Rumor: Edmonton Oilers are the front runners to sign Paul Ranger

[glasses91]

Ranger will be paired with Reilly next season....

 

[mapleleaf979]

Let Ranger walk. He has a HUGE ego. Its subtle, but in interviews U can see how arrogant he is. He is one of the very few who I see this from.

 

[ACC1224]

Let Ranger walk. He has a HUGE ego. Its subtle, but in interviews U can see how arrogant he is. He is one of the very few who I see this from.

If he has a "huge ego" wouldn't he want to play in the largest Market in the League?

 

[DoubleDouble*]

I wouldnt shed a single tear...

 

[Fogelhund]

Ranger will be paired with Reilly next season....

So you are predicting both Ranger AND Reilly will be on the Leafs next year?

 

[achtungbaby]

The Oilers seem to love our scraps.

Jason Smith was great for the Oilers but Cujo says hi. Ranger was never a Leaf, the amount of anger here is puzzling.

 

[Mowerman]

If Ranger were to return to the NHL than Edmonton would be a logical choice based on his connection to Eakins.

This is not a new concept as we have discussed this possibility on this board in the past.

This is a guy who gave up being a top 4 defenceman in the NHL before he had made a lot of his potential pay to pursue personal matters. The reason he picked Toronto was evidently just as personal as it was close to home and his family apparently. I don't see how a coach would trump that, and I don't see how a guy who seems to keep his cards this close to his chest would have information like that leak to these nobodies.

If he leaves it isn't a big deal (for Toronto, Edmonton is barren enough for it to be exciting), but I don't think he will and I wouldn't prefer it.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Meh. Really no spot for him anyways.

Let them take Kostka as well and call it a day.

 

[AuraSphere]

That really sucks... first eakins, now ranger, and for what, nothing? I really saw ranger as a top 4 dman on the leafs sigh*

 

[Mess]

At this point, can Ranger sign a two way contract?

If Ranger would have signed a NHL 2-way contract last season then he would be a RFA and Leafs property today.

However seeing as he signed an AHL only contract he was never Leafs property in the first place. So you can't really lose what you never had, from that standpoint.

There is nothing stopping Ranger from signing a 2-way NHL contract today as he is a UFA, however if the desire is to play for the Marlies then he would have to clear waivers and might be claimed by another team, thus preventing him from playing in the AHL in Toronto.

 

[rdawg1234]

Very very doubtful ranger goes all the way out west. He likes the east due to being close to home, which is probably why he signed with the marlies.

If hes going to the NHL, it's for the leafs, or at the most some other Eastern team, i highly doubt he'd go that far from home over one coach.

 

[BodaciousBeefBazooka]

Paul who? Never heard of this clown

 

[TootooTrain]

That really sucks... first eakins, now ranger, and for what, nothing? I really saw ranger as a top 4 dman on the leafs sigh*

Eakins payed his dues and like many before him, earned an NHL gig through hard work.

Ranger was never leafs property. Tough to swallow, but thems the brakes. If you saw him as a top4 dman, you need to re-evaluate your assessment skills.

 

[hullsy47]

That really sucks... first eakins, now ranger, and for what, nothing? I really saw ranger as a top 4 dman on the leafs sigh*

top 4?.......not sure he was even in the top 10 of all AHL defenseman?..edmonton can sign every guy they want ,end of tyhe day in a few years are gonna have mega cap issues ,ranger isnt a concern ,

 

[Parkdale]

Ranger owes the Leafs nothing. That said, I hope he works out something and tries to come back with the Leafs. He is an interesting story and the Leafs have demonstrated flexibility and understanding to his situation....whatever it is.

 

[Kessely Snipes]

Darn, thought he wanted to play in this hometown. Would have liked to see what he can do.

 

[Salgari]

Well if he goes, good riddance.

Go follow Eakins like a puppy. And if he busts in Edmonton? Follow him back to the AHL?

