Speculation: Roster Building Thread XLVII: June Swoon or a 1st rounder?

[BBKers]

PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT WITH NEW YORK RANGERS ORGANISATION 2016-2017 (28)
NEW YORK RANGERS SQUAD (15)
[table="head;width=4200]Nr|Pos |Player| Caphit |Contract Status |Team 2015 |Drafted/Acquired |Age 2016
1| F | Jesper Fast(h) |$950.000 |RFA 2017 |New York Rangers/NHL |R6 #157 NYR (2010) |25
2| F | Oscar Lindberg |$650,000 |RFA 2017 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #57 PHX (2010) - acquired unsigned through trade|25
3| F | Tanner Glass |$1,450,000 |UFA 2017 |New York Rangers/NHL |R7 #265 Florida Panthers (2003) - signed w/NYR as UFA |32
4| D | Brady Skjei (ELC) |$925,000* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R1 #28 NYR (2012) |22
5| D | Kevin Kline |$2,900,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #37 Nashville Predators (2003) - acquired through trade|32
6| G | Anti Raanta |$1,000,000 |UFA 2018 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted - acquired through trade |27
7| F | Pavel Buchnevich |$925,000* |RFA 2019 |St. Petersburg SKA/KHL |R3 #75 NYR (2013) |21
8| F | Rick Nash (NMC) |$7,800,000 |UFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #1 overall Columbus Blue Jackets (2002) - acquired through trade|32
9| D | Ryan McDonagh |$4,700,000 |UFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #12 Montreal (2007) - acquired unsigned through trade|27
10| F | Mats Zuccarello (NTC) |$4,500,000 |UFA 2019 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |29
11| D | Dan Girardi (NMC => NTC)|$5,500,000 |UFA 2020 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |32
12| F | Derick Brassard |$5,000,000 |UFA 2020 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #6 Columbus Blue Jackets (2006) - acquired through trade|29
13| G | Henrik Lundqvist (NMC)|$8,500,000 |UFA 2021 |New York Rangers/NHL |R7 #208 NYR (2000) |34
14| F | Derek Stepan (NMC => NTC)|$6,500,000 |UFA 2021 |New York Rangers/NHL |R2 #51 NYR (2008) |26
15| D | Marc Staal (NMC => NTC)|$5,750,000 |UFA 2021 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #12 NYR (2005) |29[/table]

TOTALS
SALARY CAP: $74,500,000 (according to preliminary reports)
CAP PAYROLL: $57,050,000
CAP SPACE (15-man roster - 8 FWDs, 5 D, 2 G): $17,450,000
AVERAGE AGE ~ 27 years

* - has additional bonus money in contract
ELC - denotes player on Entry Level Contract
NTC - denotes No Trade Clause in Contract
NMC - denotes No Movement Clause in Contract

CONTRACTED BUT ASSIGNED TO AHL/ECHL/ELSEWHERE (13)
[table="head;width=4200]Nr |Pos |Player| Caphit |Contract Status |Team 2015 |Drafted |Age 2016
16|F |Adam Chapie (ELC) |$800.000* |RFA 2017 |UMass/NCAA |Undrafted (started w NYR) |25
17|D |Troy Donnay (ELC) |$716,667* |RFA 2017 |Greenville Road Warriors/ECHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |22
18|G |MacKenzie Skapski (ELC)|$661,667* |RFA 2017 |Greenville Road Warriors/ECHL |R6 #170 NYR (2013) |22
19|D |Calle Andersson (ELC) |$661,667* |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R4 #119 NYR (2012) |22
20|G |Magnus Hellberg |$625,000 |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R2 #38 Nashville (2011) |25
21|F |Chris Brown |$575,000 |RFA 2017 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R2 #36 Arizona (2009) |25
22|F |Adam Tambellini (ELC) |$803.333* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R3 #65 NYR (2013) |22
23|F |Cristoval Nieves(ELC) |$755.000* |RFA 2018 |Michigan Wolverines/NCAA |R2 #59 NYR (2012) |22
24|F |Steven Fogarty (ELC) |$750.000* |RFA 2018 |Notre Dame Fighting Irish/NCAA |R3 #72 NYR (2011) |23
25|F |Malte Strömwall (ELC) |$742.500* |RFA 2018 |AIK/SHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |22
26|D |Ryan Graves (ELC) |$633.333* |RFA 2018 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R4 #110 NYR (2013) |21
27|F |Ryan Gropp (ELC) |$839.166* |RFA 2019 |Seattle/WHL |R2 #41 NYR (2015) |20
28|G |Brandon Halvorsen (ELC)|$803.333* |RFA 2019 |Sault Ste. Marie/OHL |R2 #59 NYR (2014) |20[/table]

