Oscar Lindberg
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Maybe they were concerned about him going UFA and saw an opportunity to get him signed so they view burning a year as the cost of doing business
Confirmed with Link: UMass LD Zac Jones to join the Rangers!
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Fitzy
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The fact that he's expected to join the NHL team and perhaps play in games indicates to me that NYR management also see him as more NHL ready than most of us do.
They have guys they rate and guys they don't, which is probably why Tarmo hasn't gotten much time in the NHL
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True, neither of them are really PP material. You see the plays die on their sticks, otherwise I’m confident our second PP could be better than the first. Also Adam Fox is a god.
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it’s pointless. beyond the fact he isn’t ready, if he wanted to start next season I could at least understand. he could get valuable AHL time and be a midseason call up or something. this is just a poor move capwise.
He can still do that.
If hes as "not ready" as you claim, his next contract won't be anything crazy anyway.
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Beauty! Now we just need the curse of Taylor Hall to crush the bruins
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lets slow the roll on poor capwise move....if it becomes an issue going forward thats a good thing for us, meaning he is more then ready
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Even if this is all accurate, aren't you at least excited to see what this kid can do this year?
We traded 2 2nd rounders to get Fox NHL development minutes sooner, and that ended up being a good tradeoff. Maybe if they throw Jones right in the deep end of the pool he learns to swim faster. This was probably meant to prevent him staying in the NCAA another season
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it would still be an increase over his ELC, and we need all the cap space we can get.
Oscar Lindberg
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Jones’ age might also play a factor here. Apparently signing him next year would allow for a 2 year deal, not 3
If that’s the case burning the year now is irrelevant. He gets paid quicker and the Rangers get him under contract
If that’s the case burning the year now is irrelevant. He gets paid quicker and the Rangers get him under contract
If we're in a position where a million here or there is THAT big of an issue, the problem isn't that they signed Jones.
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I know what the kid can do. I know he’s not NHL ready. He’ll make some really nice plays offensively and be a total liability defensively. He’s not strong enough either. If he even gets to play a shift with the big club, it’ll be painfully obvious he’s not ready. I don’t mind his deciding to go pro now rather than spend another year in college. I do mind that we’re signing a contract now rather than give him a chance next year, get him in camp, get him tested with NHL players etc.
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Robertson, Jones, Schneider, Lundkvist, Fox, Lindgren, Trouba looks like a nice 3 cup defense.
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NCAA players are the only young ones I trust this coaching staff with. Let’s see what happens.
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they play opposite sides here, don't agree with this at all
nils is also the better prospect
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it’s a problem, and not where the Rangers made any mistakes. Look at our roster. Igor, Fox, Kakko, Laf, Miller, Chytil, Kravtsov. All of these guys will need big raises over the next 3 seasons. That’s not even mentioning guys like Mika, Strome, and Buch whose contracts expire in the next two years. We have too many quality young players on ELCs. One million is a lot. A lot of us would be far less upset with Kreider if he were making $5.5 million. Or Trouba if he were making $7 million. In a cap world, $1 million is a huge amount.
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Doubtful. Doesn't make much sense that it would impact Lundkvist.
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This is incorrect. If he were to sign next summer, it would still be a 3-year ELC
Shesterkybomb
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What he can likely do is jumpstart pp2. Take Trouba off there and add Jones and its infinity better if Jones can translate his offensive play to the nhl. Maybe we run 7 d for a while and if we need a forward smith moves up.
Oscar Lindberg
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Lundkvist has an open spot at 3RD next year, why on earth would he not sign?
He’s basically walking in with a job in hand already
Anthony5967
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H
He says in response to someone suggesting Lundkvist will replace Tony DeAngelo by saying will Nils want to be a 3rd pair D?
Oscar Lindberg
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That’s what I get for trusting twitter
Rangers in 7
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well then Chris Peters is an idiot....because jones still wouldn't be replacing Deangelo on the 3rd pair....hed be replacing hajek or smith
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