Dreger: DeAngelo Trade could happen Between 24/48 Hours (MOD WARNING IN OP)

[violaswallet]

Exactly. Rangers owe DeAngelo <5M if they buy him out. I do not see them being in a hurry to hamstring themselves with a bad contract, or retain too much just to give Tony an NHL opportunity.

My guess - Rangers retain and gain some asset (pick/prospect) back.

Or they take a so-so priced contract back.

Not many teams could add his full cap hit. It’s not insane to imagine the Rangers taking a tough one year contract back at like 4-5M or a smaller contract for two years back. They want this story over.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

Wouldnt be surprised if its Pittsburgh

No. If for no other reasons than all their injuries are to their LHS defensemen. They've played games with 5 RHD. They don't need another.

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

So why would a team now give up assets for him if they could have claimed him on waivers? I don't really understand.

Right now, his cap hit of 4.8M is too high for what he gives you on the ice. It was a deal signed by a rebuilding team hoping that his defense could round out and he could develop into a core player. He scored a zillion points on a hot powerplay so the number was the number. The Rangers have a hilarious amount of money going to guys they bought out this year anyway, they're not supposed to be a contender.

If the Rangers are retaining half the salary he's a decent asset, assuming you don't have a good PMD and you can keep him from going crazy. I don't think he deals with adversity well. On a winning team, with an established group, where he doesn't matter that much he can do fine.

 

[Tralfamadore]

You guys should take whatever you can get. He instantly becomes a top pairing D on the Oilers.

Says more about the Oilers than DeAngelo. He'd be on the bottom pair in Colorado.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Nurse was his captain, it’s a bit of a different power dynamic. IMO anyway.

If the guy is a racist asshole as many paint him out to be, I doubt that would've stopped him from showing at least part of that side to Nurse. Ultimately I think that it's a decision that the team and management should make. Nurse is part of the leadership core and is tight with Connor and Leon. None of our players would put up with racist BS IMO.

 

[themelkman]

If the sharks can get an asset for taking him im all for. Ice him on the third pair and then deal him next year or buy him out.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Says more about the Oilers than DeAngelo. He'd be on the bottom pair in Colorado.

And MacKinnon would be our 3C. 2 can play that game.

 

[Tralfamadore]

Right now, his cap hit of 4.8M is too high for what he gives you on the ice. It was a deal signed by a rebuilding team hoping that his defense could round out and he could develop into a core player. He scored a zillion points on a hot powerplay so the number was the number. The Rangers have a hilarious amount of money going to guys they bought out this year anyway, they're not supposed to be a contender.

If the Rangers are retaining half the salary he's a decent asset, assuming you don't have a good PMD and you can keep him from going crazy. I don't think he deals with adversity well. On a winning team, with an established group, where he doesn't matter that much he can do fine.

Alright gotcha. I assumed retention would be coming into play.

 

[Srsly]

The Absolute wors right now?
San Jose with Karlsson

Eh, I’d rather have Karlsson on my roster than Bob.

 

[Tralfamadore]

And MacKinnon would be our 3C. 2 can play that game.

Oh no doubt. Rangers are STACKED down the middle.

 

[Terry Yake]

i think its safe to rule out detroit as a destination. yzerman wanted nothing to do with him in TB and he certainly won't want to deal with that headache now

 

[Brodeur]

So why would a team now give up assets for him if they could have claimed him on waivers? I don't really understand.

Either the Rangers would eat a portion of the contract (or include a pick) and/or the team would send back a bad contract back the other way. Most teams didn't have the cap space to outright claim DeAngelo anyways. Essentially think of it like "I won't take him unless you take (insert junky player's bad contract here)."

 

[Taluss]

The Sens are so desperate for help on the blueline, I can see them making a move for the guy.

But I'd worry a lot about his influence in that locker room.

Yeah I can see it as well. At least his buyout wouldn’t hurt us at all

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Nurse was his captain, it’s a bit of a different power dynamic. IMO anyway.

That team was led by Hayden Verbeek. The C in the Soo is basically “our best player”. Like this past season Ryan O’Rourke wasn’t the C, and he was arguably the hardest worker on the team.

 

[JT Kreider]

If the guy is a racist asshole as many paint him out to be, I doubt that would've stopped him from showing at least part of that side to Nurse. Ultimately I think that it's a decision that the team and management should make. Nurse is part of the leadership core and is tight with Connor and Leon. None of our players would put up with racist BS IMO.

"racist" c'mon man

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Oh no doubt. Rangers are STACKED down the middle.

Did I change my handle to Bryanbryranger by some chance?

 

[Some Other Flame]

Any team myopic enough to trade for this loser deserves every bit of scorn they're going to get. Not to mention the fractured lockerroom, the inevitable pink slips and so on.

 

[Tripod]

Wouldnt be surprised if its Pittsburgh

That's my guess as well given all their injuries. They will see if Sid and the Pens "culture" can fix him for 2 years.

 

[Turin]

Edmonton lol. Him with McDrai would torch the league only to end up as -10 during the year with no playoffs.

 

[Ishad]

I think Ottawa or Detroit is where he goes. Both have cap room for him and are rebuilding so may be willing to deal with his bs and take time to work with him on it.

Both teams could use another puck-moving D

Both could have claimed him outright. I think NY could get a pick back from a contender with retention.

 

[Tralfamadore]

Did I change my handle to Bryanbryranger by some chance?

Oh haha. For whatever reason I assumed you were defending DeAngelo. Yes, Oilers are the only team where MacK would be behind 2 guys.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Oh no doubt. Rangers are STACKED down the middle.

why would you think a poster named Bryanbryoil is a Rangers fan

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

No they dont. They can just keep him and buy him out after the season at a very reasonable price, or at the very least take back a player on an expensive but expiring contract.

Ok then do that.

I doubt any teams are going to trading for the guy without a little extra something seeing as nobody would take him off waivers.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

"racist" c'mon man

I am saying that he has been called racist by many. I don't know the man and would trust the opinion of a former teammate that is an ethnic minority over HF posters. That said racist or not, he seems like a guy that is a magnet to controversy.

 

[Rubi]

Hoping he gets traded to Winnipeg. As an American who's spent the better part of 4 years living in New York City he would just hate Winnipeg. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.