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Forum: Armchair-GM12 juill. 2022 à 10 h 42
Sujet: Cup checklist
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aastorino1993</b></div><div>Thank you for the outline. I don't have a subscription, but it seems like this one may have been a decent read.

You're for sure spot on with a lot of things. The Rangers have a good team, but the young Dcore hurts with experience as some guys are still trying to find their way. Miller is great but he still needs to show that consistency into next year. All hail Fox, but he is a terrible skate IMO and it really showed in the ECF/against Carolina when the better skating teams came to play. Trouba is fine, not worth his money IMO, but he leads the backend. Lindgren is a tool shed and you know what you will get out of him every night. Schneider still needs time and play a full season. 5/6 D now needs to be refilled and Braun/Nemeth are not the guys to do it. I am not sure what they are going to do with Nemeth (maybe just bite the bullet and buy him out), but they need a more than capable 3rd pairing Dman to help Schneider and play more of a defensive role. Unfortunately you can't bring up one of the young guys, they will need to find a steady eddy 3rd pairing guy on the UFA market.

Chytil i disagree with you on all levels. I have said this since the Rangers drafted him and I don't like him as a player at all. He is super inconsistent, goes on major scoring droughts, doesn't produce, loses assignments in the Dzone on a nighly basis, and sometimes just runs around with his head cut off. Yah he works hard and YES IK he had a "Decent" playoff (half his goals were awful and should have never happened. I know this doesn't matter because a goal is a goal), but he was also a -2. He had one 20 game stretch where he played a somewhat consistent game and everyone that I have seen is in love with him and say he needs to be 2C. IMO he is a 3C at best and the Rangers need to find a 2C on the market. If they don't do that and make him 2C, they will be in trouble because of the things listed above and the sheer fact that he is atrocious in the faceoff circle (He is a winger as I have said since day 1).

Sorry to rain on the parade, I think you did a great job explaining everything and I agreed with most of what you said, but those two things were questionable. Other than that, I enjoyed the read for sure.</div></div>

I definitely agree with you on the Chytil thing. He does have moments where he looks almost elite, but I question his ability to be a cup caliber 2C. that's the main problem I have with signing Kane, it blocks us from filling the main hole in the lineup. J.T. Miller would be perfect, and outside of him, I can only see three options on the market. Trochek, Malkin, and (I know this ones a long shot) Giroux.
Forum: Armchair-GM2 août 2021 à 5 h 31
Sujet: Eichel Trade Realistic
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aastorino1993</b></div><div>I mean, if you want Chytil, by all means, take him lol. I don't think he is all that good tbh as he's just a big center that will stay the same (20pts) his whole career. We will see what happens as I honestly don't know if I Eichel is great defensively, but Buffalo was so bad that you can't really tell tbh. I tried to be as realistic as possible, but I know the Rangers will end up spending that much because the price will go down from Buffalo in a hurry to sell, then a bidding war will come in and the price will go back to its original because of the teams in it.</div></div>

I actually doubt at this point the Sabres will hurry at all. This will, at this point, likely drag into the season if we allow him to have his surgery or even more likely have him sent out west for a A+ tier prospect, a 1st and cap dump of some kind.

To be frank, I pray that Eichel isn't traded to the Rangers because it would be infuriating that Drury who stood us up in 07 would be poaching our 1C all these years later. Plus I'd want tampering charges investigated due to the relationship between Drury and Peter Fish, his former agent and Eichel's present one.
Forum: Armchair-GM1 août 2019 à 9 h 48
Sujet: the real reason they bought out shattenkirk
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aastorino1993</b></div><div>LOL SAVE MONEY???? What?! Please Look at this again:
Shattenkirk, Kevin
Year 1: $1,483,333 = Savings of: $5,166,667
Year 2: $6,083,333 = Savings of: $566,667
Year 3: $1,433,333 = Savings of: $5,166,667
Year 4: $1,433,333 = Savings of: $5,166,667

Yes, they are saving $5,000,000+, but next they will be cap crunched for another 4 years no matter what because of the two big signings: Trouba/Panarin.

Staal, Marc
Year 1: $2,900,000 = Savings of: $2,800,000
Year 2: $3,700,000 = Savings of: $2,000,000
Year 3: $1,200,000 = Savings of: $4,500,000
Year 4: $1,200,000 = Savings of: $4,500,000

Smith, Brendan
Year 1: $970,833 = Savings of: $3,379,157
Year 2: $3,145,833 = Savings of: $1,204,167
Year 3: $1,145,833 = Savings of: $3,204,167
Year 4: $1,145,833 = Savings of: $3,204,167

The only year they save on Shattenkirk compared to other buyouts is his first year and that is only against Staal. If they bought out Smith, then they would have saved the most money out of all of them based on their salary in each of their contracts. The only reason they bought him out is because they got Trouba, Fox, and soon to be Deangelo who are more than willing to run a powerplay. Shattenkirk was brought here for two reasons: 1. Powerplay (since the Rangers had the worst powerplay the season before) 2. Offensive ability (Since they had no offensive ability on the backend, they needed someone to quarterback the offensive side of things). These are the only reasons that this was the case. He had an unfortunate run as a Ranger and I feel bad for him because he is a very good player. He was hurt for half of his first year, and his second year he only had half the off season to train since the injury from the previous year resulted in surgery.</div></div>

They aren't saving money on year 3 and 4 of those buyouts, it's costing them something compared to a contract that would otherwise be over and done.
Forum: Armchair-GM23 juill. 2019 à 18 h 12
Sujet: NY Ranger 19-20 Part 1
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aastorino1993</b></div><div>These numbers are all based on rumors I have heard and seen since the draft. The sharks are a bit different because they are in a win now mode and they have the rep of making sure they can sign their bridge deal guys low and then pay them in their big contracts. They have been doing that since Pavelski and Thorton came to the team back in the day so the Sharks are different than most.</div></div>

I'm not criticizing your numbers...definitely in line with what everyone else is putting out there (including me)...it just seems that if there is a team that needs to low ball 1 or 2 contracts...its the Rangers...once those guys hit UFA years they are going to look to bang the Rangers for as much as they can irregardless of what they are paid now...its all about the leverage...smart teams manage to buy out some UFA years by paying heavier up front...neither Lemieux nor ADA really warrant that because both still need to prove they are NHL players, let alone players deserving of a big commitment.
Forum: Armchair-GM18 juill. 2019 à 21 h 3
Forum: Armchair-GM18 juill. 2019 à 12 h 58
Sujet: 2019-2020 NY Rangers Please Read Description
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>aastorino1993</b></div><div>I 100% agree with you. Ottawa at this point needs someone that gives them a veteran presence on the back-end. So maybe a 5th and a 3rd (MIN) for that. The Rangers are good with their draft picks and have plenty of them, as long as they manage them well and don't give up their 1st or a 2nd. I just don't think the Rangers should use this buyout window for anyone because that would make the have to move another contract. I do agree with you though. Thank you for your input.</div></div>

Ottawa will probably end up being a difficult team to put a deal together with...obviously, their obligation is to their franchise and their fan base...not to let every other team off the hook for their own cap obligations...of course that is stating the obvious- but the fact that so many teams are scrambling to get under the cap- they can simply ramp up the value of the cap space they are providing (like CAR did w/ TOR)...if the Rangers can put together a deal with Ottawa that is mutually beneficial then I am all for it...but including 1st or 2nd rounders (unless premium talent is coming back with the cap space) is a non starter. In the end the Rangers will probably have to buy out at least 1 player (Smith makes most sense) and may also have to trade off a player at less than actual value...or include a prospect who is near NHL ready (we have a few D who fit this).