Which "C" will NYR acquire in the offseason

[Taluss]

Hey all,

Im aware there is already a trade/roster building thread, but im just really curious to see these results on a poll. Not trying to derail the roster thread in any way.

Cheers!

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[pld459666]

Its gonna be Eichel

 

[Harbour Dog]

Monahan or nobody would be my best guesses. I don't see anybody paying what Buffalo wants for Eichel until they at least see him return from surgery.

 

[The New Russian Five]

I think they'll sit tight for now. I would rather stay patient and continue evaluating what we have. This team in certain regards is still a bit of a mystery because of how young they are. Other centers will become available. No reason to rush things.

 

[Larrybiv]

Hey, good question.
I have to say NOBODY, in Capital letters. I don't see WHY in any way they would before then. I don't think this upcoming off season is the season in which they so called "have to" make a move. Decisions surely will have to be made......but MUCH of what the answer is, has EVERYTHING to do with the 2 ????marks on Zibby and Stromer, but probably equally important is exactly "how much of a stride" has Filip made BEFORE TDL of next season. That is when decisions will be made. Me thinks.
If I "HAVE TO" choose one from above, it certainly wouldn't be Eichel, and living here in Florida, I just happen to LOVE Barkov and what he brings.
Zibby despite his down year is a fave of mine, and Stromer seems a must have for Panarin and vice versa. They are just like peanut butter and jelly. So, what to do?
NOTHING......just sign and drive away.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Kravtsov

 

[SML2]

At this point I have far too many questions about Eichel's injury and that 10M cap hit for 5 more years. That's iceberg money. You don't navigate that perfectly, your ship is going down and you're going with it.

 

[EXTRAS]

Morgan Barron

 

[gump116]

Thinking Eichel. In somewhat recent history with the Rangers, while not always, often where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Nash, Richards, St. Louis, panarin, Fox...

 

[Calad]

They will wait and hope barkov is available the following offseason. If he isn't extended with Florida by next deadline I'd definitely inquire about a sign and trade.

 

[RangerBlues]

Barkov would look excellent in a ranger uniform.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I'd take a flyer (no pun intended) on Nolan Ryan, just for the Sam magic that would ensue

 

[FireGerardGallant]

The Nuge.
I voted Patrick as wishful thinking.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Eichel would be my preferred choice but if LA is serious about blowing Buffalo outta the water with an offer than Larkin would be my second guesss

 

[EXTRAS]

To acquire Eichel you need to send back a bunch of high end assets, and then clear other assets to make cap work long term. It doesn't make you a better team.

This team will be loaded up front like Tampa in a few years once the kids start going. Find a way to move troubas contract and then start workin' on that defense. Lots of good young talent in the pipeline. Use kravtsov as a part time c, or Barron as a middle 6 c. You got zibby. Great wingers, great goaltending, some high end defensive pieces. As a canucks fan, I'm jealous.

 

[Kakko Schmakko]

"C" as in center or captain?

 

[Hire Sather]

To acquire Eichel you need to send back a bunch of high end assets, and then clear other assets to make cap work long term. It doesn't make you a better team.

This team will be loaded up front like Tampa in a few years once the kids start going. Find a way to move troubas contract and then start workin' on that defense. Lots of good young talent in the pipeline. Use kravtsov as a part time c, or Barron as a middle 6 c. You got zibby. Great wingers, great goaltending, some high end defensive pieces. As a canucks fan, I'm jealous.

Fair enough about the assets, we'll have to see what it will cost

Cap wise, we are probably not paying Strome long term and he is going to be a loss. He is taken for granted here. Incredible value at 4.5 mill. Maybe he wouldn't be on another team or situation but that doesn't matter, he fits here.

Then you have the Zibanejad decision. A trade for Eichel means we don't pay him. So, Eichel for 5 years at 10 mill or Z at 8.5-10 for 8 years?

Eichel could be the better bet. And I didn't want him at first.

 

[haveandare]

I’d guess none is most likely and Larkin is second most likely. Trading top dollar assets for Eichel coming off a serious injury without playing a game is just insanely risky.

 

[Rempe73]

I like the idea of solving our center depth problem internally. Keep Strome. Keep Zibanejad (and reevaluate in a year). And instead of trading for a shiny new toy, just put a lot of resources into developing Chytil. There are a lot of tools to work with there. At worst, he’s a great 3C (and we have Zibanejad and Strome as our top 6 centers anyways). At best, he develops into a 1C. Kravtsov also has the tools to become a great center. And Barron is looking like a great middle 6 option.

The key here is Zibanejad. If he’s not a surefire, elite 1C by this time next year, I think that’s when you make a trade for one. It’s much easier to hope one of Chytil/Kravtsov/Strome becomes a 1C when you already have one in Zibanejad. But you can’t put all your eggs in that basket if Zibanejad badly regresses.

Nolan Patrick is a very intriguing option though. There’s some upside there, and he probably won’t cost too much. If he can be had for a 2nd, Georgiev, and maybe another minor-ish asset, I’d do it.

 

[Rempe73]

To acquire Eichel you need to send back a bunch of high end assets, and then clear other assets to make cap work long term. It doesn't make you a better team.

This team will be loaded up front like Tampa in a few years once the kids start going. Find a way to move troubas contract and then start workin' on that defense. Lots of good young talent in the pipeline. Use kravtsov as a part time c, or Barron as a middle 6 c. You got zibby. Great wingers, great goaltending, some high end defensive pieces. As a canucks fan, I'm jealous.

Two things:

1. I basically wrote the same thing. I promise I didn’t copy you. I read your post afterwards.
2. Trouba is going nowhere. I just wish his cap hit was like 6-6.5 mil.

 

[bernmeister]

Said none b'c options listed were either
not desirable
not truly available
not affordable

If we could have done something around Deangelo for Patrick, that looked interesting.

Howev, we will have a new C face by promoting from within....

Kravtsov

It cannot be disputed that he looks like he can handle it;
also,
has played well w/Panarin as has Kakko
so the line I seek on paper is can't miss:
Kakko-Kravtsov-Panarin

 

[Rempe73]

Kakko-Kravtsov-Panarin

Panarin - Kravtsov - Kakko

But yes I want Quinn to give it a shot if we get eliminated from the playoffs. Why not? If it doesn’t work out after a few games, then whatever.

 

[huerter]

Nick Bonino. No brainer.

 

[egelband]

Nick Bonino. No brainer.

as billy crystal said on snl years ago..."out of my league..."

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Well Gorton and Blake have been very active with each other as of late so i'm going with Turcotte.

Lundkvist for Turcotte gets it done. A top prospect for a top prospect.