Confirmed Signing with Link: [NYR] Rangers sign Kevin Hayes (1 year, $5.125M)

[Tom Hanks]

The 1 year hurts his trade value. Stupid deal for the rangers.

Opens up trades to playoff teams so I don’t think they’d lose much value than if he was signed longer.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Opens up trades to playoff teams so I don’t think they’d lose much value than if he was signed longer.

I would trade more for a non rental Hayes than a rental one

 

[Tom Hanks]

I would trade more for a non rental Hayes than a rental one

Not if you didn’t have the cap space the following year. Makes it easier.

Also if it’s a one year deal I imagine it’s because he or NYR didn’t want a longer term deal.

 

[Tawnos]

Wow thats alot of cashola for him

Not really.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

You guys can basically start the "Kevin Hayes to [insert team here]" proposals, now. Rangers can and will eat salary at the deadline or before.

Starts with a first round pick.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Not really.

Right. He will get 6.5 as a UFA. Maybe even 6.75.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Not really.

Seems like it but i guess with the money being thrown around nowadays its comparable to others.. Ahhh well haha

 

[Tawnos]

Seems like it but i guess with the money being thrown around nowadays its comparable to others.. Ahhh well haha

The money is “thrown around” because that’s what those players are worth relative to the cap. It’s really more perception than reality that teams are overspending on players.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

The money is “thrown around” because that’s what those players are worth relative to the cap. It’s really more perception than reality that teams are overspending on players.

Ya i get that.. I just hate seeing contracts getting bigger and bigger every year with salary cap just increasing slightly is all.. Gonna be chaos in a few years it seems.

 

[mariolemieux66]

Just watch Bergevin trading Pacioretty for Hayes in a 1 for 1 trade, thinking he can re sign Hayes next summer.

 

[KingTux]

Welp that sounds like the kind of deal you get when your GM wants to trade you at 50% at the TDL.

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

why avoid arbitration were they worried he would be awarded more?

 

[Revelation]

I would trade more for a non rental Hayes than a rental one

Why? He's a fairly pedestrian top 6 forward

 

[Dan Kelly]

$5 mil for a year? must have gotten monetary advice from Chiarelli !!

 

[Freudian]

Sounds like a team not being bothered going through arbitration with a player they don't particularly like.

 

[780il]

Hayes being dealt at the deadline. 50% retained. This is pretty obvious.

 

[Sparksrus3]

[QUOTE="tradenashnow, post: 148541089, member: 298883"


. More anti NY hatred. Never stops here.[/QUOTE]

Just ride the subway. The hatred has nothing to do with your delusion

 

[Hunter Gathers]

[Just ride the subway. The hatred has nothing to do with your delusion

Lol wut

 

[Gardner McKay]

The 1 year hurts his trade value. Stupid deal for the rangers.

Not at all. If Hayes signs a big deal and then comes into the season playing like he did in 2015-2016, he will not be movable. On a 1 year deal, his value takes a hit but is still movable. Obviously he isn't in the Rangers long term plans. I like Hayes but it is what it is.

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

It's easy to see he just wants to get to FA. But it's a gamble. If he flips this season and gets single digit goals and low 20s points, his FA contract will suffer.

It's not likely to happen but its certainly possible.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Not at all. If Hayes signs a big deal and then comes into the season playing like he did in 2015-2016, he will not be movable. On a 1 year deal, his value takes a hit but is still movable. Obviously he isn't in the Rangers long term plans. I like Hayes but it is what it is.

1 year means you will get less for him and might lose him for nothing if he gets injured like CDH did

 

[Shootertooter]

Hayes being dealt at the deadline. 50% retained. This is pretty obvious.

Correct, expect another 1st+ for NYR to reload.
With some cash retained, they should do pretty well.

 

[joestevens29]

Traded before the season.

Shouldn't have signed him if that is the plan. Oilers did samething with Petry and it was a mistake from day 1. Let the acquiring team have the option to sign him to a multi-year deal now.

 

[Shootertooter]

1 year means you will get less for him and might lose him for nothing if he gets injured like CDH did

Not necessarily.
The Rangers likely don't see Hayes(27) as an option for them in the future with Zib, Chytl, Andersson and Howden +. And they could lose him to expansion if they keep him.
They are a rebuilding team and can move him for another 1st + assets.

Every playoff team will be in on him at the deadline.

 

[BeastoftheEast85]

5 million on a 1 year deal is not a lot of money for a guy that played a defensive role last year because of our dumb coach, scored 25 goals and was over 50% on faceoffs. More anti NY hatred. Never stops here.

Agree he is solid but for the sake of argument: If he is so good it’s a bad contact due to short term. If he is isn’t it’s a bad contact due to the relatively high AAV for a 1 year deal to UFA. (Usually players need to take a sizable discount not to give up UFA years.)

But it doesn’t really matter in the end for NY. I guess the rangers think they can get more value out of him at deadline as a rental than right now.