Trading hank huh lmao you don’t trade a goaltender of hanks caliber. Depth starts in net and he Is one of if not the best goalie in the world. You have a team that gets zero puck possession in these loses. Running around and basically creating a shooting gallery on hank. When the team plays the way there supposed to play hank does his job but when they completely fold infront of him idc who is in net your losing. Rangers vs la shooting gallery on quick they got embarrassed do you think there saying oh trade quick no. Depth starts in net kid. Stop with redic article on what the rangers should consider. They should consider trading delzotto Krieder miller for some top six goa scoring. Call up Haley mash bicks and get some toughness to allow our stars to be stars. It’s simple solution. Yakupov vanik or hope gaborik goes free agency and comes back to ny
OnlyRevolutions
First, I think Gabby is the last person we should consider. Yes, he put up goals, but he’s also had some injury problems. The last thing we need is an aging and/or declining star with an injury bug.
Second, that fourth line (and Bickel on D) would not be very good. Maybe in NHL 14 where you can just play as guys, but I don’t think itworks in reality.
Third, I’d be really curious how you plan to fit that all under the cap.
Sign them all at realistic salaries (10 mil for Lundqvist, 4 mil for Girardi, 1.5 for Moore, 5 for Cally, etc.). There’s 1.9 million left to fill that LW spot. Good luck with that.
Brandon Fitzpatrick
I agree with you 100%. Brian Elliot and Jaroslav Halak are both free agents at the end of this season. Personally I love Halak. I think he’s a gamer. If they don’t trade Hank let him walk sign Halak and go after Thomas Vanek or a guy like Alexander Steen who is also a free agent.
zuccsaga36
letting hank walk lmao thats all i can say to that crazyness
zuccsaga36
gaborik missed less games then cally. wasnt injury prone in ny. declining star huh he has more points then the entire rangers team. hes far from declining. rangers have over 34 mill in cap space next seaosn. bickel had a great camp and brings much needed toughness to the back end. so yes that line would be effective. cap wont be issue come seasons end
OnlyRevolutions
So how many of these would you let walk for nothing?
Well where do I start. First off there is no guarantee Hank stays next year. Second of all Haley and Bickel? Are you serious? The problem with this team is that they are too slow so you want to call up Stu Bickel who skates with cinderblocks on his legs? Gabby is not coming back and the Rangers once again will have 0 cap room if they resign Hank, Girardi, and Cally. They will actually have 0 cap room to spend on anyone. You have a core yeah, but the Rangers are a slow team right now. You aren’t going to get anything for Del Zotto, or Miller, or Kreider right now. And sure depth starts in net. Thats why you get a solid starter get a decent backup and put a team full of quick skaters in front of that goalie. And don’t call me kid. I might be younger than you but I’m almost positive I know more about the game than most people.
zuccsaga36
rangers have over 34 mill in cap space next season
zuccsaga36
now i say your crazy okay. speed isnt a issue with the rangers. there problems all stem from horrid defensive play. they cant make a simple breakout pass. they can not figure out who the most dangerous guy is on the ice and they puck watch thats the problem.not only that they get run out of the building by physical teams becasue we dont play a physical brand of hockey. bickel brings much needed toughness and size to the roster. i can see how you would think there slow in there loses there standing watching. not good. now you say you know more about this game then most. well i do to i have played this game at the jr and college levels for extremely good coaches. we have a team built to play defensive style hockey trying to play a puck possession game. that is also a problem. the rangers have a very hard time establishing a forchekc becasue nobody wants to get dirty and play along the wall. nobody wants to play infont of the net. delzottos terrible but he will get you a good return so would krieder. this team needs to make changes in there roster. so you think hank girardi and cally will consume 34 mill huh. lol and i like how you left out staal like hes not a more important singing then giardi becuawe he is. staals by far our best d man.
zuccsaga36
you say you know the game better then most then post let hank walk and sign halak lmao sorry kid thats the stupidest thing i have read in a long long time
Brandon Fitzpatrick
Staal isn’t a free agent for 2 years there you go. And I’m not saying let hank walk I’m saying trade him and get some talent up front. And yes they are slow. Taylor Pyatt, Brian Boyle, Richards(even though he’s been great), Stepan isn’t the fastest guy. And sure they’ll have $34 million to spend because half their team is free agents next summer. Look a little deeper into it. And I’m not saying they should sign Halak I’m saying if they lose Hank which is likely they should look at him.
Brandon Fitzpatrick
Out of the 9 forwards currently with the Rangers 9 our either a restricted or unrestricted free agent this summer. Out of the 7 defenseman 5 are either unrestricted or restricted free agents. And then Hank. Theres your $34 million there. Can’t assume that they are going to let everyone walk there