Signing to play with Torts worked wonders for Richards

 

[ALine]

If Ranger would have signed a NHL 2-way contract last season then he would be a RFA and Leafs property today.

However seeing as he signed an AHL only contract he was never Leafs property in the first place. So you can't really lose what you never had, from that standpoint.

There is nothing stopping Ranger from signing a 2-way NHL contract today as he is a UFA, however if the desire is to play for the Marlies then he would have to clear waivers and might be claimed by another team, thus preventing him from playing in the AHL in Toronto.

If I recall correctly, I think he actually did have NHL contract offers when it became known that he wants to make a return to hockey, but chose specifically, and AHL contract in Toronto.

 

[Schenn]

I don't get why people are mad at Ranger. He owes nothing to the organization. Yes, he signed with the Marlies but they reached out to him, and wanted his services. The same way any other team does with a free agent. I hope he signs with the Leafs this offseason but he has the freedom to do whatever he wants.

 

[egd27]

LOL at all the anger.

He's FA, if he wants to play for Eakins in EDM then good luck to him.

 

[Diatomic]

Give us a 2nd round pick for him, god damn Oilers. You want Colborne next? What about Rielly?

 

[LMFAO]

********, it's a case where someone has no connection whatsoever and make a rumour that make some sense and hope he's right so he can claim he has sources.


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[WestCoastLeafs]

No offense man, but statements like this is why the NHL and sports as a whole needs to continually battle public misconceptions about mental health. Ranger has given absolutely ZERO indications that he would EVER be a distraction. In fact, it's fairly obvious to me that if he made a return to the NHL, the players around him would be nothing but thrilled to have him back.

Well said.

 

[Antropovsky]

No offense man, but statements like this is why the NHL and sports as a whole needs to continually battle public misconceptions about mental health. Ranger has given absolutely ZERO indications that he would EVER be a distraction. In fact, it's fairly obvious to me that if he made a return to the NHL, the players around him would be nothing but thrilled to have him back.


First of all, we really know nothing about Ranger's "personal" reasons for leaving the NHL. The common thinking is that he has some sort of anxiety disorder, or a similar mental health affliction. In either case, it's an INTERNAL, PERSONAL issue that affects Ranger and Ranger alone. This is not a personality issue like Evander Kane has displayed. Ranger does not suffer from self-important delusions, nor has anything been said about him having a negative attitude on the ice. It's simply something Ranger deals with when he leaves the ice and goes about his normal life.


The quote above is the exact opposite of progressive "2013" mentality. We shouldn't be stigmatizing somebody for anything other than his on-ice and in-lockeroom behaviour. Ranger's problems don't affect his team performance. It simply affects him behind closed doors.

We shouldn't be stigmatizing somebody for anything other than his on-ice and in-lockeroom behaviour. Ranger's problems don't affect his team performance. It simply affects him behind closed doors

Are you telling me that if the leafs invested time/money and the #3 spot on Ranger (or on anybody for that matter), and he suddenly just walked because of personal reasons, that this isn't going to harm the team?

Have to laugh at the mental disorder police on sports boards, take the blinders off, and maybe you will note that anytime an important piece to a roster goes down with injury, or a mental disorder, that no matter what his personality is....IT IS going to harm the team.

 

[Antropovsky]

Well said.

Well said?

Lets be hypothetical: If Lupul just got up and walked away in the middle of next season for "personal reasons", your saying that it will just go unnoticed among fans and especially media?

Are you saying that it isn't going to throw a big fat stick into the spokes of our GM, and our teammates, who expected to have a #1 LW on their roster?

Love how people are getting so defensive over the mental disorders, you guys have blinders on, and are ignoring what people are actually writing, and are only reading what you want to read. This isn't about the "mental disorder" and the personal relationship with his teammates. It's about the effects on the on teams success, and on ice product, if a player playing an important role just walked from the team in the middle of the season.

Again, mental disorder or career ending injury..... it'll be a distraction, and a hit to the team's success going forward.