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (UFAs) (11)
[table="head;width=4200]Nr|Pos |Player| Caphit 2015/2016|Team 2015/2016 |Drafted/Acquired|Age 2016|Signed
1| F | Eric Staal |$8,250,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #2 overall Carolina Hurricanes (2003) acquired through trade|32|
2| D | Keith Yandle |$5.300,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |R4 #105 Phoenix Coyotes (2005) acquired through trade |30|
3| D | Dan Boyle |$4,500,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |Undrafted - signed w/NYR as UFA |40|
4| F | Dominic Moore |$1,500,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |R4 #95 NYR (2000) |36|
5| F | Viktor Stålberg |$1,100,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |R4 #95 NYR (2000) |36|
6|D |Rafael Diaz |$700.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted - signed w/NYR as UFA |30|
7|G |Cedrik Desjardins |$600,000 |Manchester Monarchs/ECHL |Undrafted |31|
8|D |Chris Summers |$600.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R1 #29 Phoenix Coyotes (2006) |28|
9|F |Brian Gibbons |$600.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R2 #44 Buffalo Sabres (2008) |26|
10|F |Nick Tarnasky |$575,000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R7 #287 Tampa Bay Lightening (2003) |32|
11|F |Daniel Paille |$575.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R1 #20 Buffalo (2002) |32|[/table]

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (RFAs) (16)
[table="head;width=4200]Nr|Pos |Player| Caphit 2015/2016|Team 2015/2016 |Drafted/Acquired|Age 2016|Signed
1| F | Chris Kreider |$2,475,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #19 NYR (2009) |25|
3| F | J.T. Miller |$874.125 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #15 NYR (2011) |23|
4| D | Dylan McIlrath |$600,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #10 NYR (2010) |24|
5| F | Marek Hrivik |$698,250 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |25|
6| F | Niklas Jensen |$863,333 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R1 #29 Vancouver (2011) |23|
7| F | Luke Adam |$650.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R2 #44 Buffalo Sabres (2008) |26|
8| F | Jason Megna |$600.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted |26|
9| F | Matt Lindblad |$600.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted |26|
2| F | Kevin Hayes (ELC) |$900,000 |New York Rangers/NHL |R1 #24 Chicago (2010)- signed w/NYR as UFA|24|
12|F | Josh Nichols (ELC) |$709,167 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |R7 #182 Toronto Maple Leafs (2010) |24|
13|F | Chris McCarthy (ELC) |$692,500 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |25|
14|D | Samuel Noreau (ELC) |$685,000 |Norfolk Admirals/ECHL |R5 #136 NYR (2011) |23|
15|F | Michael St. Croix (ELC)|$665,000 |Greenville Road Warriors/ECHL |R4 #106 NYR (2011) |23|
16|D | Tommy Hughes (ELC) |$608,333 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |24|
10|F | Michael Kantor (ELC) |$583,333 |Greenville Road Warriors/ECHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |24|
11|D | Matt Bodie (ELC) |$575.000 |Hartford Wolfpack/AHL |Undrafted (started w NYR) |26|[/table]


