Confirmed with Link: Reaves Traded to Wild for 5th round pick

[mike14]

He requested a trade, and Drury made it happen the next day? Seems suspicious.

In what way?

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

surprised by this. Tough for the room I’m sure. Good dude.

But from a cap perspective I understand

Edit: seeing that he requested now. Makes more sense.

 

[Brief Candle]

One of the things that has hurt this team lately is a lack of chemistry, especially amongst our roll players. This sucks. He seemed like an important guy in the locker room. I guess this is more about cap space than anything else.

 

[will1066]

In what way?

How fast it happened.

 

[17futurecap]

The Rangers can give the Ducks a 7th round pick for awful Nathan Beaulieu or some other goon if your so worried about needing a heavy.

At least this ends the how will Drury make moves at the deadline crap?

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

This also paves the way for Rydahl to potentially join the club if needed.

Which me likes

 

[Crease]

Seravalli called this yesterday.

 

[duhmetreE]

There's not many heavyweights that play regularly.

That's what sets Tom Wilson apart. Hopefully we have our own light-heavyweight in Cuylle.

 

[will1066]

The team should get Gauthier a boxing trainer

or lets see if Kravtsov can step up and fill that role. Hopefully that practice paid off

He's had a lot of free time. Hopefully he's been studying Youngblood vs Racke on YouTube.

 

[NYRFAN218]

On a fan and entertainment level, it sucks to see someone go who's hugely popular, big in the room, and entertains with a lot of the mic'd up or off ice stuff. At the same time, the Rangers are a better team by not having him on the roster anymore and cleared the cap they needed for the deadline when they bolster up. It can be a great move for the team and be sad for fans at the same time.

 

[Kovalev27]

Kreider Mika Vesey
Panarin Trocheck Kane
Lafreniere Chytil Kakko
Blais Goodrow Gauthier
Carpenter

Prob going to happen

 

[mike14]

How fast it happened.

I don't claim to understand how GMs work, but I just can't imagine trading a 12/13th forward for a draft pick 3 years from now really takes that long.

Phone call to some teams looking for a shake up with a bit of cap space. Name a price that doesn't affect anything for a long time. Email some papers around...

 

[TominNC]

Wait until the Islanders start taking liberties with the Rangers top players and there is nobody to stand up to them. These guys have short memories.

And Reaves would do othing to the guys taking liberties. That's the problem. He'd go fight their goon and they all tap sticks and affects nothing.

 

[mrmovies779]

Reaves did his job came here and helped change the culture of the team.That being said...he skates like he's 55 years old and was always chasing the play.Having Gauthier in the lineup every day over him is a no brainer.Shedding his salary also helps big time

 

[DanielBrassard]

They got something for him and cleared cap space. Never should have extended him but whatever.

 

[TominNC]

One of the things that has hurt this team lately is a lack of chemistry, especially amongst our roll players. This sucks. He seemed like an important guy in the locker room. I guess this is more about cap space than anything else.

Wait. He was WITH the team and they had a lack of chemistry and you're worried about him being gone?

 

[rangersfansince08]

Having him didn't prevent cheap shots on Lindgren and Chytil. Don't think he even fought anyone in those games much less deterred anything.

 

[JohnC]

I liked him way more than I thought I would. Great personality and actually played pretty well for the first month of last season. After that though? Welp…

 

[McRanger92]

Love Reaves, good Ranger, did his job.

This was not an easy move to make for the team I’m sure but it was the right thing to do. Rangers will now have enough space for a top 6 RW & a defenseman at the deadline. More solid work from Drury

 

[Bob Richards]

Really likable guy and I wish him well but if we can’t survive the absence of his Instagram slogans then we don’t deserve to be a team worth caring about.

 

[NickyFotiu]

I think it is a good move. We needed a guy like Reevo and for the most part Reevo did his job but at his age we was not the same guy anymore. For Drury to get rid of the salary and get a draft pick? Win win.

 

[JohnC]

Also, getting my predictions in now while I can:

Team loses more than 2 games in a row: this locker room is devastated with Reaves gone

Any of our players catch a random body part to the head as incidental contact: other teams would not be taking LIBERTIES on our players if Reaves were still here

 

[cheech70]

can anyone DM me a link?

The one i usually use isn't workin

Wait until the Islanders start taking liberties with the Rangers top players and there is nobody to stand up to them. These guys have short memories.

Blais,Trouba.Schneider,Lindy,Barclay,Laf...we got pleanty of badasses to handle most stuff

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Guaranteed Matt Martin awakes from his 2 year slumber no doubt

Wilson too

 

[LOFIN]

Kreider Mika Vesey
Panarin Trocheck Kane
Lafreniere Chytil Kakko
Blais Goodrow Gauthier
Carpenter

Prob going to happen

Plenty of teams interested in Kane, you sure we can get him for just a high pick and a B prospect?

Unless he's only willing to waive for us, but I don't know if that's the case.