Recent ex-Rangers we might WANT back at deadline.

[Larrybiv]

Sometimes I find myself wishing we had him back or him.....and wondered how they would fare if we did re-acquire him/them. Just thought this would be a cool poll. You can have 2 choices, and it would be great if there were explanations, as to WHY you've chosen who you did.

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[EdJovanovski]

Kravtsov

 

[Savant]

None of them

 

[Cuckoo4Kakko]

The only ex-Ranger I want is the version of Mika from a few years ago.

 

[Mandar]

None of them

totally agree. None of them moves the needle for us.

 

[HolyHagelin]

I am in favor of standing pat at the deadline, unless there is a better deal than seems likely for a rw.

The kakko/brodz/cuylle 3rd line is a matchup advantage most of the time. The bread line is a matchup advantage most of the time. The current 4th line looks like a matchup advantage most of the time. If mika/kreider/vesey can start being deployed more like a 2nd line and not 1st line minutes, the forward group is actually great outside of that line.

Upgrading the D would be wonderful, but seems unlikely/impossible. Who can you get that bumps lindgren to 3rd pair? And then do you sit gus or schneider, who to me both seem better than lindgren right now?

So i say stand pat, dance with the date you came with.

ETA - teams that win championships across all sports do it with unlikely youngsters coming on late. The 4th line with the Titan twins is the kind of ahmad bradshaw-type infusion that can make a difference.

 

[JCProdigy]

I'd prefer if the next we hear of them is in the "Lets Remember Some Guys" thread...

 

[mrmovies779]

None of them is the correct answer

 

[eco's bones]

Everything is cost related. Keep in mind a roster player for another roster player might fill a hole in one place and make a hole in another. Would I give up a 1st rounder for any of those on the above list? No. Not even a late 1st rounder. A minor league prospect? Depends on who.

 

[Kaapo di tutti capi]

I'd take a chance on Duclair if he was cheap enough. Not interested in anyone on the list though.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Add Mark Messier and Brian Leetch.

Zuc is the only guy, not sure I'd wanna pay the asking price tho

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

JT Miller
Zucc
Patrick Kane

 

[Gardner McKay]

I see you forgot to add a None option. Since that is the correct answer, I added it for you and voted for it.

 

[cwede]

just need some Bobby Rousseau, Craig MacTavish and Jay Wells

 

[egelband]

Copp would actually be a good add but surely won’t happen for a number of reasons. I do hope they can acquire a middle-six center.

 

[cwede]

this will sound illogical
but more concerned with price than whoever NYR bring in

our pro scouts seem pretty smart,
look at the Pack adds last spring
and the NYR adds in '22
Last season, they got a bit too star-struck by Tara plus Kane

once added, I trust the staff to find ways to use guys best

(please don't come back at me about the Mika 5-on-5 thing this season,
i don't think its a genuinely critical issue,
just one of those anomalies that happens in a 12 season NHL career)

 

[Machinehead]

I don't think any of these guys fix the biggest issues.

 

[zlev]

Messier

 

[DanielBrassard]

Pavel Buchnevich.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I don't think any of these guys fix the biggest issues.

Is McDonagh still any good?

 

[I Eat Crow]

Pavel Buchnevich.

This is the only correct answer. He's the only player rumored to be available that I'd spend a 1st on to get at 50% retention for this year and next. The window slams shut after next season anyway, IMO.

Is McDonagh still any good?

He is, but even at 50% retained his cap hit is too much to absorb right now. I'd be all over it over the summer for next year.

Trade Lindgren in a separate deal.

 

[Tob]

Always thought Todd white has untapped potential.

 

[Machinehead]

Is McDonagh still any good?

Not really, although that at least fits a need.

 

[zlev]

honestly id love Copp back if he's guaranteed to still be the same player he was in '22 before that dipshit on the Islanders took his legs out. but i cant see Detroit trading him now.

 

[majordomo]

JT Miller
Zucc
Patrick Kane

I cast an emphatic NO vote for all of these.