PLAYERS STILL UNSIGNED BUT WITH RIGHTS RETAINED BY NYR (8)
[table="head;width=3800]Nr|Position |Player| Team| Height |Weight| Nationality |Shoots|DOB|Drafted
1|G |Igor Shesterkin |St. Petersburg SKA (KHL) |6' 1"| 187 | Russia |L|December 30, 1995 |R4 #118 NYR (2014)
2|RW |Richard Nejezchleb @ |Greenville Road Warriors/ECHL |6' 2"| 212 | Czech Republic|L|May 2, 1994 |R5 #122 NYR (2014)
3|D |Tyler Nanne ¤ |Ohio State/NCAA (did not play) |5' 10"|175 | USA |R|March 17, 1996 |R5 #142 NYR (2014)
4|LW |Robin Kovacs |AIK/Allsvenskan |6' 0"| 175 | Sweden |L|November 16, 1996 |R3 #62 NYR (2015)
5|D |Sergey Zborovskiy |Regina/WHL |6' 3"| 200 | Russia |R|February 21, 1997 |R3 #79 NYR (2015)
6|C |Brad Morrison |Prince George/WHL |6' 0"| 160 | Canada |L|January 4, 1997 |R4 #113 NYR (2015)
7|RW |Daniel Bernhardt |London Knights/OHL |6' 3"| 191 | Sweden |L|April 11, 1996 |R4 #119 NYR (2015)
8|G |Adam Huska |Green Bay Gamblers/USHL |6' 3"| 191 | Slovakia |L|May 12, 1997 |R7 #184 NYR (2015)
(9)|F |Klingberg, Carl |Signed in Russia - rights retained|6' 3"|205 | Sweden |R|January 28, 1991 |R2 #34 Atlanta (2009)[/table]

@ - signed to AHL deal
¤ - injured

2016 DRAFT PICKS

• 3rd round NYR
• 4th round Arizona
• 5th round NYR
• 6th round NYR
• 7th round NYR

• We lost our 1st round pick to Arizona in the trade for Keith Yandle - but according to Bill Daly the NYR can choose to defer it to 2017 if they want
• We lost our 2nd round pick to Carolina in the trade for Eric Staal
• We then also gained a 4th round pick from Arizona
• We traded our 4th in 2015 to San Jose for James Sheppard

2017 DRAFT PICKS

• 1st round NYR
• 3rd round NYR
• 4th round NYR
• 5th round NYR
• 6th round VAN
• 7th round NYR

• We lost our 2nd round pick to Carolina in the trade for Eric Staal
• We lost our 6th round pick to Nashville in the trade for Magnus Hellberg
• We gained a 6th round pick from Vancouver when we traded Emerson Etem

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[RangerBoy]

 

[BBKers]

Tell that maniac Roy we have 2 defensemen for them. Rocky Mountain high

 

[Mac n Gs]

From the last thread, I can see McIlrath becoming a powerplay asset later in his career similar to Boychuk. He needs to improve his lateral movement and decision making first though.

We should be blowing up Sakick/Roy's, Benning's and Don Sweeney's phones trying to move some of our defensemen.

 

[eco's bones]

Nash is an NTC. Whether full or partial or modified they're moveable. Brassard and McDonagh have modified NTC's--again moveable.

Girardi is?---is he NMC or NTC or partial NTC? There's conflicting information on him. Anyway if he is NMC it's his last year of that and he'll then move on to NTC. If he's not NMC he's moveable.

Staal and Lundqvist are NMC's.

 

[rangers1314]

Nash is an NTC. Stepan is an NTC. Whether full or partial or modified they're moveable. Brassard and McDonagh have modified NTC's--again moveable.

Girardi is?---is he NMC or NTC or partial NTC? There's conflicting information on him. Anyway if he is NMC it's his last year of that and he'll then move on to NTC. If he's not NMC he's moveable.

Staal and Lundqvist are NMC's.

I dont believe Stepan's NTC has kicked in yet.

Girardi has a NMC right now, after next season it becomes a modified NTC.

 

[Irishguy42]

Nash is an NTC. Stepan is an NTC. Whether full or partial or modified they're moveable. Brassard and McDonagh have modified NTC's--again moveable.

Girardi is?---is he NMC or NTC or partial NTC? There's conflicting information on him. Anyway if he is NMC it's his last year of that and he'll then move on to NTC. If he's not NMC he's moveable.

Staal and Lundqvist are NMC's.

Stepan NTC hasn't kicked in yet because he's still in his RFA years. Kicks in at start of 2017-2018 season.

McDonagh NTC kicks in starting in the upcoming season.

 

[eco's bones]

I dont believe Stepan's NTC has kicked in yet.

Girardi has a NMC right now, after next season it becomes a modified NTC.

Stepan NTC hasn't kicked in yet because he's still in his RFA years. Kicks in at start of 2017-2018 season.

McDonagh NTC kicks in starting in the upcoming season.

You guys are right on Stepan. His NTC begins in 2017-18. I took him out.

 

[RangerBoy]

 

[Ghost of jas]

Moving Nash has to result in a 1st rounder coming back.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

So how long until Vegas is blamed for another lockout?

