Player Discussion Lias Andersson

[haohmaru]

I don't think its "hating" on Lias. If he goes on to the career that you suggest, assuming those point totals are with decent linemates, it is far from a home run for a 7th pick. 40-50 point players aren't that hard to come by in the NHL. A good portion of the fan base wants to ship out a 40-50 point shutdown C on a 70 point pace this year. The return would more than likely be a mid 1st round pick and a prospect. Given the uncertainty of the draft, why do it?
This team isn't contending for at least a couple of years, at which point they can shed the salary for Hank, Staal and Shatty. Keeping young, talented players is a the smart move.

I'll disagree - my point wasn't the 40-50 point player, it's the 2nd line guy that puts up those numbers for a decade that's the key to the "home run".

And, as far as Hayes goes, I've echoed what your implying above - I don't see what's going to come back, guaranteed, that's going to be as good as what we've already got. Hayes is young and you have to keep some core pieces around. I don't care for the "lazy" comments about just about any NHL'er not named Zherdev - it's impossible to be a top 500 player in the world and be "lazy". I'd rather keep Hayes at this point.

 

[The S5]

I'll disagree - my point wasn't the 40-50 point player, it's the 2nd line guy that puts up those numbers for a decade that's the key to the "home run".

And, as far as Hayes goes, I've echoed what your implying above - I don't see what's going to come back, guaranteed, that's going to be as good as what we've already got. Hayes is young and you have to keep some core pieces around. I don't care for the "lazy" comments about just about any NHL'er not named Zherdev - it's impossible to be a top 500 player in the world and be "lazy". I'd rather keep Hayes at this point.

With any luck, LA develops and becomes more than that 40-50 point 2-3C. Agreed regarding Hayes.

Happy Holidays!

 

[tradenashnow]

When it is all said and done, Andersson will be the guy on this team scoring huge playoff goals more than any player we have. That's his character and intensity level in big games.

 

[Ori]

I think we should look into other options with Lias and moving him should be one of the options going forward into a new year 2019. It can be a risk of course, but it is certainly a reward as well.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I think we should look into other options with Lias and moving him should be one of the options going forward into a new year 2019. It can be a risk of course, but it is certainly a reward as well.

LOL, wut?

 

[FireGerardGallant]

I think we should look into other options with Lias and moving him should be one of the options going forward into a new year 2019. It can be a risk of course, but it is certainly a reward as well.

Why

 

[Kupo]

I think we should look into other options with Lias and moving him should be one of the options going forward into a new year 2019. It can be a risk of course, but it is certainly a reward as well.

Dear god man........................

 

[darko]

I think we should look into other options with Lias and moving him should be one of the options going forward into a new year 2019. It can be a risk of course, but it is certainly a reward as well.

Yeah sure because he is so done developing at 20. Comments like this is why we as a fanbase deserve to suffer.

 

[mrmovies779]

I think we should look into other options with Lias and moving him should be one of the options going forward into a new year 2019. It can be a risk of course, but it is certainly a reward as well.

Reasons why?

 

[nyr2k2]

I think we should look into other options with Lias and moving him should be one of the options going forward into a new year 2019. It can be a risk of course, but it is certainly a reward as well.

Unless you mean, like, moving him to wing or something, I could not disagree more. That would be a terribly shortsighted move.

 

[mulli25]

My position on Anderson remains unchanged since camp. I'm pretty confident he's going to have an NHL career, though I don't know where he'll eventually land in the lineup.

Above all else he needs to be getting meaningful minutes on the ice. I'd like to see him get a few game stretch on a higher line before sending him down, but I'd also be fine with just sending him down right now. I have no problem with him playing a stretch of the season on the 4th line, like he has, to get some good exposure to the league. However, I don't think that's a good strategy for the remainder of the season.

 

[ThirdEye]

They're not moving him because the Rangers most likely see him as part of the "new" core going forward

And anyway, like others said, what's the point? We aren't buyers and his stock right now is low

 

[mrich]

This team isn't contending for at least a couple of years, at which point they can shed the salary for Hank, Staal and Shatty. Keeping young, talented players is a the smart move.

