Player Discussion Keith Yandle: Part III

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[FLYLine27*]

Is he traded yet? What sweet young prospect did we get?

 

[nyr2k2]

Is he traded yet? What sweet young prospect did we get?

Haha, came in here to post exactly this.

 

[FLYLine27*]

Haha, came in here to post exactly this.

Great minds think alike

 

[silverfish]

I'm gonna miss him.

 

[Antoine Vermette]

Obviously I'd love for us to extend him, but I just don't see us moving one of our anchors on the blueline for one reason or another. Whether it's their NMC's making them near impossible to move, or the fact that AV and possibly Gorton still value their "contributions" on the ice, I just don't see it happening for us. Hopefully McD is fine for the playoffs, because him being out long term puts the nail in the coffin for whatever faint hopes of winning we had this year.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Don't understand the mindset that we keep him if McD is out long-term. If #27 is out we definitely aren't winning anyway.

Trade him.

 

[Trxjw]

Is he traded yet? What sweet young prospect did we get?

Pfff, prospect? Try Tyler Toffoli.

 

[Captain Lindy]

Is he traded yet? What sweet young prospect did we get?

Shiny new toy!

 

[True Blue]

Pfff, prospect? Try Tyler Toffoli.

Excellent. And then we traded him since we could not afford to pay him either, right?

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Excellent. And then we traded him since we could not afford to pay him either, right?

Obviously, for the next player on a deal with 1-year remaining. The "Next man up" approach, but different

 

[Bleed Ranger Blue]

I was on the fence regarding if they'd actually trade this guy, but now Im pretty convinced a "wait and see" approach is going to be adopted until July 1. This is thanks in large part to McDonagh's injury.

There is value in having Yandle for the playoff run but, come June, no cup and no resolution on Yandle's contract is going to be a very bad situation

 

[Raspewtin]

And the fact that keeping Yandle cause McDonagh is hurt is the height of stupidity in the first place, we aren't winning **** if McDonagh is hurt in the playoffs.

 

[Tawnos]

And the fact that keeping Yandle cause McDonagh is hurt is the height of stupidity in the first place, we aren't winning **** if McDonagh is hurt in the playoffs.

You keep Yandle to maintain your place in the standings. McDonagh will be back for the playoffs.

 

[Raspewtin]

You keep Yandle to maintain your place in the standings. McDonagh will be back for the playoffs.

You can't be sure of that.

 

[silverfish]

You can't be sure of that.

I sincerely doubt he's two months away if he was on the ice this morning.

Unless you are referencing his potential to get hurt as the season goes on...

 

[True Blue]

You keep Yandle to maintain your place in the standings.

You keep Yandle if you truly believe you are a serious Cup contender. Keeping Yandle to maintain the status quo and be first or second round fodder is a foolish mismanagement of assets.

 

[Inferno]

I sincerely doubt he's two months away if he was on the ice this morning.

Unless you are referencing his potential to get hurt as the season goes on...

totally serious question...how long was Zucc skating on his own for before we were knocked out? it seemed like he was on the ice all the time but wasnt playing...

cant really remember.

 

[Mac n Gs]

You keep Yandle to maintain your place in the standings. McDonagh will be back for the playoffs.

Yes, but Yandle also outscored McDonagh in the playoffs last season (while having the separated shoulder), and so did Dan Boyle. Are we sure that a broken down Dan Boyle and Yandle replacement will help with our offensive output in the playoffs?

 

[silverfish]

totally serious question...how long was Zucc skating on his own for before we were knocked out? it seemed like he was on the ice all the time but wasnt playing...

cant really remember.

No clue. I have a hard time comparing the injuries, though. Both brain injuries, yeah, but Zucc's was to the absolute extreme.

 

[BlueshirtBlitz]

You keep Yandle because he's a stud on the right side of 30 for another year. If they can somehow replace Staal and G and have a d group fronted by McD, Yandle and McIlrath the Rangers look good.

 

[Tawnos]

You keep Yandle because he's a stud on the right side of 30 for another year. If they can somehow replace Staal and G and have a d group fronted by McD, Yandle and McIlrath the Rangers look good.

Yandle turns 30 in September.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

You keep Yandle if you truly believe you are a serious Cup contender. Keeping Yandle to maintain the status quo and be first or second round fodder is a foolish mismanagement of assets.

If we had never traded for Yandle to begin with (in combo with a few moves that easily should have been made) we might be cup contenders and continue to have very few holes for the next few years with Miller, Brass, Zuke, Duke, Hags, Step, Hayes, Lindberg, fast, kreider, nash (Buch next year?). Instead of Hags and Duke for the next few YEARS (again a combo of moves including the Yandle trade is involved here) we have a LD for our third pair for another few months

That's why I'm more than fine with trading him this year if it means arming our future so that 2 years from now we are on the cusp of another great wave of contention which really is not more than a player or two out of reach. If we trade him it has to be for a piece that helps. Can't say enough about how short sighted and idiotic that Yandle trade was.

If we re-sign Yandle that's great too but then Staal absolutely has to go which I'm fine with. Can't see how they can possibly fit both and keep all the forwards that they absolutely have to re-sign. Ultimately for age reasons I prefer Yandle just be traded and predict that if we do not trade him it will be an idiotic failure of epic proportions (as was the MSL trade and the Clowe trade...not as epic of a proportion for the last one). Though I'd love to be wrong

 

[bl02]

Anyway we can trade Nash and keep yandle? I mean is it impossible to get any western team to take Nash so we can keep a player we really need in yandle ?

 

[Raspewtin]

Anyway we can trade Nash and keep yandle? I mean is it impossible to get any western team to take Nash so we can keep a player we really need in yandle ?

Trading Nash to keep Yandle would have the same effect as the inverse. No reason, would close the window just the same.