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So people watched an undersized rookie undress McNabb last night and are still saying "yes, that is what I want"
So people watched an undersized rookie undress McNabb last night and are still saying "yes, that is what I want"
We're gonna sign Zac Rinaldo this summer and I'm going to hate the shit out of it.
Hieskanen is not as small as you think and Klingberg’s around 6’3.
Funny all the chatter about Martinez today. Guess no one watched the GWG last night. Might be cooked.
Just food for thought for our ITK's like @Edge and @BBKers etc... any chance that Buch would take a pretty friendly hometown discount? I don't think I've seen anyone love being a Ranger more than he has in recent time. I feel like he'd be willing to take a shorter term and home town discount to keep money free and this core together for now.
Dude sshh... no one caress about your imaginary friend.Ryan Graves is also signed for 3.1M (talk Avs could lose him in expansion) for the next 2 years.
Carso Soucy is another defenseman signed for 2.6M for the next 2 years, I dont watch much of Minnesota tho how is he?
To this point any chatter seems to have called into question a movement clause rather than the dollars.
I think everyone is more or less in agreement that you're probably looking at between $6-$6.5 million annually. The term, considering he's 26, doesn't appear to be a major concern. The unknown is what kind of protection he wants.
He's a year out from being an UFA. There's a belief that he's willing to sign an extension before that, but he probably doesn't to find himself in a situation where he's moved a year or two down the line.
So does that look like a 10 team list? A 16 team list? A full NMC? A limited NMC? That aspect hasn't made the rounds recently. But that could very well be the biggest factor in any talks.
I don't think Heiskanen is small, they are a different breed than the big physical specimens people talk about as the role model. H & K are primarily mobile puck movers rather than brutal crease clears, shot blockers and people who use strength to keep forwards pegged to the boards behind the goal line. Klingberg's tall but he's built like a whippet, he's hardly a 220 lb behemoth.
I’ve seen Klingberg get pretty nasty. He ain’t no pushover.
Yeah and Fox can't get nasty and is a pushover? We are talking about types here, the narrative is that you need four big bruisers at the back. I didn't say Heiskanen and Klingberg are small or pushovers, you brought that into this.
This makes me think a deal will be reached. What's the point in demanding a no movement clause of such severity it that ends up getting you moved in the first place, maybe to a place you don't want to go to... I'm sure a solution can be reached that makes sense for both parties.
So people watched an undersized rookie undress McNabb last night and are still saying "yes, that is what I want"
It'll be interesting to see how the Rangers approach things. He remains a candidate to be moved at this point.
The prevailing sentiment around the league is that he's on the short list of valuable assets they're interested in using to change things up a little. But we'll see what happens.
We're gonna sign Zac Rinaldo this summer and I'm going to hate the shit out of it.
I agree. McCabe is good and if healthy is a much better option than McNabb.If Jake McCabe is healthy in free agency, I want him more than trading anything for McNabb. Could get him for a season on the cheap and he can be in that 4-6 role on defense playing PK and ES minutes. He did well, even in Buffalo, all things being considered.
I just can't see them spending assets on getting a LHD when their system has them in spades. Find a stop gap that can play on the 2nd or 3rd pairing. There are guys out there that can do that. McCabe is one of them.
I've also seen a lot of people penciling in Jones or Robertson with a spot already. Jones barely played in games, and yeah he looked solid, but he could use some AHL time. Let him develop his game. Run a power play in a professional league. Robertson has not played a pro game as well, he'll need time. I'd rather have a vet signed and someone like Reunanen filter in and out of the lineup as the 3rd LD on the team.
People will point to Miller being on the roster last year, but if there was a legit AHL season, I would not have been surprised if he got time in Hartford because he was struggling for a while. We don't need to rush any of these players. Let them bubble up and find a good vet with the cap space we have to fill a role on the team this upcoming season.