 

[Trxjw]

Moving Nash has to result in a 1st rounder coming back.

Or at the very least a high quality prospect. It'd behoove the Rangers to do whatever they can in terms of salary retention in order to get the highest return. Shedding his cap is nice and all, but it'd be far better to try and maximize his trade value. I'm sure some team would love him at $5M with 30+ goal bounce-back potential and a short term contractual commitment.

Nashville fans liked my Nash at 50% for Nystrom, Fiala and the 17th overall, but with the cap staying flat now that might not work. Maybe Wilson or Smith, but they're not a dump like Nystrom is.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

McIlrath on the PP is a no go for me. He has a decent shot, but he needs to work on other parts of his game for him to be on PP. If he's there just as a trigger man, they'll swarm him once he gets the puck and cause issues

 

[NYR Viper]

Or at the very least a high quality prospect. It'd behoove the Rangers to do whatever they can in terms of salary retention in order to get the highest return. Shedding his cap is nice and all, but it'd be far better to try and maximize his trade value. I'm sure some team would love him at $5M with 30+ goal bounce-back potential and a short term contractual commitment.

Nashville fans liked my Nash at 50% for Nystrom, Fiala and the 17th overall, but with the cap staying flat now that might not work. Maybe Wilson or Smith, but they're not a dump like Nystrom is.

Wilson makes sense at his salary. And with the down year he had I could see them being okay moving him. He'd help fill a winger spot in NY too as he is a bigger body.

Wilson + Kamenev + 1st '16

For

Nash at 70%

 

[Mac n Gs]

Just an fyi for this thread, since I'm sure salary retention will be brought up a lot, you can only retain up to 50% of a contract.

 

[Trxjw]

Wilson makes sense at his salary. And with the down year he had I could see them being okay moving him. He'd help fill a winger spot in NY too as he is a bigger body.

Wilson + Kamenev + 1st '16

For

Nash at 70%

I don't think they'll move Kamenev. He's the guy who should take over for Riberio. Fiala might actually be a guy the team could get, and it'd be nice to add another high-skill winger to the system.

 

[NYR Viper]

I don't think they'll move Kamenev. He's the guy who should take over for Riberio. Fiala might actually be a guy the team could get, and it'd be nice to add another high-skill winger to the system.

I'd be okay with Fiala

 

[Lundy HOF]

I'd be okay with Fiala

If we are dealing Nash; I would prefer Fiala to Kamenev. High skilled winger with speed. Plus the fact that (in a vacuum at least) we already have 3 centers on the roster.

 

[RangerBoy]

Kamenev. Big center.

 

[rangers1314]

If we are dealing Nash; I would prefer Fiala to Kamenev. High skilled winger with speed. Plus the fact that (in a vacuum at least) we already have 3 centers on the roster.

Nash @ 50% For Smith, Fiala and 17AO would be a great package. Esp if McAvoy is still around at 17.

 

[rangers1314]

Kamenev. Big center.

is he a C or a wing? I see him listed as both.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Some might not like another "big name" but if the Rangers could get Stamkos that opens up trading Stepan for a big package, (PMD?. 1st rd pick? Etc). Also if we get Stamkos u sign Kreider and Miller to bridge deals and if they prove worth you give them their money after Kreider. Stamkos will be 3.5M more than Stepan but he clearly would help. We'd have a legit top line C (and top line period). and he's only 2 years older than Stepan, he could also replace what we lose from Yandle on the PP as well as could a potential PMD coming back in a trade. Youre not fixing the D outside of trading Staal or Girardi so u might as well give them less minutes and load up the offense. I'd absolutely take. Kreider-Stamkos-Nash, Miller-Brass-Zucc, Buch-Hayes with Fast and Lindberg cheap on the 4th line. Trading Stepan could only happen if we signed Stamkos obviously but it becomes doable cap wise even with ALL of Nash Staal and Girardi on the team.

 

[LaffyTaffyNYR]

Nash @ 50% For Smith, Fiala and 17AO would be a great package. Esp if McAvoy is still around at 17.

I don't see Nashville offering that.

 

[NYR Viper]

I don't see Nashville offering that.

Wilson seems like a player the Rangers could use and would be available

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

Wilson seems like a player the Rangers could use and would be available

He also has a 3.975 cap hit. So if we retain 50% on Nash, between Wilson and Fiala we're taking on salary.