Speculation: Roster Building Thread XXXVIII:

[Gardner McKay]

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[Gospel of Prospal]

On Ruslan Khodorenko?

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

On Ruslan Khodorenko?

I've already seen the "enough with signing Europeans. We need more North American players" comment today in a FB group

 

[leetch99]

I've already seen the "enough with signing Europeans. We need more North American players" comment today in a FB group

I don't care what nationality they are as long as they have swagger and play like a Prick . Can we say that ? LOL

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

I don't care what nationality they are as long as they have swagger and play like a Prick . Can we say that ? LOL

The joke is that he's a born and raised American who went to Michigan State.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

The joke is that he's a born and raised American who went to Michigan State.

His parents may be from Belarus but yeah. Born and raised in California, played hockey in Michigan for 6-7 years.

 

[BBKers]

ABOUT CONTRACTS NEXT SEASON

The NYR have 15 contracts signed for next year with the Big Club
1| G | Henrik Lundqvist (NMC)|$8,500,000|UFA 2021|38 yo
2| D | Marc Staal (NMC)|$5,750,000|UFA 2021|33 yo
3| D/F | Brendan Smith (M. NTC) |$4,350,000|UFA 2021|31 yo
4| F | Pavel Buchnevich |$3,250,000 |RFA 2021|25 yo
5| G | Igor Shestyorkin (ELC) |$925,000*|RFA 2021|25 yo
6| F | Filip Chytil (ELC)|$925,000* |RFA 2021|21 yo
7| D | Ryan Lindgren (ELC)|$925,000* |RFA 2021 |22 yo
8| F | Brett Howden (ELC)|$894,166*|RFA 2021 |22 yo
9| F | Julien Gauthier (ELC) |$863,333* |RFA 2021 |23 yo
10| F | Mika Zibanejad (NMC) |$5,350,000 |UFA 2022 |27 yo
11| F | Kaapo Kakko (ELC)|$925,000* |RFA 2022 |19 yo
12| D | Adam Fox (ELC) |$925,000*|RFA 2022 |22 yo
13| F | Artemi Panarin (NMC)|$11,642,000 |28 yo
14| D | Jacob Trouba (NMC)|$8,000,000 |UFA 2026 |26 yo
15| F | Chris Kreider (NMC)|$6,500,000|UFA 2027 |29 yo

They also have 9 players in the organization signed to entry-level contracts playing minor-league hockey in North America (meaning 24 contracts in total):
16| G | Adam Huska |$925,000 |RFA 2021|23 yo
17| D | Yegor Rykov |$925,000 |RFA 2021|23 yo
18| D | Libor Hajek |$864,167 |RFA 2021 |22 yo
19| D | Sean Day |$750,833 |RFA 2021|22 yo
20| F | Patrick Newell |$925,000 |RFA 2021|24 yo
21| F | Timothy Gettinger |$736,667 |RFA 2021|22 yo
22| F | Ty Ronning |$736,667 |RFA 2021|23 yo
23| F | Vitali Kravtsov |$925,000 |RFA 2022 |21 yo
24| F | Jake Elmer |$809,166 |RFA 2022 |22 yo

ADD 2 more guys signed to play pro hockey in North America (26 in total):
25| F | Patrick Khodorenko (ELC) |$925,000|RFA 2023 |22 yo
26| D | Matthew Robertson (ELC-S?) |$925,000*| RFA 2023?|19 yo

ADD 2 guys more currently loaned out and playing in Europe (28 in total):
27| F | Lias Andersson (ELC)|$925,000*|RFA 2021 |Loaned to HV71/SHL |22 yo
28| D | Tarmo Reunanen (ELC) |$925,000*| RFA 2022|loaned to Rauman Luokko/SM Liiga|22 yo

Let us for the sake of argument presume that all of Wall, Miller, Barron, Pajuniemi, Lundkvist sign ELCs. 33 contracts in total then. Moving on to the free agents.

UFAs
1| F | Jesper Fast(h) |$1,850.000 |29 yo
2| F | Gregg McKegg |$750.000 |28 yo
3| F | Micheal Haley |$700,000 |34 yo
4| F | Matt Bellesky |$1,900,000 |32 yo
5| F | Steven Fogarty |$700.000 |27 yo
6| D | Nick Ebert |$700.000 |26 yo
7| F | Vinni Lettieri |$700,000 |25 yo
8| F | Danny O´Regan |$700.000 |26 yo
9| G | J.F. Berube |$700.000 |29 yo

Maybe 3 (at most) of these guys resign. 36 contracts in total then.

11 RFAs
1| F | Ryan Strome |$3.100.000 |27 yo
2| F | Brendan Lemiuex |$925,000 |24 yo
3| D | Anthony DeAngelo |$925,000 |25 yo
4| G | Alexander Georgiev (ELC)|$792,500 |24 yo
5| F | Phil Di Giuseppe |$700.000 |RFA 2020 |27 yo
6| F | Ryan Gropp (ELC) |$839.166* |RFA 2020 |24 yo
7| D | Brandon Crawley |$770.000* |RFA 2020 |23 yo
8| F | Dawson Leedahl (ELC)|$749,167*|RFA 2020 |24 yo
9| F | Gabriel Fontaine (ELC)|$736,667 |23 yo
10| D | Darren Raddysh|$730,000 |RFA 2020 |24 yo
11| F | Cristoval Nieves |$700.000 |RFA 2020 |27 yo
6 (or 7 at most) of these guys I believe are qualified.

