Confirmed with Link: Rangers Sign Ben Harpur to Extension [2Y, 775K AAV]

[EdJovanovski]

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[Vitto79]

lol oh well it’s cheap

 

[Machinehead]

This is fine. It's league minimum. There's been worse.

We should still find an upgrade if possible but he's a good #7 as far as #7's go.

 

[bl02]

WTF why you gotta do that. 3 Million per year? lol
ok it's been changed to the correct AAV and years

 

[EdJovanovski]

This is fine. It's league minimum. There's been worse.

We should still find an upgrade if possible but he's a good #7 as far as #7's go.

Too long

 

[Fitzy]

I don't hate having him as a like- 3rd or 4th callup option

But I have him in Bitetto/Kampfer/Bickel/Tinordi territory in that he should only be in the NHL for short stints and emergencies, not playing a regular shift.

This extension tempts coaches to continue to trot him out there without giving other guys an opportunity.

 

[EdJovanovski]

WTF why you gotta do that. 3 Million per year? lol
ok it's been changed to the correct AAV and years

Tradition, you caught that really fast lol I only had it there as a placeholder for a fraction of a second until I found the term/AAV

 

[Machinehead]

I don't hate having him as a like- 3rd or 4th callup option

But I have him in Bitetto/Kampfer/Bickel/Tinordi territory in that he should only be in the NHL for short stints and emergencies, not playing a regular shift.

This extension tempts coaches to continue to trot him out there without giving other guys an opportunity.

This isn't wrong.

Sucks to be in a world where you have to worry about self-defense against your own coach but what else is new?

 

[bl02]

Tradition, you caught that really fast lol I only had it there as a placeholder for a fraction of a second until I found the term/AAV

I thought maybe GG convinced Drury in person after the game "hey Chris Big Ben is totally worth 3 million per" lol.
I mean this is the coach that didn't play his best line like they should have been played down the stretch last night.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Damn great job locking this guy up, wouldn’t want a gem like Harpur to get away

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I mean, it's league min, so I guess it's fine. But I would have liked to see him prove his worth for the rest of the season before giving him 2 more seasons after this...

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I mean, it's league min, so I guess it's fine. But I would have liked to see him prove his worth for the rest of the season before giving him 2 more seasons after this...

He already proved his worth when he walked into the room and was taller than everyone else on the team. #proScouting #rosterBuilding #noQuitInNY

 

[nyr2k2]

I like it. Harpur is a fine #7, I've been pleasantly surprised that he hasn't been terrible. He actually has looked better with the Rangers than he did with Hartford, IMO.

The contract can be completely buried so there's not really any cap concerns.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

This guy stinks so go figure he gets an extension lol

 

[NYR Viper]

Yeah, this is a good depth signing for a guy who came in to Hartford on a PTO, signed an AHL deal and then a NHL deal and has played pretty well in a small role. Injuries will happen. Having Harpur signed may mean Hajek's days are numbered.

 

[DanielBrassard]

Lol

 

[will1066]

So this is why Drury was in Toronto. Wanted to tell Harpur in person and before it became public. Such a compassionate GM.

 

[Machinehead]

You also have to consider that we have no cap space and neither does anybody else.

The NHL is headed towards a huge labor crisis and we're at the tip of the iceberg.

Nobody will be shelling out $2-3m for a #5/6 and bottom pairs around the league will regress more towards Harpur's quality.

Players of a certain level are going to end up out of work. It happened in baseball prior to their recent work stoppage.

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

Kinda of funny and Rongo esque announcing this the day after he was downright dog shit against Toronto

 

[I Eat Crow]

I was already having a bad day. Thanks Rongos!

 

[nyr2k2]

You also have to consider that we have no cap space and neither does anybody else.

The NHL is headed towards a huge labor crisis and we're at the tip of the iceberg.

Nobody will be shelling out $2-3m for a #5/6 and bottom pairs around the league will regress more towards Harpur's quality.

Players of a certain level are going to end up out of work. It happened in baseball prior to their recent work stoppage.

Yeah this is the same reason we extended Vesey. Now Vesey is better than Harpur, but the idea is that if you can find guys who are at least serviceable in some capacity who are willing to sign cheap deals, you do it.

 

[Baby Punisher]

He has been good since his call up. Was a 2 year deal necessary? I would have liked to see a 1 year deal to keep him hungry. If he starts shiting the bed because he has some security I won't be happy.

I guess this is the end of Hayek.

 

[egelband]

I like it. Harpur is a fine #7, I've been pleasantly surprised that he hasn't been terrible. He actually has looked better with the Rangers than he did with Hartford, IMO.

The contract can be completely buried so there's not really any cap concerns.

Yep. Sounds good to me. Harpur is a fine #7. The extra years probably means he could even be sent down without getting claimed.

 

[Leonardo87]

It’s a cheap deal, low risk, but have not been really sold on the player.

 

[Gluten Free Breadman]

As others have said, hes a solid #7 dman.

But we don't have a #6 dman....