrivik |$600,000 |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |25
35|D |Tommy Hughes |$600,000 |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |24
36|D |Michael Paliotta |$600.000 |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R3 #61 Chicago Blackhawks (2011) - signed w/NYR as UFA|23
37|F |Chris Brown |$575,000 |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R2 #36 Arizona (2009) - acquired through trade |25
38|F |Adam Tambellini (ELC) |$803.333* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R3 #65 NYR (2013) |22
39|F |Cristoval Nieves(ELC) |$755.000* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R2 #59 NYR (2012) |22
40|F |Steven Fogarty (ELC) |$750.000* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R3 #72 NYR (2011) |23
41|F |Malte Strömwall (ELC) |$742.500* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R7 #198 Calgary (started w NYR) |23
42|D |John Gilmour(ELC) |$633.333* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R7 #198 Calgary (2012) - signed w/NYR as UFA|23
43|D |Ryan Graves (ELC) |$633.333* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R4 #110 NYR (2013) |21
44|LW |Robin Kovacs (ELC) |$803.333* |RFA 2019 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R3 #62 NYR (2015) |20
45|G |Brandon Halvorsen (ELC)|$803.333* |RFA 2019 |Greenville Swamp Rabbits/ECHL |R2 #59 NYR (2014) |20
(46)|F |Ryan Gropp (ELC-S) |$839.166* |RFA 2020 |Seattle Thunderbirds/WHL |R2 #41 NYR (2015) |20
(47)|D |Sergey Zborovskiy (ELC-S)|$734,166 |RFA 2020 |Regina Pats/WHL |R3 #79 NYR (2015) |19
(49)|RW |Michael Joly @ |$?? |AHL deal |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted |21
(49)|LW/D|Ahti Oksanen @ |$??? |AHL deal |Greenville Swamp Rabbits/ECHL |Undrafted |23
(50)|LW |Matt Carey @ |$?? |AHL deal |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted |24
(51)|C |Philip McRae @ |$?? |AHL deal |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R2 #33 St Louis Blues (2008) |26
(52)|D |Spiro Goulakos @ |$?? |AHL deal |Greenville Swamp Rabbits/ECHL |Undrafted |26
(53)|G |Jeff Malcom @ |$?? |AHL deal |Greenville Swamp Rabbits/ECHL |Undrafted |27[/table]

* - 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

PLAYERS STILL UNSIGNED BUT WITH RIGHTS RETAINED BY NYR (11)
[table="head;width=3800]Nr|Position |Player| Team 2016| Height |Weight| Nationality |Shoots|DOB|Drafted
1|G |Igor Shesterkin |St. Petersburg SKA (KHL) |6' 1"| 187 | Russia |L|December 30, 1995 |R4 #118 NYR (2014)
2|D |Tyler Nanne ¤ |Minnesota Golden Gophers/NCAA (will not play) |5' 10"|175 | USA |R|March 17, 1996 |R5 #142 NYR (2014)
3|C |Brad Morrison |Prince George/WHL |6' 0"| 160 | Canada |L|January 4, 1997 |R4 #113 NYR (2015)
4|RW |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 |Sean Day |Windsor Spitfires/OHL |6' 2" |229 | Belgium/Canada|L|January 9, 1998 |R3 #81 NYR (2016)
7|D |Tarmo Reunanen |TUTO Hockey/Mestis |6' 0" |180 | Finland |L|March 1, 1998 |R4 #98 NYR (2016)
8|LW/RW |Timothy Gettinger |Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds/OHL|6' 5" |201 | USA |R|April 14, 1998 |R5 #141 NYR (2016)
9|c |Gabriel Fontaine |Rouyn-Noranda Huskies/QMJHL |6' 1" |187 | Canada |L|April 30, 1997 |R6 #171 NYR (2016)
10|G |Tyler Wall |UMass Lowell River Hawks/NCAA |6' 2" |190 | Canada |R|January 14, 1998 |R6 #174 NYR (2016)
11|C |Ty Ronning |Vancouver Giants/WHL |5' 9" |165 | Canada |R|October 20, 1997 |R7 #201 NYR (2016)
(12)|F |Klingberg, Carl |Free agent - rights retained |6' 3" |205 | Sweden |R|January 28, 1991 |R2 #34 Atlanta (2009)[/table]