That ends us up with at most 42 or 43 contracts next year taken from the organisation as is today. Before taking in consideration trades, cap casualties, UFAs, Buyout(s), Retirement, LTIR, Offer sheets (fat chance), other types of free agents, the slaying of Ghidorah and anything else enticing we might run into at the draft or via waivers. LOOKs pretty damned interesting. But there will be more significant roster turnover for sure.

In Hartford, I believe, we will also have minor league deals with:
Nicholas Jones
Zach Giuttari
Michael O’Leary
Lewis Zerter-Gossage
Ryan Dmowski
Greg Chase
Mason Geertsen

 

[DutchShamrock]

His parents may be from Belarus but yeah. Born and raised in California, played hockey in Michigan for 6-7 years.

This is still ambiguous. Will he be a lazy Russian or a hard working American who is dragged down by analytically poor line mates? How can I pigeon hole his struggles?

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

This is still ambiguous. Will he be a lazy Russian or a hard working American who is dragged down by analytically poor line mates? How can I pigeon hole his struggles?

Oh, I am sure fans will find a way

 

[Anthony5967]

All I keep picturing...

DeAngelo-Trouba
Lindgren-Fox
Zac Jones-Lundkvist
Miller
Robertson

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

All I keep picturing...

DeAngelo-Trouba
Lindgren-Fox
Zac Jones-Lundkvist
Miller
Robertson

I think Zac Jones will have a better career than K'Andre Miller

 

[Anthony5967]

I think Zac Jones will have a better career than K'Andre Miller

I love his game. Miller is more risk/reward, in my opinion.

 

[True Blue]

All I keep picturing...

DeAngelo-Trouba
Lindgren-Fox
Zac Jones-Lundkvist
Miller
Robertson

I think that picturing is all you are going to get to do as the chances of an entire home grown defense is almost non-existent. And I doubt that moving any of the RD to LD is going to happen.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

I think that picturing is all you are going to get to do as the chances of an entire home grown defense is almost non-existent. And I doubt that moving any of the RD to LD is going to happen.

Or 5 out of 6 being sub-6'0".

 

[duhmetreE]

I think that picturing is all you are going to get to do as the chances of an entire home grown defense is almost non-existent. And I doubt that moving any of the RD to LD is going to happen.

who's getting moved?

 

[Anthony5967]

who's getting moved?

Right? If Lundkvist, DeAngelo, and Fox are good enough, hell, if Jones even joins them, I'll take the oompa loompas back there. NSH had a solid homegrown top-4 for years with Josi-Weber; Ekholm-Ellis.

 

[NYSPORTS]

I think Zac Jones will have a better career than K'Andre Miller

Zac Jones looked good in Stamford. Have to see more of Miller. He's a tall and narrow drink of water. Straight ahead speed but not sure about agility. lol, he's appears to turn so he's not a Nicky Fotiu skater

 

[Anthony5967]

Zac Jones looked good in Stamford. Have to see more of Miller. He's a tall and narrow drink of water. Straight ahead speed but not sure about agility. lol, he's appears to turn so he's not a Nicky Fotiu skater

Jones was running the PP in the WJC. He's going to be a player.

 

[B17 Apricots]

Right? If Lundkvist, DeAngelo, and Fox are good enough, hell, if Jones even joins them, I'll take the oompa loompas back there. NSH had a solid homegrown top-4 for years with Josi-Weber; Ekholm-Ellis.

I'm with ya, Miller and Robertson are big boys, Lindgren plays a tough game. As long as you have guys that can compliment a smaller right side I have no problem moving Trouba

 

[Leetch3]

Right? If Lundkvist, DeAngelo, and Fox are good enough, hell, if Jones even joins them, I'll take the oompa loompas back there. NSH had a solid homegrown top-4 for years with Josi-Weber; Ekholm-Ellis.

weber = 6'4 230
ekholm = 6'4 215
josi = 6'1 201
ellis = 5'10 180

so not exactly comparable in terms of size...not to say that our guys can't be good but size-wise we'd basically have 4 ellises

 

[Mikos87]

The more I think about, the more I feel that this team needs a 4th line center that you can throw out there in the last minute of a game protecting a lead. That would spell minutes for Mika, and make the team deeper.

 

[Edge]

weber = 6'4 230
ekholm = 6'4 215
josi = 6'1 201
ellis = 5'10 180

so not exactly comparable in terms of size...not to say that our guys can't be good but size-wise we'd basically have 4 ellises

I think it’s also about styles, to go along with size. At some point, as much fun as it is to have guys who can make magic with the puck, it is nice to have a RD that can go out there and eat ugly minutes and set the tone in a different way.

That’s why a lot of playoff teams that have success end up looking for those guys. At some point, especially in playoff hockey, having 3-4 guys hovering around the 6’0 mark or below, might not be the most effective approach.

 

[rangers1314]

Who’s our call-up in case Chytil can’t go tomorrow night? Vinny? Gettinger?

 

[TheBloodyNine]

Edit: Wrong Thread

 

[RGY]

I think the only options are Lettieri and Gettinger.

I dont know if Lettieri has to clear waivers to be called up. Or that he would have to clear to go back down.

We also only have 2 more moves? I didnt even know there was a limit there.

Either get called up. Gauthier promoted to the 3rd line. Howden to center. If Chytil cant go

Edit: Just saw Lettieri is suspended 3 games.

So options are really down to Gettinger. Nieves and Fogarty would not be helpful imo.