Speculation: Roster Building Thread DCLXXXII: Draft Day in Chicago - My Kinda Town?

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Welp, no need to worry about signing TJ anymore!

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Welp, no need to worry about signing TJ anymore!

Thank god.

 

[SA16]

What an abomination of a contract that is.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Oshie signed in Washington, 8/46

Ooph....

That is going to be ugly really soon.

 

[rangers1314]

Oshie staying in Washington should help create a market for Nash....

 

[RGY]

Wasnt interestes in Oshie especially at that cap hit

 

[CH2]

What an abomination of a contract that is.

Banking on a compliance buyout in 4 years.

 

[bernmeister]

Draisaitl offersheet 7.8m. first, 2nd, 3rd. Would you do it?

yes, esp since they lucked into Talbot for less

 

[Avery16]

With DeAngelo on the right could it mean the end for smith?

McD-Shatty
Staal-DeA
Skjei-Bear Gloves

We're waiting awfully long to announce that signing, if it really was done on handshake prior to the ED

 

[duhmetreE]

Are there any connections with Dadonov and the Rangers?

 

[GregSirico]

Is it a step back to move forward? Clearly Gorton wanted to do something like this last offseason, but wasn't willing to bite the bullet and buyout Girardi and trade Stepan. Moves Brassard instead in a better deal.

The 2018-19 Rangers will likely have two 25-26 year old (Hayes and Zib) and one 19-20 year old centers on their roster. I don't think they are taking defense and there is no winger at #7 that would be worth the investment.

They're setting themselves up for the future centerpiece of the team. They have some guys now who will be here. Skjei, Buch, Vesey, Miller, Zibanejad. This offseason alone they've add Pionk, DeAngelo, and Bereglazov to that group. They're missing a top center to add to that wave. This #7 pick is very very likely to be that player.

Suzuki, Middlestadt, Vilardi, Pettersson, Glass. I believe that one of those players will be in our system in 5 hours. They will be the player that we'd be hanging hopes to winning a cup anytime soon.



This quote speaks volumes. This trade was not for 2017-18. It was for beyond that. This front office has a vision for this team for the future, one it hasn't had for the past 5 years.

I actually agree on this and that quote speaks volumes, but if that is the case, then what we should be doing is looking to unload Nash and possibly Henrik.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Holy **** that Oshie contract is ****ing horrible

 

[FJB]

That Oshie contract ahahahahahahaha!!

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Oshie just extended for 8 years...

Thank god he's not even an option.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

But he's not poor defensively. That's the thing. There's nothing to point to in agreement with it other than an appeal to authority.

The fancy stats imply he is poor defensively

 

[bernmeister]

Remind me, pls

which of the C prospects is the one who, best case, projects to be another Getzlaf?, since he is already like 6.5+, 240+, etc?

Is that Pettersson?
thanks!

 

[FLYLine27*]

BRUTAL contract! WOW

 

[darko]

With DeAngelo on the right could it mean the end for smith?

McD-Shatty
Staal-DeA
Skjei-Bear Gloves

Or we only bring Smith back.

McD/Smith
Skjei/DeA
Staal/Bear or Pionk

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

The fancy stats imply he is poor defensively

Actually they paint the opposite picture.

 

[Atax]

8 years for Oshie? Brutal contract.

 

[darko]

What an abomination of a contract that is.

Yeah that's pretty bad.

 

[Vinny DeAngelo]

Never really bought into Oshie.. Idk why. as a rule id never give anyone more than 5 years

 

[Boruto]

[NHL2][/NHL2]

Never really bought into Oshie.. Idk why. as a rule id never give anyone more than 5 years

McDavid? Drai? Zib?

 

[JimmyG89]

I actually agree on this and that quote speaks volumes, but if that is the case, then what we should be doing is looking to unload Nash and possibly Henrik.

Nash I agree with. I'll say this now: I don't think this team will every trade Lundqvist WITHOUT him demanding it. He'd have to leave 100%. No arm twisting. He'd basically orchestrate the trade too.

He may not have ever won a cup here, but he's earned the ability to 100% choose his future without the organization asking him to waive to a team he isn't 100% set on.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Welp, no need to worry about signing TJ anymore!

that contract is fire