¤ - injured

2017 DRAFT PICKS (6)

• 1st round NYR
• 3rd round NYR
• 4th round Florida
• 5th round NYR
• 6th round VAN
• 7th round NYR

• We lost our 2nd round pick to Carolina in the trade for Eric Staal
• 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 (7/8*)

• 1st round NYR
• 2nd round Ottawa
• 2nd round NYR
• 3rd round NYR
• 4th round NYR
• 5th round NYR
• 6th round NYR
• *-7th round Florida (conditional)

• We gained a 2nd round pick from Ottawa when we traded Derrick Brassard
• We then also lost our 7th round pick to Ottawa in the trade for Mika Zibanejad
• * - NYR will recieve Floridas 7th rounder in 2018 if Dylan McIlrath plays 30 or more NHL games in 2016/2017 for Florida

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[Crease]

Offense > Defense > Goaltending. This is Bizzaro Rangerstown.

 

[Kovalev27]

If the blues gave us shattenkirk for free right now it would do nothing to help us with the goaltending we are BUILT AROUND

With this forward group and what should be an elite goaltender as our franchise cornerstone we should be able to get away with the D we have it is not nearly as bad as henrik is making it look right now.

 

[aufheben]

If the blues gave us shattenkirk for free right now it would do nothing to help us with the goaltending we are BUILT AROUND

With this forward group and what should be an elite goaltender as our franchise cornerstone we should be able to get away with the D we have it is not nearly as bad as henrik is making it look right now.

This isn't different than the last 3 seasons, except Henrik used to cover it up, now he's exacerbating it. We haven't had a good defense since 2013-14.

With regards to a big name defenseman, AV is a much bigger concern to me. Say we trade for Shattenkirk...how does AV use him?

 

[YoSoyLalo]

This isn't different than the last 3 seasons, except Henrik used to cover it up, now he's exacerbating it. We haven't had a good defense since 2013-14.

With regards to a big name defenseman, AV is a much bigger concern to me. Say we trade for Shattenkirk...how does AV use him?

poorly

 

[ZiGOODejad]

This off season we should see a coaching change or at least a defensive zone coverage change... the last thing we need is to get deep in the playoffs not win and have our Defense style exploited and claim it's the personnel on D. Whatever we do just don't become Vancouver

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

The team needs to make a small upgrade right now for the defense. Like having a Shattenkirk or Vatanen would be a massive help, but realistically, those trades/deals/signings aren't happening until the summer

They need a small trade to get things going. Someone mentioned it in the last thread, but Pittsburgh made small moves last year for the defense and it got them going (circumstances are different but still). Some other guys and myself has championed for him, and I will do it again, but Gorton needs to go after a guy like Colin Miller. Guy is super solid, cheap, won't break the bank to trade for, and can play on any pairing.

Clendening needs to play consistently. Holden and Clendening was a solid pairing in the Montreal game. Klein has fallen off, but he is serviceable for what he is. Girardi needs to be benched. He is addition by subtraction. Guy cant skate, cant move the puck, and makes horrible decisions with the guy he supposedly covering.

Staal is injured, and while he isn't as trash as he was last year, he isn't that good, and isn't that much of an upgrade. Skjei needs to play on the bottom pairing to be effective right now. It's his first full year, there will be growing pains. I never thought he was going to be some second coming of McDonagh, but he will develop into the player the team needs him to be

At this point, assuming Staal stays out for concussion reasons longer than anticipated, rolling a defense of

McDonagh-Miller
Holden-Clendening
Skjei-Klein

is infinitely better than what is currently being iced. Hell, put Klein with McDonagh, and slide Clendening down to Skjei, and put Miller with Holden.

