Rick Nash to NYR

[Deebo]

I don't know if I'd call this a great deal for the Rangers. It's not a bad deal. They add a quality player without sacrificing top level talent, but, their depth takes a hit, especially down the middle. They probably come out ahead, but, I'd say Columbus does as well.

Its cap neutral for next season, assuming Erixson would have been on the NHL roster in NY next season.

They're somewhere around 58 mllion now, so they do have some flexibility to try and adress the centre depth issue.

Very little UFA wise right now, although Dom Moore and Blaire Betts could be fourth line options.

I was thinking someone through trade, someone in a similar contractual situation as Connolly.

If they go Richards/Stepan/Trade/Moore.

Pretty fair to assume that Brian Boyle is the #3 guy there.

Oops, forgot about him.

They're in pretty good shape, might want to add another bottom 6 centre for depth purposes.

 

[maplesyrup]

Newbury!

Edit: I see they have Halpern too (did that rather quietly.)

 

[Kin]

Oops, forgot about him.

They're in pretty good shape, might want to add another bottom 6 centre depth purposes.

They signed Jeff Halpern, no? I think he's going to fill the bottom six veteran, good at face-offs and the PK role.

 

[Frank E]

Oops, forgot about him.

They're in pretty good shape, might want to add another bottom 6 centre depth purposes.

They signed Jeff Halpern, no? I think he's going to fill the bottom six veteran, good at face-offs and the PK role.

Anything else Deebo?

 

[Damian]

This deal is so Dany Heatley.... all that bluster and poisturing for that? Pffft.... without the likes of Krieder in the deal ... it wasnt worth it for CJB.... No one foreced Nash to sign that sweet new deal in a cit y he didnt want to be in.... Howson should have just told him to stfu and play..... like it or not, go to friggen work and performlike all the rest of us schmucks.... wow.... Is Bonny Lindros his agent or what?

 

[Mack674]

Looking at the Rangers roster makes you really appreciate just how bad the Leafs roster is.

You know what I did last week? I spent an hour on youtube watching old clips of the 2002 playoff run.
Im not kidding. I really did.

The Rangers have as stacked a team now as I can recall in the post-lockout era.

 

[maplesyrup]

As a hockey fan, I'm going to love to see what Nash can finally do with some better talent around him. 

 

[Deebo]

Oops, forgot about him.

They're in pretty good shape, might want to add another bottom 6 centre depth purposes.

They signed Jeff Halpern, no? I think he's going to fill the bottom six veteran, good at face-offs and the PK role.

I missed that signing, they seem to be in pretty good shape for this season, even when the cap comes down my a few million.

But they have some RFAs who will be coming off ELCs to sign in this offseason and next McD, Stepan, Hagelin and Del Zotto.

 

[Deebo]

Oops, forgot about him.

They're in pretty good shape, might want to add another bottom 6 centre depth purposes.

They signed Jeff Halpern, no? I think he's going to fill the bottom six veteran, good at face-offs and the PK role.

Anything else Deebo?

Shut up, that's what else.

 

[Kin]

But they have some RFAs who will be coming off ELCs to sign in this offseason and next McD, Stepan, Hagelin and Del Zotto.

True. But as problems go, that sort of ranks up there with the better ones to have.

 

[princedpw]

But they have some RFAs who will be coming off ELCs to sign in this offseason and next McD, Stepan, Hagelin and Del Zotto.

True. But as problems go, that sort of ranks up there with the better ones to have.

Yeah, I'm unaware of a single case where the problem of "oh my gosh, we have too many good young players to sign" has been a problem.  The closest I can think of is the Bruins with Kessel and we know how that turned out.

 

[Kin]

Yeah, I'm unaware of a single case where the problem of "oh my gosh, we have too many good young players to sign" has been a problem.  The closest I can think of is the Bruins with Kessel and we know how that turned out.

I guess a good example could be the Blackhawks and having to deal Versteeg/Ladd/Byfuglien but even then that was as much an issue of them putting themselves in the jackpot.

 

[Omallley]

But they have some RFAs who will be coming off ELCs to sign in this offseason and next McD, Stepan, Hagelin and Del Zotto.

True. But as problems go, that sort of ranks up there with the better ones to have.

Yeah, I'm unaware of a single case where the problem of "oh my gosh, we have too many good young players to sign" has been a problem.  The closest I can think of is the Bruins with Kessel and we know how that turned out.

Well, Chicago ran into a bit of RFA hell after they won the cup and lost some players (Versteeg, Byfuglien, Ladd among the most notable). But they still got a Cup out of it...

Edit: a little slow on the draw...

 

[maplesyrup]

Just going through the schedule... Unless I missed a date, we don't play the Rangers until Feb. 28? 

 

[Frank E]

But they have some RFAs who will be coming off ELCs to sign in this offseason and next McD, Stepan, Hagelin and Del Zotto.

True. But as problems go, that sort of ranks up there with the better ones to have.

Yeah, I'm unaware of a single case where the problem of "oh my gosh, we have too many good young players to sign" has been a problem.  The closest I can think of is the Bruins with Kessel and we know how that turned out.

Well, Chicago ran into a bit of RFA hell after they won the cup and lost some players (Versteeg, Byfuglien, Ladd among the most notable). But they still got a Cup out of it...

Edit: a little slow on the draw...

I thought that was a product of missing a deadline date or something to that effect?

 

[bustaheims]

True. But as problems go, that sort of ranks up there with the better ones to have.

It's not the worst problem to have, but, it could lead to the Rangers' window of opportunity to win a Cup being smaller than it was a few hours ago (though, I suppose one could argue that the path through the window may be easier now).

 

[jonlleafs]

IMO, Rangers made out like bandits in this trade.  Dubinsky and the 1st is really the only value.  And Dubinsky had a bad year last year.  Does he get back to his normal ways or does continue his decline?  After all of the talk by Howson, he does this trade?  Boggles the mind.  I would have asked and been firm about requiring Kreiger or McDonough (sp?) instead of both Anisimov and Erixon.

 

[Kin]

It's not the worst problem to have, but, it could lead to the Rangers' window of opportunity to win a Cup being smaller than it was a few hours ago (though, I suppose one could argue that the path through the window may be easier now).

That's the sort of thing I genuinely think you have to see happen before you worry about it too much. It's not like they're pressed right against the cap. It's not like they have any terrible contracts on the books.

 

[Kin]

IMO, Rangers made out like bandits in this trade.  Dubinsky and the 1st is really the only value.

How does that work? The 26 year old centre coming off a 34 point season has value but not the 24 year old centre coming off the 36 point season? The first round pick that's probably going to be in the 25-30 range has value but not the 21 year old who was drafted #23 and coming off a good pro season?

 

[drummond]

Rangers lineup is a scary one, no doubt they are gunning for the Cup while Lundqvist is in his prime