Rangers will enter Draft Lottery (4/28) 8th overall

[UAGoalieGuy]

Exactly the kind of deal I'm hoping for. Love Zucc, but with at least the next year, perhaps two, being rebuilds he needs to be moved before the draft. Would love to be picking at 7 and 8 overall...assuming we don't win a lottery.

Yeah. Oilers and Blackhawks need cheap wingers. Zucc at 50% is that option and they have the ability to woo him to resign.

I would jump for joy if the Rangers somehow got either pick 1, 2 or 3 then made the Zucc @ 50% and the Devils #2 for pick 8, 9 or 10.

I would even say get even more crazy and package the Boston and Tampa pick to get another pick in the 14-17 range.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Zucc @ 50 to the Oilers for Pool Party and their 2nd.

Who says no?

 

[YoSoyLalo]

I’d be interested in signing a guy like Stewart, Kulemin, or de Haan to 1 year deals and seeing if we can salvage value at of then at the deadline.

 

[Tawnos]

Zucc @ 50 to the Oilers for Pool Party and their 2nd.

Who says no?

...the Oilers.

 

[broadwayblue]

Yeah. Oilers and Blackhawks need cheap wingers. Zucc at 50% is that option and they have the ability to woo him to resign.

I would jump for joy if the Rangers somehow got either pick 1, 2 or 3 then made the Zucc @ 50% and the Devils #2 for pick 8, 9 or 10.

I would even say get even more crazy and package the Boston and Tampa pick to get another pick in the 14-17 range.

I like the first part of your post. But I'd rather have two shots at the end of the first than a single pick in the middle of the round.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

I’d be interested in signing a guy like Stewart, Kulemin, or de Haan to 1 year deals and seeing if we can salvage value at of then at the deadline.

Kulemin played 13 games this year.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

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I like the first part of your post. But I'd rather have two shots at the end of the first than a single pick in the middle of the round.

I mean you walk out of the first with 3 picks still, just higher up (when trading Zucc).

 

[eco's bones]

I think Zucc and one of the Rangers 2nds gets you another top 10 pick from Oilers/Blackhawks. If their picks are in the 7-11 range

Take a look at cap friendly. The Blackhawks won't be very easily able to take on Zucc's contract. Maybe if we took Seabrook back. To take Seabrook back though I'd want their next two first rounders and they can forget about Zucc. I can see Chicago trading that first for some immediate and cheap offensive help.

The other thing is I'm not sure Zucc is as valuable right now as some think. He's pretty much going into his rental year and very well will be a $5.5 mil per year player after that.

Zucc would be a better fit for the Oilers IMO though Buch would fit in there too. Buchnevich for the Blackhawks.

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Take a look at cap friendly. The Blackhawks won't be very easily able to take on Zucc's contract. Maybe if we took Seabrook back. To take Seabrook back though I'd want their next two first rounders and they can forget about Zucc. I can see Chicago trading that first for some immediate and cheap offensive help.

The other thing is I'm not sure Zucc is as valuable right now as some think. He's pretty much going into his rental year and very well will be a $5.5 mil per year player after that.

Zucc would be a better fit for the Oilers IMO though Buch would fit in there too. Buchnevich for the Blackhawks.

In the case of a rebuild, would think the Rangers would want to hold on to Buch. Oilers I can see being a better overall destination for Zucc.

 

[eco's bones]

In the case of a rebuild, would think the Rangers would want to hold on to Buch. Oilers I can see being a better overall destination for Zucc.

FWIW I'd consider both moves......though then you're in the area of rebuild more than retool. I'm not convinced Buchnevich is going to be a great player. I think he can be a very good one. IMO the upper end of this draft might turn out a lot of top level players--it's just another immediate hit to the next season or two waiting for who you draft to start hitting their stride--meanwhile Buchnevich either takes the next step or he doesn't. I think he could go either way. If we're picking 7th, 8th and 9th that could easily be Wahlstrom, Hughes and Dobson.

 

[Alluckks]

Let's say Montreal gets pick #3 - they ask for all 3 of our picks - #8, #26, & #30 for that pick. Do it?

 

[Siddi]

Exciting times indeed.

 

[Fireonk]

Let's say Montreal gets pick #3 - they ask for all 3 of our picks - #8, #26, & #30 for that pick. Do it?

Not I. Too many good players going to be there at 8 still for me to give up 2 more of those lottery tickets. If our first pick was 11+ though I would definitely consider it.

 

[Savant]

Zucc @ 50 to the Oilers for Pool Party and their 2nd.

Who says no?

Oilers. Easily.

 

[Savant]

Let's say Montreal gets pick #3 - they ask for all 3 of our picks - #8, #26, & #30 for that pick. Do it?

Montreal doesn't.

 

[nyr2k2]

I think there's about a 100% chance we pick 11th.

 

[bl02]

Let's say Montreal gets pick #3 - they ask for all 3 of our picks - #8, #26, & #30 for that pick. Do it?

Damn thats tough. I say no. If they got #2 probably. I'm still hoping for a homerun pick like a Bokk with the better of the Boston/TB pick

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

I think there's about a 100% chance we pick 11th.

0.4% 100% of the time.

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

Let's say Montreal gets pick #3 - they ask for all 3 of our picks - #8, #26, & #30 for that pick. Do it?

hell no. Namestnikov plus our pick should do it.

 

[GregSirico]

Moving to #5 now seems a bit more reasonable than it did at #10.

Wahlstrom dream lives.

Moving to 4 is even extremely realistic.

 

[GregSirico]

If we win, it's Dahlin
If we land 2/3 I will be happy with either Zadina or Svechnikov, I like Zadina's shot, but Svechnikov can do everything. I would not complain if we drafted either or at either spot.
If we trade up to 4/5 - I want Boqvist, Hughes, or Zadina (I think it's possible he can slide if Brady goes high)
At 8 I want Hughes (if he drops) or Wahlstrom.

Lots of ways this can play out.

 

[broadwayblue]

What do you guys think it costs to move from 8 to 6 or 4? I'm guessing something in the neighborhood of a 2nd rounder to move up two spots? What's the price tag for jumping all the way to 4?

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

What do you guys think it costs to move from 8 to 6 or 4? I'm guessing something in the neighborhood of a 2nd rounder to move up two spots? What's the price tag for jumping all the way to 4?

I hate our usual draft strategy: they like a few players that will be there when they draft. Those players are ranked much lower. so instead of try our luck and trade up to get somebody more elite or trade down and gamble that their guy is still available they just sit there and pick a player much higher than he was supposed to go then they wonder what happened why don't we have any elite players and why is our system so bare?

 

[FireGerardGallant]

I hate our usual draft strategy: they like a few players that will be there when they draft. Those players are ranked much lower. so instead of try our luck and trade up to get somebody more elite or trade down and gamble that their guy is still available they just sit there and pick a player much higher than he was supposed to go then they wonder what happened why don't we have any elite players and why is our system so bare?

Well if the Rangers think these are the best players available and they can't trade down low enough to still get them, then what?

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

Well if the Rangers think these are the best players available and they can't trade down low enough to still get them, then what?

not sure, trade up?