Something needs to happen. I am in the camp that this team won't win a cup as currently constructed, and no trade they make this season is going to change that. But a small trade like this would be an upgrade over what is currently happening.

 

[Miamipuck]

The Rangers need RHD help badly, we all know this, I am not trying to be a laureate physicist. The problem like many have said is, what if Gorton gets one and AV has to decide ice time. I have no confidence in that guy to correct the flaws in his usage. ****, I think he's part of the reason management got rid of Stralman over Boyle-Girardi, whomever you want to argue they kept over AS or replaced him with. I really with they would get rid of him.

 

[Kovalev27]

When hank is getting sniped by the Adam Cracknells of the league unscreened there's nothing nick lidstrom could do to help.

We need a righty D yes but this goes way beyond that

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

When hank is getting sniped by the Adam Cracknells of the league unscreened there's nothing nick lidstrom could do to help.

We need a righty D yes but this goes way beyond that

That definitely has to be his puck. Too often do we see players scoring on him short side. That's inexcusible. And we can't blame the defense for that, or the Sharp goal where he is out of position

 

[Anthony5967]

This isn't different than the last 3 seasons, except Henrik used to cover it up, now he's exacerbating it. We haven't had a good defense since 2013-14.

With regards to a big name defenseman, AV is a much bigger concern to me. Say we trade for Shattenkirk...how does AV use him?

People can say what they want. He is a righty Yandle. We saw how AV used Keith. We acquired a PP specialist and instead we were trotting out Boyle and MSL on the points. This coach is a clown. No cups for him. Only thing saving them is Shatts is a RH so I do think he will use him in the top 4 at least, but this is pointless to discuss. We don't have him. What we have is an a defense that is playing like they forgot how to defend. I mean let's be real, we were defending during those two Hawks games and that stretch very well. What happened here??

 

[Ori]

We just need to fix part of the defense and maybe change the core defensive system. Worst case scenario change the coaching staff and AV - send him to Canada, and get some new inspiration here with a completely new coach and D system. I think tank comments is just silly at this date related to future talents, and our team is one of the best in the league related to offensive hockey with our 4 lines when we are a healthy team.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

People complain about AV just because they want to have something to complain about. It seems like every time the Rangers lose, his thread is bumped with the same complaining.

There are times when he makes bad decisions, but firing him? Why? Because he doesn't play Adam Clendening as much as you want? Because he didn't give Dylan McIlrath the ice time you wanted him to get? Neither player is an NHL top 6 defenseman. Multiple teams have thought that. In Clendening's case, 5 teams. Those are not fair criticisms of AV. What did you want him to do with Yandle on the left side? Take 10 minutes away from Staal and have him playing 10 minutes per game? It was a bad trade to begin with. We didn't need another LHD.

The defense isn't very good and the goalie isn't either. Thats not his fault. He didn't hand out contracts, he doesn't oversee the decline of certain players, he doesn't construct the roster. Can he maybe make some changes with the system? He could, but there really isn't much to blame him for.

Also, if you consider the season we've had, most people don't think about the Rangers season so dramatically in January. Its a long season. I think most who are not so radical in their viewpoints about the Rangers would admit that the Rangers have had a good season so far and AV has done a good job. A lot of people didn't even think we'd make the playoffs. We have the 8th most points in the league, and fourth best goal differential. Thats not a bad season so far. Those who want to complain about Dylan McIlrath, Adam Clendening, Yandle not getting more minutes in a situation where there weren't more minutes to give him are just not being fair to the coach. The team isn't playing well now, and its possible they won't turn it around the rest of the season, but wanting the coach fired? That makes little sense.

 

[Ola]

Would anyone do JT Miller, Kevin Klein and Ryan Gropp for Chris Tanev and Jake Virtanen?