If we can find a taker, I'd like to deal Shattenkirk and possibly Smith before the deadline. There is a lot of youth in the pipeline that might benefit from coming up. It will cripple us in the short term, as we give up far too many quality shots per game, but they will gain valuable experience. It would be great if THESE young d-mn cut their teeth at the NHL level a few years before the kid Miller makes the jump. I hope to see him be a top pair dman, but it would be nice to have the ability to ease him in.

My long term hope is that all the young guys will hit their stride about the same time, and the team would be built for multiple runs.

I do agree though, we shouldn't be hitting the panic button, there is salary coming off soon, and we don't need to force it.

 

[will1066]

Reasons why?

For moar futures, man. Moar futures.

 

[haohmaru]

I think we should look into other options with Lias and moving him should be one of the options going forward into a new year 2019. It can be a risk of course, but it is certainly a reward as well.

Yeah, let's give up on the 20 year old we drafted 7OA because he's not blowing your doors off playing with McLeod, Beleskey, Strome, & Nieves (all elite NHL'ers) with 6-8:00 TOI a night.

Come on. There's NO way the Rangers are considering giving up on this ship this early.

 

[BlackEye from Xhekaj]

Yeah, let's give up on the 20 year old we drafted 7OA because he's not blowing your doors off playing with McLeod, Beleskey, Strome, & Nieves (all elite NHL'ers) with 6-8:00 TOI a night.

Come on. There's NO way the Rangers are considering giving up on this ship this early.

Head on over to the Oilers board and you'll read the same about Puljujarvi.. 20 year old bust who until now has been playing 8mins a night. Or go over to the Jets boards and read how terrible Vesalainen is going to be (Butmistrov 2.0 as quoted) because he chose the KHL as a development path at 19yrs old.

Juolevi... bust, Alex Nylander... bust, hell, Nolan Patrick... bust.

If a player isn't burning the ice up at 19-20, then they are useless apparently. Even Zibby didn't start looking as good as he is until about 23-24.

I like Andersson's game. It's built on agression, heart and the ability to stick with a play. Once given a real opportunity, I think he'll be a staple in the lineup.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Here’s the interesting thing IMO about Andersson. If this rebuild is successful, especially in the talent accumulation aspect, it’s quite possible he becomes a 3rd liner. (The same goes for Howden.). Which, although critics will attack the selection, Luke end up be better for the Rangers when they are contenders down the road.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I think we should look into other options with Lias and moving him should be one of the options going forward into a new year 2019. It can be a risk of course, but it is certainly a reward as well.

I think we should look into trading Chytil now that his value is sky high. It's a risk of course, but it is certainly a reward as well

 

[Larrybiv]

I think we should look into trading Chytil now that his value is sky high. It's a risk of course, but it is certainly a reward as well

I see what you did there. Lol.

On a sidenote.....if you keep trading "presents" for futures, we will all be dead before the "future" arrives.

 

[nyr2k2]

Here’s the interesting thing IMO about Andersson. If this rebuild is successful, especially in the talent accumulation aspect, it’s quite possible he becomes a 3rd liner. (The same goes for Howden.). Which, although critics will attack the selection, Luke end up be better for the Rangers when they are contenders down the road.

This is true. Let's just hope he's a 3C like Jordan Staal was a 3C.

 

[haohmaru]

This is true. Let's just hope he's a 3C like Jordan Staal was a 3C.

That would be something. Love Jordan, but I'm kinda surprised that his best production was 50 points with the Pens.

 

[cheech70]

How is Lias doing in Hartford?

 

[UnSandvich]

16 pts in 22 games

 

[dangsLITE]

only 4 pts in 8 games since his return though

 

[Brooklyn Ranger]

That would be something. Love Jordan, but I'm kinda surprised that his best production was 50 points with the Pens.

Let's not forget the centers who were ahead of Jordan on the depth chart!