Agreed. They’re ****ing themselves with every point.
Speculation: Rangers - More Draft Picks
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Killem Dafoe
Hold my baby, man.
Absolutely. I have no idea either. The trades they made along with that letter screamed "we're tanking, look at all these prospects we brought in now. And come draft time we'll have our golden nugget." Now, I can't wrap my head around it. The only thing I can think of right now is trading up to get "that guy." Could we draft a guy at 10th overall who can be "that guy?" Maybe. But the last 10th overall we had...well...
Shootertooter
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I am sure with what they intended to do, they did not expect to win many games after the deadline. They are 6-2-1. They aren't going to make the playoffs but they are shooting themselves in the foot for the lottery.
One Winged Angel
You Can't Escape
Don't remind me. If Sather has anything to do with selecting at 10, I hope they get him far away from the draft boards. I don't need another swing and miss on need type of player like that when Tarasenko and Kuznetsov types are still available.
JT Kreider
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I was admittedly wrong about Spooner and Namestnikov, but I think Zucc should be the last one to be traded.
We're going to need another first now that one is likely going to go down the drain in order to move up since I doubt we end up in the top 5.
JT Kreider
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I would rather this then some loser franchise like the Sabres that actively cheers for the Coyotes when they score an OT winner on your home ice. That type of nonsense is why they're still 9 feet deep in the 10 foot hole they buried themselves in.
We might not end up in the top 5 after the lottery, but Gorton has the ammo to make some magic happen.
It's why I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for not holding our for a better McDonagh offer at the draft. At least now he knows what he's working with and has months to come up with a big plan to move up.
As opposed to moving Mac the morning of the draft and then you're in scramble mode to make one of the biggest moves that will likely define Gortons tenure one way or the other.
Keep in mind with every win we are seeing positive signs for the future. Such as Pionk and Juh Juh Georgie
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I don't think Kreider, or Hayes, are going anywhere.
If Namestnikov and Buch find chemistry these last couple weeks, not Namestnikov either
been wondering if some team might make a crazy offer for Georgiev
Spooner could go, but i feel like he took over Grabner's depth scoring slot
I think Pionk stays, but if they got offered the right deal, Gilmour or ADA could move
and of course, if NYR eat Cap Hit, and maybe include a B+ prospect, they could get decent pick(s) for Smith
and there are the borderline depth guys like Beleskey(worth a shot to someone, now that his Hit is halved) and Holland
If Namestnikov and Buch find chemistry these last couple weeks, not Namestnikov either
been wondering if some team might make a crazy offer for Georgiev
Spooner could go, but i feel like he took over Grabner's depth scoring slot
I think Pionk stays, but if they got offered the right deal, Gilmour or ADA could move
and of course, if NYR eat Cap Hit, and maybe include a B+ prospect, they could get decent pick(s) for Smith
and there are the borderline depth guys like Beleskey(worth a shot to someone, now that his Hit is halved) and Holland
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I sure can. Malkin skates up the middle, dangles his way through to the blue line and Kreider goes offsides.
All joking side, I wouldn't say this is the reason he will not be moved unless a deal is impossible to turn down. I'm sure any good deal will be entertained, the problem is most of them aren't good deals. (2nd round pick? Get lost with that) This game isn't the "norm" from Kreider no matter how many of us want to see this every game from him.
Are you kidding me? I’ve learned to lower my expectations post McDonagh deal, but this is serious undervaluing. Both get a 1st+.
One Winged Angel
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Wait, what? They're still in their stages because they want to get the 1st overall pick and get a franchise player? You mean it has nothing to do with the team not being built well and top free agents not wanting to go to a rebuilding situation in the primes of their careers? Hate to break it to you, but no free agent is going to want to come there, unless they're severely overpaid or one of those bottom feeders is the highest bidder by a landslide. That's why they have to build through the draft.
So, instead of tanking and getting a better pick without having to give assets up, the Rangers should try to make the playoffs with a shit team that has a ton of holes and make a run to be a 1st round exit and then squander picks to move up in the draft?
With cooler heads prevailing, the jury still is out on the McDonagh deal, but I still think that he could have done better on draft day.
He could have been talking trades the whole time before hand. Just because the deadline has passed doesn't mean he couldn't have been shopping McDonagh.
If you have ANYONE penciled in for the future in this lineup, you're making a big mistake.
Things can change.
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You would be an imbecile to trade Kreider of Zibanejad. You can't put a bunch of kids with nobody around them or you will suck for years like the clueless Oilers.
Machinehead
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What exactly do you expect them to do? Forfeit games? Shoot Chris Kreider?
pld459666
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The moment any team I root for encourages their players to not play hard, is the moment I burn everything and actively root for that teams main rival.
Will it suck to not have a prime pick, yuup. Suck it up butter cup.
Will it suck to not have a prime pick, yuup. Suck it up butter cup.
One Winged Angel
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Machinehead
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Players aren't going to do that, and if any of them are, I don't want them on my team.
One Winged Angel
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So don't complain about the team not getting franchise/generational talents in the draft.
Machinehead
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We need to do something cus we keep winning games and everyone else is in full tank mode.
One Winged Angel
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What would it take from the leafs to get kreider out of curiosity and assuming we loose JvR to ufa?
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nyrage
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Some of these fans are ridiculous. Maybe we should taint the food before games. Maybe hire people to call the goalies all night long so that they can't sleep. Have the equipment manager add small cracks to their sticks and dull their blades. Maybe hire Erik Karlsson's Uber driver to drive the players to the TD Garden by accident.
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They might want to consider some 19 picks.
They have scads for June and next years draft from what i've heard is solid. They'll need room to develop them so spacing them out a year helps in that regard.
Of course they could go with a heavy European flavor and allow them to season there but that leaves the adjustment to NA ice and culture on the backburner.
Either way it's exciting to open a new chapter and fun for those not requiring instant gratification.
Good luck to the Rangers faithful.
They have scads for June and next years draft from what i've heard is solid. They'll need room to develop them so spacing them out a year helps in that regard.
Of course they could go with a heavy European flavor and allow them to season there but that leaves the adjustment to NA ice and culture on the backburner.
Either way it's exciting to open a new chapter and fun for those not requiring instant gratification.
Good luck to the Rangers faithful.