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

A new coach is not going to fix the glaring holes we have on defense and goaltending. A new coach is not going to all of a sudden make Lundqvist reach his old level.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Would anyone do JT Miller, Kevin Klein and Ryan Gropp for Chris Tanev and Jake Virtanen?

Yes. I wouldn't even think twice. Tanev is a great D-man and Virtanen might be a boom-or-bust prospect but I am willing to take a gamble.

 

[Ori]

Would anyone do JT Miller, Kevin Klein and Ryan Gropp for Chris Tanev and Jake Virtanen?

Yes, certainly, Klein ain`t worth much at this point though, and his decline this season is really frustrating.
Where to sign?

 

[Esa 10]

Gorton can improve this defense without dismantling the forwards. That's if he finds some under the radar deal for an unappreciated player rather than trading for a name that will impress fans and the media.

Everybody talks about Pittsburgh's example, who did they get to improve their defense last year? 2 guys who were considered bad contracts.

Chicago couldn't wait to get rid of Daley and took Pens' version of Girardi back to facilitate the deal, Scuderi. Schultz was run out of Edmonton for being soft and error-prone. He wasn't going to be qualified, so Pens got him for something like a 3rd rounder.

So there's no need to diminish our strength by moving any of our regular forwards. Gorton just needs to be clever and find the right fit. He has already shown with the Holden trade that he's capable of it.

One team's cap killing garbage contract player is another team's top 4 solidifying, Stanley cup winning solution.

Fixing our goaltending situation on the other hand …

 

[Ori]

Raanta is back in net when he is healthy for sure - we don`t need Henrik to be in playoffs condition in mid January!

 

[BBKers]

Crystal ball

Trade 1 - Kevin Klein + Adam Tambellini for Jujhar Khaira and a draft pick
Trade 2 (offseason) - JT Miller + Brady Skjei for Jacob Trouba and a draft pick
Puempel traded for a 6th/7th? If possible at draft
Las Vegas takes Jesper Fast

• Pirri walks
• Sign Shattenkirk as UFA in the offseason
• Sign Aston Reese as the annual outta college steal
• Resign Zinbad (6 year deal), Lindberg, Clendening
• Promote Nieves and Graves

Lots of contract space. Can try some interesting names outta college, Europe and reclamations
Plus we have lots of cap space (presumably)
The cap situation for 2018 is however very messy - but that will have to be dealt with then
If Season next year goes sour then look into trading Zucc, Nash or Staal if possible

PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT WITH NEW YORK RANGERS ORGANISATION 2017-2018 (33)
2017/2018 NEW YORK RANGERS SQUAD (22)
[table="head;width=4200]Nr|Pos |Player| Caphit |Contract Status|Team 2016 |Drafted/Acquired |Age 2016
1| D | Jacob Trouba|$2,812,500 |RFA 2018 |Winnipeg Jets/NHL |R1 #9 Winnipeg (2012) - acquired through trade |23
2| F | Kevin Hayes |$2,600,000 |RFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #24 Chicago (2010)- signed w/NYR as UFA |24
3| F | Jimmy Vesey (ELC) |$925,000* |RFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R3 #66 Nashville (2012)- signed w/NYR as UFA |24
4|F |Cristoval Nieves(ELC) |$755.000* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R2 #59 NYR (2012) |22
5 |D |Ryan Graves (ELC) |$633.333* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R4 #110 NYR (2013) |21
6|F | Rick Nash (NMC) |$7,800,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #1 overall Columbus Blue Jackets (2002) - acquired through trade|32
7| D | Nick Holden |$1,650,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted - acquired through trade |29
8| F | Michael Grabner |$1,600,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #14 Vancover Canucks (2006) - signed w/NYR as UFA |29
9| G | Anti Raanta |$1,000,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted - acquired through trade |27
10| D | Adam Clendening |$800.000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #36 Chicago Blackhawks (2011) - signed with NYR as UFA |24
11|F |Jujhar Khaira |$950,000 |RFA 2019 |Edmonton Oilers/NHL |R3 #63 (2012)- acquired through trade |23
12| F | Zach Aston-Reese (ELC) |$925.000* |RFA 2019 |Northeastern/NCAA |Undrafted - - signed w/NYR as UFA |23
13| F | Pavel Buchnevich (ELC)|$925,000* |RFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |R3 #75 NYR (2013) |21
14| D | Ryan McDonagh |$4,700,000 |UFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #12 Montreal (2007) - acquired unsigned through trade|27
15| F | Mats Zuccarello (NTC) |$4,500,000 |UFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |29
16| F | Oscar Lindberg |$900,000 |UFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #57 PHX (2010) - acquired unsigned through trade|25
17| F | Chris Kreider |$4,625,000 |UFA 2020 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #19 NYR (2009) |25
18| G | Henrik Lundqvist (NMC)|$8,500,000 |UFA 2021 |New York Rangers/NHL |R7 #208 NYR (2000) |34
19| F | Derek Stepan (NMC => NTC)|$6,500,000 |UFA 2021 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #51 NYR (2008) |26
20| D | Marc Staal (NMC => NTC)|$5,750,000 |UFA 2021 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #12 NYR (2005) |29
21| D | Kevin Shattenkirk |$6,400,000 |UFA 2023 |St Louis Blues/NHL |R1 #14 Colorado Avalanche (2007) - signed as UFA|27
22| F | Mika Zibanejad |$5,800,000 |UFA 2023 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #6 Ottawa Senators (2011) - acquired through trade |23[/table]

TOTALS
SALARY CAP: $76,650,000
CAP PAYROLL: $70,600,333
CAP PENALTY (Dan Girardi buyout): $2,611,111
CAP SPACE (22-man roster - 13 FWDs, 7 D, 2 G): $3,388,556

CONTRACTED BUT ASSIGNED TO AHL/ECHL/ELSEWHERE (11)
[table="head;width=4200]Nr |Pos |Player| Caphit |Contract Status |Team 2016 |Drafted |Age 2016
23|D |Chris Summers |$600.000 |UFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R1 #29 Phoenix Coyotes (2006) - acquired through trade|28
24|G |MacKenzie Skapski (ELC)|$661,667* |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R6 #170 NYR (2013) |22
25|F |Niklas Jensen |$600,000 |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R1 #29 Vancouver (2011)- acquired through trade|23
26|D |Michael Paliotta |$600.000 |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R3 #61 Chicago Blackhawks (2011) - signed w/NYR as UFA|23
27|F |Steven Fogarty (ELC) |$750.000* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R3 #72 NYR (2011) |23
28|F |Malte Strömwall (ELC) |$742.500* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R7 #198 Calgary (started w NYR) |23
29|D |John Gilmour (ELC) |$633.333* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R7 #198 Calgary (2012) - signed w/NYR as UFA|23
30|LW |Robin Kovacs (ELC) |$803.333* |RFA 2019 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R3 #62 NYR (2015) |20
31|G |Brandon Halvorsen (ELC)|$803.333* |RFA 2019 |Greenville Swamp Rabbits/ECHL |R2 #59 NYR (2014) |20
32|F |Ryan Gropp (ELC) |$839.166* |RFA 2020 |Seattle Thunderbirds/WHL |R2 #41 NYR (2015) |20
33|D |Sergey Zborovskiy (ELC)|$734,166 |RFA 2020 |Regina Pats/WHL |R3 #79 NYR (2015) |19
[/table]

Day will get a contract. Probably a few more guys too. But lots of contract space.

Kreider-Step-Zucc
Nash-ZIb-Buch
Aston-Reese-Hayes-Grabner/Vesey
Vesey/Grabner - Nieves/Lindberg- Khaira

McD - Trouba
Staal-Shattenkirk
Graves-Holden-Clendening

Hank
Rantaa

 

[Ola]

Yes. I wouldn't even think twice. Tanev is a great D-man and Virtanen might be a boom-or-bust prospect but I am willing to take a gamble.

