he also tweeted we're one of multiple teams with serious interest in stepan
I'm slow on that trigger....wow
I like that Stephan ....would be a major haul
Derek Stepan is not a guy you want to "win" a bidding war for.
Derek Stepan is not a guy you want to "win" a bidding war for.
I worry we've painted ourself into a corner here.
If 7 is going the other way then it had better be close to straight up. Not interested otherwise.
Agreed. I'm definitely not interested in the previously mentioned bidding war. Something like that nearly straight up would be contingent on all the talk about a top line RD return being just talk.
HF would be pretty hilarious for awhile if Stepan moved for just picks and Kovalchuk couldn't sign yet though
You're probably right about Murphy though. Which would make this deal have even more moving parts. Because I'd think we'd have to address RD ourselves in another move.
Maybe that deal with Raanta, then call back Philly and send them Smitty.
I get the feeling Murphy is going the other way in any NYR deal.
It's gonna have to be a pretty big add to Murphy to land Stepan. Unless Groton for whatever reason covets him.
It's gonna have to be a pretty big add to Murphy to land Stepan. Unless Gorton for whatever reason covets him.
What's the point of acquiring Raanta now? You'd have to expose one of the young goalies with Smith gone.
I worry we've painted ourself into a corner here.
Signed top 4 that's youngish and controlled. Optically, he's better than Girardi by miles. If Klein retires, they're kind of short on D.
23+Murphy+ what is the question. Martinook/Rieder?