Rumors/Speculation/Trade Talk - 2020-21 Pt. IX

[BrockLobster]

Way back when, didn't the NYR practice in Long Beach and therefore a lot of their players lived in that area?

Yes. The rink still has the "home of the NYRangers" hanging.

 

[doublechili]

Yes. The rink still has the "home of the NYRangers" hanging.

Thanks for confirming!

 

[MJF]

I think the players split, some live in the city itself and others live by the practice facility in the Westchester area. Living near the practice facility would give more of what you'd be looking for but I'm not super familiar with that area.

Pretty much. Greenburgh is right near Tarrytown. A 35 minute drive to Midtown and as suburban as Garden City is.

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

Yes. The rink still has the "home of the NYRangers" hanging.

Dang, now I hate that I lived there

 

[xECK29x]

Yes. The rink still has the "home of the NYRangers" hanging.

Also the Junior Rangers play out of Dix Hills arena now, noticed that when I recently re-visited the rink (first time in years).

 

[periferal]

No need to use the word luck.

The NHL NEEDS the Rag$ and NYC to be a successful market. It's bad business for them not to be a competitive team. The league will do its part, quietly, in the background, to help steer that ship in that direction. Unofficially, of course.

I mean if I hear you correctly you are essentially suggesting that the NHL rigged the 2 draft lotteries where the rangers got h #2 (Kakko) and #1 overall picks (Lafreniere). Lots of us joke about it, but no matter how it might feel like that to you, you really need to have some sort of a smoking gun to make that claim and stand by it.

 

[periferal]

Hmmm . . . the Dolans or MLSE? I go with the evil organization north of the border.

Well the Leafs and the rangers are going to be #1 and #2 on the list of richest NHL teams for a long time. From Forbes....

The league’s five most valuable teams—the New York Rangers ($1.65 billion), the Toronto Maple Leafs ($1.5 billion), the Montreal Canadiens ($1.34 billion), the Chicago Blackhawks ($1.085 billion) and the Boston Bruins ($1 billon)—accounted for almost a quarter of the league’s revenue. Without them, the league would have lost $50 million.

NHL Team Values 2020: Hockey’s First Decline In Two Decades


In both cases the franchises take a "spare no expanse" mentality when it comes to trying to win, and have all the financial resources in the world to do so, so what difference does it make who is 1 or 2? It doesn't.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

I mean if I hear you correctly you are essentially suggesting that the NHL rigged the 2 draft lotteries where the rangers got h #2 (Kakko) and #1 overall picks (Lafreniere). Lots of us joke about it, but no matter how it might feel like that to you, you really need to have some sort of a smoking gun to make that claim and stand by it.

Ohh, this is all just shits and giggles for me.

I also had fun like this a day after the Rangers were knocked out of the pre-playoffs:

 

[doublechili]

Dix Hills arena

They enclosed the outdoor rink in the park? I need to get back to LI at some point.

 

[Throttle]

They enclosed the outdoor rink in the park? I need to get back to LI at some point.

It's probably about 98% the same since whenever you left.

 

[doublechili]

It's probably about 98% the same since whenever you left.

Mid-80s. I'll bet the phone booths are gone.

 

[Islesfan22]

I mean if I hear you correctly you are essentially suggesting that the NHL rigged the 2 draft lotteries where the rangers got h #2 (Kakko) and #1 overall picks (Lafreniere). Lots of us joke about it, but no matter how it might feel like that to you, you really need to have some sort of a smoking gun to make that claim and stand by it.

Who knows it would not surprise me at all if it’s true. Most people believe the draft for Ewing was rigged for the Knicks. I remember when the knicks got Ewing most thought they were getting the next Russel and they were going to win multiple titles. That didn’t quite work out.

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

Who knows it would not surprise me at all if it’s true. Most people believe the draft for Ewing was rigged for the Knicks. I remember when the knicks got Ewing most thought they were getting the next Russel and they were going to win multiple titles. That didn’t quite work out.

The frozen envelope!

 

[MJF]

Mid-80s. I'll bet the phone booths are gone.

They still haven’t fixed Northern Blvd in Great Nexk.

 

[BrockLobster]

Dang, now I hate that I lived there

I still live here and love it regardless of that eye sore

 

[steveat]

I wonder if we could have done Komarov for Subban? That would put more stress on the cap though if we could fit, but man, would that be great depth..Subban instead of Mayfield

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

I still live here and love it regardless of that eye sore

Just joking, loved it. Had a lot of fun

 

[SI]

Cizikas comparable here.

 

[xECK29x]

Cizikas comparable here.

I love Casey but not at this price

 

[Chardo]

I love Casey but not at this price

He's at $3.35m now. He's not gonna take less than 3m. $3.25m is right in range. But not 5 years, at least not from NYI. Lou will probably offer 3x3, and Casey will have to decide if a few hundred grand is worth leaving the only team he's ever know right when they're a contender.

 

[xECK29x]

He's at $3.35m now. He's not gonna take less than 3m. $3.25m is right in range. But not 5 years, at least not from NYI. Lou will probably offer 3x3, and Casey will have to decide if a few hundred grand is worth leaving the only team he's ever know right when they're a contender.

He’s what 29? I’m not giving him 5 years for his style of play and injury frequency, paying 3 for a 4C in this economy?! If he is taking closer to 1.5/2 then let’s sign.

 

[19 in a row]

He’s what 29? I’m not giving him 5 years for his style of play and injury frequency, paying 3 for a 4C in this economy?! If he is taking closer to 1.5/2 then let’s sign.

He's actually 30 and would be 36 at the end of a 5 year deal but that doesnt change your point. Agree completely, especially in the flat cap era. If Casey comes back it most likely has to be at a lower number, otherwise will wish him well

 

[DerekKingSnipes]

He's actually 30 and would be 36 at the end of a 5 year deal but that doesnt change your point. Agree completely, especially in the flat cap era. If Casey comes back it most likely has to be at a lower number, otherwise will wish him well

I’d imagine Casey will be back, I can see him taking less to stay here.

 

[YearlyLottery]

He’s what 29? I’m not giving him 5 years for his style of play and injury frequency, paying 3 for a 4C in this economy?! If he is taking closer to 1.5/2 then let’s sign.

Cizikas should walk and be replaced with a player making the league minimum. Looking ahead you have got one more season of Clutterbuck before we let him walk. If Cizikas gets anything larger than 2.5 on a long term deal that is a mistake.

 

[Satan'sIsland81]

Cizikas should walk and be replaced with a player making the league minimum. Looking ahead you have got one more season of Clutterbuck before we let him walk. If Cizikas gets anything larger than 2.5 on a long term deal that is a mistake.

Agreed, 4th liners is where cup teams have league minimum guys so they can afford stars everywhere else in their lineup. We all love our fourth line and it has been great hearing we have the best fourth line in the league for a decade but this is where the Isles tried to reinvent the wheel by having 2 second lines and 2 third lines, rather than 2 first lines and 2 4th lines like teams like Colorado, St Louis, Tampa have had. While it sounds good on paper, having depth, it is having game breaking stars that wins you cups.