Speculation: Roster Building Thread LXIV: Less than 24 hours till draft time

[Avery16]

So its after 5PM. Is Strome now a UFA?

Tomorrow.

 

[Thirty One]

So its after 5PM. Is Strome now a UFA?

No, the deadline is tomorrow. It was reported incorrectly that it was today. He wouldn't be a UFA tomorrow either, he would have to wait until Friday.

 

[RickChartraw]

I think we are gonna miss Fast,

wondering if Artemi said..."strome, fast, c'mon...wtf, i can put up 150f" I kid.

 

[egelband]

Deafening silence on that subject right now.

Do the Rangers - basically - look at Strome as a free agent? Or as their guy? I know that’s a subjective question. But my impression was that RFAs are basically signed guys but the contract is worked out later.
But it seems like - and maybe this is a totally new paradigm due to the flat cap - teams have changed the way they approach RFAs.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

We continue down the path of the whole "the boards don't exist" roster building philosophy.

Not an excuse to hand out a bad deal.

 

[egelband]

If Anderson gets healthy enough to be in the lineup on the reg, this is a win for Montreal. I don't love Domi as a player really. When Anderson was healthy he had a very good season. Significantly more usable in the playoffs as well. This trade is more of an indictment of Max Domi's reptutation as a C around the league. Maybe he needs to become a winger?

Yeah. It’s quite possible MB simply sees more in Anderson than others. We’ve been talking about how JG is willing to overpay for his guys. Maybe Anderson is MB’s guy.
As always, it’s tough to judge a trade immediately.

 

[darko]

Not an excuse to hand out a bad deal.

This

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Are any TV apps like NHL Network or NBC sports streaming for free?

 

[RickChartraw]

Damn, Eddie Van Halen rip.

 

[Minmonster]

Not an excuse to hand out a bad deal.

I’ll miss that guy. He’s philly bound I’m sure and I’ll start hating him when I see him in that jersey during warmups.

 

[Kaapo Hollweg]

Entire civilizations rise and fall during each pause between sentences Elliotte Friedman makes.

 

[haohmaru]

We continue down the path of the whole "the boards don't exist" roster building philosophy.

Panarin is going to miss Fast as are the Rangers. Not sure what the thinking is here if true.

 

[Edge]

Do the Rangers - basically - look at Strome as a free agent? Or as their guy? I know that’s a subjective question. But my impression was that RFAs are basically signed guys but the contract is worked out later.
But it seems like - and maybe this is a totally new paradigm due to the flat cap - teams have changed the way they approach RFAs.

I think they're worried about arbitration.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I’ll miss that guy. He’s philly bound I’m sure and I’ll start hating him when I see him in that jersey during warmups.

I'll miss him as well. He's been a great Ranger.

But overpaying your support/utility players is how you get in trouble.

 

[kovazub94]

Still undecided on if my first NYR jersey since Lundqvist should be...

Shesty
Kakko
Panarin
Lafreniere
Fox

There's no wrong answer!!!!

When did you get Hank's?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Panarin is going to miss Fast as are the Rangers. Not sure what the thinking is here if true.

"I don't want to pay 3.5-4 million for Jesper Fast"

I dunno, thats pretty sound to me.

 

[haohmaru]

Is there a benefit to shopping him (if they are) without a QO? Otherwise, is the risk that if they extend the QO that they'll end up in arbitration and they don't believe that whatever the arbiter awards will be worth it?

I mean, I can see that. Strome might never duplicate the year he had last year. Likely he won't. However, the Rangers really don't have a list of alternatives.

 

[Thirty One]

When did you get Hank's?

September 29.

 

[NYRangers16]

I have Buchnevich home, probably won’t go with Panarin because I have a blank Russia WCH jersey that I can get Panarin put on. If they extend DeAngelo I’ll be getting him in Away, but I wish we had an alternate like the liberty

I had a Richter white, and a Pat Lafontaine Liberty in my teens. I miss the liberty jersey a ton. Also went through an Avery white, Zucc Stadium Series, and now have a Kakko Finland(Blue) jersey.

 

[Avery16]

Panarin is going to miss Fast as are the Rangers. Not sure what the thinking is here if true.

Fast is maybe my favorite player on the team right now, but we cannot allocate 3 million to a player whose output is best suited to the bottom-six/special teams. We have been there and done that with Grabner and Hagelin. Sometimes doing the right thing long-term for the roster hurts the roster in the short term.

I'll be happy for Fast that he gets his payday. I dont know if anyone on the team deserves it more than him.

 

[haohmaru]

"I don't want to pay 3.5-4 million for Jesper Fast"

I dunno, thats pretty sound to me.

You think he's getting 3.5/4M per with term, or something like that? I'd be surprised if that's what he gets. I guess we'll see.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

You think he's getting 3.5/4M per with term, or something like that? I'd be surprised if that's what he gets. I guess we'll see.

I think he gets 3+ for sure.

AV is gonna do AV things.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

We continue down the path of the whole "the boards don't exist" roster building philosophy.

I know the boards are pretty split, but i’m glad we are moving on from him instead of giving him a large deal.

Defensive forwards aren’t that difficult to find via ufa or in the pipeline. Plus I always thought his defense was a tad overrated but that’s just my two cents worth nothing.

 

[Thirty One]

I think Gorton posts on HFBoards and he's moving on from Strome because he doesn't want to hear those debates anymore.

 

[MarkMessyay11]

I think they're worried about arbitration.

This was my thought as well. If the trade offers aren't there today, they aren't going to be there after he's issued a QO unless there's a team that 1) doesn't want to get into a UFA bidding war and 2) wants to sign him to a long-term deal. Stome kind of holds those cards though, because he can just sign the QO and become a UFA next offseason if he doesn't want to stay with the team that trades for him. It really limits their flexibility...