Yeah, but he isn't a "boom" prospect. The kid is much more Wilson, if that, than like Kreider if you get what I mean.

I think he would have potential to thrive in NY, and I definitely think we could use his grit and jam. Who knows. But like Robin Kovacs is younger than Jake and have outscored him in the AHL this season for a reason. Virtanen is a complete stiff lol, and he doesn't have much between the ears.

 

[Raspewtin]

This isn't different than the last 3 seasons, except Henrik used to cover it up, now he's exacerbating it. We haven't had a good defense since 2013-14.

With regards to a big name defenseman, AV is a much bigger concern to me. Say we trade for Shattenkirk...how does AV use him?

Even then it wasn't great.

This team hasn't had great team defense since 2008.

 

[SouthernRanger]

I am curious as to what you guys think of this trade idea. I have sitting on this one for a while now and see this as an offseason move to retool our squad.

To Avs:
Derek Stepan
Brady Skjei
JT Miller
2nd 2018 (Ottawa)

To Rangers:
Matt Duchene
Tyson Barrie
3rd 2018

Sign Shattenkirk (if possible)
Buyout Girardi

Now here my out regarding this.

The reason we do this is to help out on the defence side of things first and foremost. Barrie is the kind of second pairing offensive D we are looking for. I say 2nd pairing because he is not really that great at D so that pulls him back from being in that elite top paring OFD class. The idea is then to buy out Girardi and sign Shattenkirk creating a top 4 of McD, Shatty, Barrie and Staal. The 3rd pair consists of whatever we have left over although I would like to move on from Klein.

I also think Duchene is the perfect center for the Rangers. His style suits us really well and seeing him on the 2nd line behind Z is a great 1, 2 punch.

Why the Avs do this. Stepan for Duchene is a bit of a wash and here is why. Apart from the one PPG season Duchene had, their stats are kinda similar, although Duchene is the superior offensive forward and a goal scorer while Step is the superior defensive forward and more of a playmaker. Duchene is also more injury prone and streaky. The Avs need to be more defensively responsible. Skjei is a good two-way top 4 d in my opinion and while struggling at times, he will grow into that roll. He is big, fast and way more responsible in his own end. If the trade were to end there it would be heavily in our favour which is why I added in JT.

The thinking here is to not only overpay a little from our side but also incentivise the Avs. By adding JT they can replace Landeskog's production mostly while flipping him for another top 4 d to help solidify their roster. We will miss JT but feel we have enough in our forward group to not suffer heavily with losing him. Lastly I then move us down in the draft in 2018 (I trust the scouting staff) and move Colorado up in the draft because I feel this evens out the value in total.

I don’t think this will be a popular trade proposal but I do believe its got some potential. If I am perfectly honest though I think its too ambitious for the Avs and that most of their fans would not be happy with it. Your opinions?

 

[Ori]

I could @SouthernRanger. I`m not sure if this move would help Rangers or Colorado - our defense is still really fragile. When you buyout a player like G - you need someone to replace him for sure even a young promising prospect like Trouba. I don`t understand your reasoning to add Barrie & Duchene instead of Miller & Stepan, and then give Skjei free for what reason? If we are going to move Skjei - we need him in a defensive upgrade move in near future like late March before the deadline, and before possible playoffs events.

 

[pld459666]

If the blues gave us shattenkirk for free right now it would do nothing to help us with the goaltending we are BUILT AROUND

With this forward group and what should be an elite goaltender as our franchise cornerstone we should be able to get away with the D we have it is not nearly as bad as henrik is making it look right now.

We are not built around our goalie. If we were, our defense would not be utter crap. You build around your goalie by having a defence that can actually play sound defense and a forward group that is 1000% dedicated to backbreaking.

That is not the Rangers....at all